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Officers of the Crown. It will in due course be submitted to His Majesty the King in Council, and should His Majesty be pleased to approve the Order, your name will be submitted to him for appointment as the first Commissioner. Steps will then be taken to select a civil officer for appointment as your Assistant.

6. It is not proposed that your salary should begin to issue at the new rate agreed to by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury before the 1st of April next.

I have, &c.,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

BLB,

No. 85.

TREASURY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received February 9, 1901.)

Treasury Chambers, February 8, 1901. I HAVE laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Lucas's letter, 2885/1901, of the 29th ultimo,* relative to the incidence of the charge for the Administration of Wei-Hai-Wei for the current quarter, and their Lordships have also had before them a copy of the War Office letter to you of the 4th instant, intimating that the Secretary of State for War raises no objection to the proposal of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that this expenditure should be borne by Army Funds.

My Lords concur in the above arrangement, the practical effect of which will be to defer until 1st April next the assumption by the Colonial Office of full financial responsibility for the transferred territory.

I am, &c.,

E. W. HAMILTON.

99.

5029.

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