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think that one to accommodate four hundred sick and wounded would meet require- ments? Secondly, have you any suggestion as to fittings such as operating rooms, etc? Thirdly, what do you suggest as approximate number of medical officers for ship? should any of them be specialists, and, if so, in what? and how many should be surgeons and how many physicians? Fourthly, will female nurses be required on board? if so, how many? and what number of attendants should be provided for ship? Fifthly, we propose to paint the ship white, and to despatch her with the least possible delay. My Government sincerely thank you for the complete information which you have given regarding care of sick and wounded. Would be glad if whole matter could be treated as confidential till I communicate with you further, which I will do as soon as possible. Could you possibly give me an answer to my firstly to-morrow, and to my other questions at your convenience?-LIVERPOOL.

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Enclosure in No. 31.

Town Clerk's Office, King William's Town. 14th April, 1915.

Subscriptions to Prince of Wales's Fund.

I HAVE the honour to enclose herewith cheque value £222 3s. Od. in favour of His Excellency the Governor-General, being the amount of subscriptions towards the Prince of Wales's Fund, less sundry charges; the total amount collected in this town towards the fund from its inception to date was £223 10s. 9d., the only deduc- tion made being the sum of £1 7s. 9d., for subscription lists and postage amounting to £1 7s. 9d.

Will you please be good enough to arrange for this amount to be transmitted to the proper quarter?

I have, &c.,

22477

No. 29.

NEW ZEALAND.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 4 p.m., 17th May, 1915.) TELEGRAM.

YOUR telegram 16th May.* Hospital ship. In reply to your first question, War Office informs me that accommodation will be very suitable.-HARCOURT.

The Private Secretary to the

Governor-General,

Government House,

Pretoria.

23672

No. 32.

E. J. C. WOODROW,

Town Clerk.

22902

No. 30.

NEW ZEALAND.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 12.4 p.m.,

18th May, 1915.)

TELEGRAM.

WITH reference to my telegram 16th May,* hospital ship. Have consulted my Ministers, and they desire me to inform you that New Zealand will despatch fully equipped hospital ship for between 350 and 400 beds, probably about 18th June.— LIVERPOOL.

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

(No. 406.)

MY LORD,

Downing Street, 5th June, 1915.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch of 26th April,* transmitting a draft for £223 3s. Od. subscribed in King William's Town to the Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund.

The draft has been forwarded to the authorities in charge of the fund, and I have to request that the thanks of His Royal Highness may be conveyed through the Town Clerk to the subscribers.

I have, &c.,

A. BONAR LAW.

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

29876

No. 33.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :--

C.O.

23672

SIR,

No. 31.

AFRICA.

UNION OF SOUTH

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 474.)

(Received 22nd May, 1915.) [Answered by No. 32.]

Governor-General's Office, Cape Town, 26th April, 1915.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a letter from the Town Clerk, King William's Town, on the subject of subscriptions to the Prince of Wales's Fund.

I have, &c.,

BUXTON, Governor-General.

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 642.) SIR,

(Received 29th June, 1915.)

Governor-General's Office, Pretoria, 10th June, 1915.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to you herewith, for your information, a copy

of a letter from Mr. Anthony H. Peters with reference to a sum of £30, proceeds of a concert held at Pietermaritzburg, to be sent to India to be used for the relief of Indian widows and orphans of the troops now fighting at the front.

2. The High Commissioner of the Union in London has been requested to place this amount to the credit of the Government of India, and I have advised the Viceroy directly.

I have, &c.,

BUXTON, Governor-General.

* No. 28.

* No. 31.

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