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XV

Beria!

From or to whom.

Despatch

Date.

Subject.

No.

No., 4o.

Serial

Page.

From or to whom.

No.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

1900.

1909.

115

The Acting Gover-

69

nor.

February 22 (Rec. Mar. 30.)

Transmite petition from Mahommedan 144

and Hindu merchants praying for representation on the Council of Gov. ernment; considers that the question might fittingly be considered by the Commission of Enquiry.

125

To Treasury

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May 18

126

To Admiralty

:

May 18

116

Ditto

79

March 3 (Rec. April 3.)

145

117

To the Acting Gov-

67

April 8

ernor.

118

To India Office

8 April

119

To the Governor

89

April 23

120

Admiralty...

May 14

May 15

May 15

Encloses a copy of a Minute from the Poor Law Commissioner asking for a special warrant for Rs. 85,400 as a sup- plementary grant or the Public Works Vote, together with a copy of a state- ment of poor law expenditure for the last three years; and proposes while deprecating this system of relief to sign a warrant authorising a grant, for the present, of Ra, 40,000.

Conveys decision of His Majesty's Gov- ernment as to the extent to which they will bear the expenses of the Commission of Enquiry; encloses memorandum specifying information which should be prepared for the use of the Commissioners.

Asks that the statistics indicated in the enclosed Memorandum may be pre- pared by the Government of India, and forwarded to the Commissioners in Mauritius.

147

151

Requests that the information specified 151

in the enclosed schedule may be prepared for the use of the Royal Commissioners.

States the scale of allowances proposed 153

for the entertainment of the Royal Commissioners and staff on board H.M.8.Forte."

Acknowledges the receipt of No. 115 153

and requests that the memorialists may be informed that consideration

of their memorial will be deferred until the report of the Royal Com- mission has been received.

Transmits a copy of His Majesty's Com- 154

mission, appointing Commissioners to enquire into the condition and re- sources of Mauritius, and states that they will arrive with their staff in the dolony about the 18th of June next.

Encloses the King's Commission ap- pointing them to be Commissioners to enquire into the affairs of Mauritius and indicates the various points to which their attention should be directed.

154

States that the Royal Commission will | 157

leave England on the 22nd May, and sets forth the rates of allowances and remuneration to be paid to the Mem- ber of the Commission and their staff.

121

To the Governor

104

May 14

122

Ditto

105

May 14

123

124

To Sir F.A. Swetten- ham, Bir E. L. O'Malley and Mr. H. B. Drysdale Woodcock.

· Ditto

127

Treasury

Subject.

Page.

May 20

Transmita copy of No. 120, and asks 158

that the concurrence of the Treasury in the arrangements proposed may be signified to the Admiralty.

Encloses copy of No. 125, and states that❘ 158

the shorthand writers may properly be allowed to mess in the Ward Room.

Concurs in the scale of allowances pro- 159

posed in No. 125.

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