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1915
March 29
Australia
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Ditto
Victoria
March 31
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From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
CANADA.
Subject.
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The Governor-
General
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1915
April 15 (Rec. May 1.)
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Ditto
Transmits copies of a letter from the Department of Militia and Defence reporting that Dr. R. M. Simpson, of Winnipeg, has undertaken to organize for service
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South Australia
April 8
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casualty clearing station, and re- questing to be informed at an early date whether the Army Council accept the offer.
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Ditto
Victoria
April 12
Subjec
States that a further sum of £3,500 has been received from the Adelaide Fund for feeding Belgians, and paid over to the Belgian Relief Cominia- Bion.
Notifies various contributions to the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
States that a further sum of £2,800 has been received from the Adelaide Fund for feeding Belgians in Belgium.
Memorandum giving particulars of further contributions to the Commis- sion for Relief in Belgium, compris ing two cheques of £20,000 and £1,000, and £840 in aid of dis- tressed Belgian nuns in Belgium.
Common (Rec. April 14.) Notifies offer by his Government of wealth of
double general hospital for service Australia,
with Imperial forces. Telegram.
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To the Governor-
General
395
May 3
States that His Majesty's Minister at Havre has been requested to convey the most sincere thanks of the Belgian Government for the gener- ous contribution of the Farmers' and
Institutes of Women's Columbia.
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General
British
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The High Commis-
sioner for Australia
New South Wales
April 21
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Ditto
Telegram
May 18
States that the Army Council grate- fully accept the offer of a casualty clearing station.
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4 The Governor-
General
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May 12 (Bec. May 27.)
Forwards a further donation of $128 98. 5d. from the Farmers' and
Institutes of Women's
British Columbia for alleviation of Belgian distress.
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To the Governor-
General
Common- wealth of Australia, Telegram.
April 27
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Ditto
New South Wales
April 29
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The Agent-General...
South Australia
April 27
5
Ditto
Telegram
May 26 (Rec. May 27.)
Forwards offer of a hospital unit of 200 beds or more from the medical and profession of Saskatchewan,
suitable form of inquires most hospital.
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Ditto
Telegram
May 29 (Reo. May 29.)
Communicates offer of the Government of Ontario to establish and maintain a hospital of 1,000 beds in England, and to furnish six motor ambulances for service at the front.
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To the
Governor- Telegram
June 3
General
Conveys grateful acceptance of offer in No. 5, and suggests most suitable form of hospital.
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To the High Commis- New South
sioner for Australia
April 29
Wales
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Ditto
Telegram
June 8
Conveys thanks of Army Council for offer in No. 6, and suggests the establishment of an auxiliary hospital for Canadians, and that the actual purchase of motor ambulances should be made by the Council.
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The Governor-
General
Common- wealth of Australia,
(Rec. May 4.)
Telegram.
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States that a further gift of meat from the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales has been despatched to the adds Imperial Government; and that the donors have expressed a wish that part of the gift should be used for the relief of Belgian distress.
States that the Army Council grate- fully accept the offer of a general hospital, the composition of which should, in accordance with recognized establishment, be as stated.
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Reports payment to the National Com- mittee for Relief in Belgium of £7,000 as a further contribution from South Australia for the relief of Belgians in Belgium.
States that a New South Wales organi- zation called the "Citizens' War Chest Fund has sent to London three motor ambulances, with in- structions that three more should be built in England; the donors wish the ambulances to be used with the Australian forces operating in the East; suggests that represents- tions be made to the War Depart- ment as to the transport of the ambulances to the front.
Asks, in reply to No. 14, that an expression of the grateful thanks of His Majesty's Government may be conveyed to the donors.
Offers for service in Europe one siege artillery brigade (heavy); personal equipment and horses would be sent, but no guns.
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