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3. I may add that I have received the following contributions to the Belgian Refugees Fund :—

£43, being the proceeds of a concert arranged by the native gentlemen of Lagos, under the guidance of the Honourable Kitoyi Ajasa.

£51 138. 8d., being the proceeds of the Roman Catholic Mission School concert and play, under Father Woodley.

£30 from the Roman Catholic and Presbyterian Missions at Calabar (per Father Woodley).

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No. 91. NIGERIA.

I have, &c.,

F. D. LUGARD,

Governor-General.

Downing Street, 29th June, 1915.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. (No. 913.) SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 330 and 499,* of the 10th of April and the 25th of May, reporting the gift of contributions to the National Relief Fund and the Belgian Refugees Fund from various bodies and individuals in Nigeria, and of a contribution towards the expense of the war from the Chief of the Biu District of Bornu, and to inform you that the generosity of the donors is highly appreciated.

I have, &c.,

A. BONAR LAW.

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Na 93.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE,

THE WAR REFUGEES COMMITTEE to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received 12th April, 1915.)

SIR,

General Buildings. Aldwych, W.C., 10th April, 1915. In reply to your letter 8th April,* I beg to thank you for your communication regarding the maize that is being consigned to the British East Africa Corporation from the Naivasha Province of the Protectorate of East Africa.

Would you kindly convey to Mr. Harcourt our most grateful thanks for his efforts in this matter, and request him to forward an expression of thanks to the contributors through the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate?

Lord Gladstone is away at the moment and on his return I will show him your letter and will also ask him to write personally to Mr. Frank Watkins, senior, and express the thanks of the Committee at Aldwych.

I will put myself in touch with the Manager of the British East Africa Cor- poration at the earliest possible moment regarding the delivery of the maize. and I understand from your letter that I should speak to Major Leggett as to the question of obtaining a remission of the transport charges in England in connexion with the delivery of the maize.

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Yours, etc.,

ALGERNON MAUDSLAY,

Honorary Secretary.

No. 94.

س السيسيا

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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SIR,

(No. 108.)

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

No. 92.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 23rd March, 1915.)

[Answered by No. 94.]

Government House, Mombasa, British East Africa,

10th February, 1915.

I HAVE the honour to inform you that Mr. Frank Watkins, senior, an old and prominent settler in the Naivasha Province, has collected from his friends and neighbours in the districts of Solai and Molo a parcel of about 46 tons of maize to be utilized for the benefit of the Belgian refugees in England.

2. Mr. Watkins and his friends desire that the maize may be used for the benefit of the refugees in such manner as may be deemed desirable by those who have made themselves responsible for their care, either by distributing it in the form of food to the poorer classes or by selling it and expending the proceeds for their benefit.

3. The consignment has been carried to Kilindini free of railway charges, and the Manager of the British East Africa Corporation has kindly arranged that it shall be shipped to London by a Union-Castle steamer free of freight. If it is possible to obtain a remission of charges in England in respect of its delivery, such a concession would be gratefully appreciated here.

4. The parcel is being consigned to the British East Africa Corporation in London. It is not possible to say at present by what steamer it will be despatched, but the Corporation is being requested to communicate with you on the subject and to seek your instructions as to its distribution or disposal.

5. A suitable expression of my appreciation has been communicated to Mr. Watkins and to his fellow-contributors.

I have, &c.,

H. CONWAY BELFIELD

Governor.

(No. 267.)

SIR,

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR

Downing Street, 16th April, 1915.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 10th of February, and to transmit to you, for your information, the accompanying copy of a letter from the War Refugees Committeet on the subject of the gift of maiza collected by Mr. F. Watkins for the benefit of Belgian refugees in this country.

2. I have to request that the thanks of the Committee may be conveyed to the subscribers, with an expression of my appreciation of their gift.

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(No. 116.)

No. 95.

I have, &c,

L. HARCOURT.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 29th March, 1915.)

[Answered by No. 97.]

Government House, Nairobi, British East Africa, SIR,

WITH reference to my despatch of the 9th ultimo, I have the honour to

15th February, 1915. report that the chiefs of Fort Hall district have presented 88 head of cattle for the use of the troops.

2. I have acknowledged this generous gift in a suitable manner.

I have, &c.,

C. C. BOWRING,

Governor's Deputy.

* Not printed.

† No. 92.

‡ No. 93.

No. 199 in [Cd. 7875].

Nos. 87 and 90.