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Under these circumstances it does indeed seem hard and unaccountable why such steps should have been taken, and we hope that some explanation will be afforded to Mr. Holzapfel through us for the same, and that instructions may be given that reasonable facilities may be afforded to any British nominee nominated by Mr. Holzapfel, and who may be approved of by the Governor of the Protectorate, to control or protect the interests of the Company,

As presumably you will require to communicate with the Governor of the Protectorate before you are able to make any reply to us, may we suggest that you ask the Governor to give you an early reply, especially having regard to the delay which has taken place in forwarding the report promised in your communication of the 6th October, 1914.*

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We are, &c.,

CRIDDLE & CRIDDLE.

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SIR,

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No. 115.

WAR TRADE DEPARTMENT to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received 3rd December, 1915.)

[Answered by No. 116.]

Trade Clearing House, Broadway House, Westminster, S.W.,

2nd December, 1915.

I HAVE received from the War Office a request for information respecting the East African Trading Company, Mombasa and Zanzibar, who appear to be the local agents of the Clan-Ellerman-Harrison Lines.

The War Office have heard from a private source that of the two partners, one, Mr. Marcus, is now on active service in the Austrian Army, and the other, Mr. Lowe, is interned.

I beg that I may be supplied with any information respecting the firm which is in the possession of the Colonial Office.

No. 113.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

COLONIAL OFFICE to MESSRS. CRIDDLE & CRIDDLE.

GENTLEMEN,

[Copy to Governor, 30th November, 1915. No. 873. L.F.]

Downing Street, 27th November, 1915.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th of November,† and to inform you that, as the action with regard to Messrs. Shauer, Welter & Company's property at Kijabe to which you refer was taken by the military authorities in the East Africa Protectorate, you should address yourselves to the War Office, to which Department a copy of your letter has been sent.

I am, &c.,

WALTER D. ELLIS,

for the Under-Secretary of State.

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SIE,

No. 116.

I am, &c.,

F. H. PENSON,

Chairman.

COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.

Downing Street, 8th December, 1915.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd of December,* and to transmit to you, for your information, the accompanying copy of correspondencet with the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate relating to the East African Trading Company.

I am, &c.,

H. J. READ,

for the Under-Secretary of State.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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No. 114.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR OFFICE.

[Answered by No. 118.]

Downing Street, 27th November, 1915.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to transmit to 'yon, for the infor- mation of the Army Council, the accompanying copy of correspondence with Messrs. Criddle Criddle on the subject of the action of the military authorities in the East Africa Protectorate with regard to the property of Messrs. Schauer, Welter & Company at Kijabe Hill.

2. The previous correspondence relating to the closing of the hotel at Kijabe Hill was sent to the Director of Military Operations with the note from this Office of the 7th of January.§

I am, &c.,

WALTER D. ELLIS,

for the Under-Secretary of State.

* 87989.

+ No. 112.

↑ Nos. 112 and 118.

§ 725.

58906

SIR,

No. 117.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE. BOARD OF TRADE to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received 23rd December, 1815.)

[Copy to Governor, 3rd January, 1916. No. 1. L.F.] [Answered by No. 120.]

Board of Trade (Commercial Department), Gwydyr House, Whitehall,

London, S.W., 21st December, 1915.

I AM directed by the Board of Trade to transmit to you herewith copy of a letter from Messrs. Criddle & Criddle, relative to Messrs. Schauer, Welter & Company, Limited, and to state, for Mr. Secretary Bonar Law's information, that, in accordance with the powers conferred on them by the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914, the Board appointed an Inspector in connexion with the affairs of the Company in question, who have an address at the offices of Messrs. Holzapfels, Limited. Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and appear to carry on business at Kijabe Hill. British East Africa.

From the Inspector's report it appears that the shareholders of the Company are Carl Dautzenberg, of Schedewitz, Saxony (1,500 shares), Heinrich Dautzenberg (1,500 shares), Konrad Schauer (4;400 shares), and Max Welter (8,500 shares), all

* No. 115.

Nos. 105, 109, and 110.