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my own knowledge of Mauritius entitles me to speak, represents the sincere feeling of the immense majority of the community.
I propose to transmit the substance of this resolution, by telegraph, to the Secretary of State and I propose also to inform the Governor of Natal by telegraph. I hope in the course of to-day or to-morrow to make arrangements in order that the surd may be placed in the hands of the Government of Natal by telegraphic transfer. In my despatch to the Secretary of State I propose also to add that the Mayor and Town Councillors of Port Louis have formed a Committee to collect voluntary subscriptions in aid of the sick and wounded soldiers in Natal.
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Resolution agreed to unanimously.
(No. 104.)
No. 4.
BERMUDA.
GOVERNOR BARKER to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Received January 4, 1900.)
[Answered by No. 7.]
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No. 6.
MAURITIUS.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR C. BRUCE. SIR,
Downing Street, January 8, 1900. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 14th of November, enclosing a copy of a Resolution adopted by the Council of Governinent of Mauritius in which is embodied an expression of the loyal attachment of the people of the Colony to the Person and Imperial Throne of Her Majesty, and of your despatch of the 27th of the same month,t forwarding an extract from the Debates in the Council at the passing of this Resolution.
As you have already learned from my telegram of the 17th of November, Her Majesty the Queen much appreciates the loyal sentiments expressed by the terms of this unanimous Resolution.
I have also gratefully to acknowledge the generous gift by the Colony to the sick and wounded of the Forces in Natal, and the action of the Mayor and Council of Port Louis in organising a public fund for a similar purpose.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
PUBLIC RECORD
OFFICE
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SIR,
Bermuda, December 20, 1899. THE people of these islands being anxious to shew practically their sympathy with the mother country in connection with the present troubles in South Africa, the editors of the two principal local newspapers, viz., the “Gazette " and the “Colonist,” set on foot collections for the benefit of the wives and families of our soldiers and sailors in South Africa, whether on or off the strength, and I consented to cause the sums so collected to be remitted to England as the Bermuda contribution for that object.
2. I have accordingly caused to be transmitted by this mail to the Crown Agents for the Colonies the sum of £300 as the first instalment, and I should be glad if you would give instructions to them to cause this amount to be handed over to the Soldiers and Sailors' Families' Association, or such other association as you may consider best calculated to carry out the wishes of the subscribers as above expressed.
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I have, &c.,
G. DIGBY BARKER,
Lieutenant General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
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No. 7.
BERMUDA.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR BARKER.
(No. 2.)
Downing Street, January 8, 1900.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 20th ult.,§ reporting the transmission of the sum of £300 as the first instalment of the moneys being collected by the editors of the two principal newspapers of the Colony, the "Gazette and the "Colonist," for the benefit of the wives and families of the soldiers and sailors serving in South Africa, whether on or off the strength.
2. I have had much pleasure in authorizing the Crown Agents for the Colonies to pay over this sum and any further instalments that they may receive to the Soldiers and Sailors' Families' Association.
3. Her Majesty's Government highly appreciate this practical demonstration of the sympathy of the people of Bermuda with the mother country at this juncture.
SIR,
No. 5.
GAMBIA.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to ADMINISTRATOR SIR R. B. LLEWELYN. (No. 1.)
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[See No. 8.]
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Downing Street, January 5, 1900. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 8th of December last, announcing the wish of the inhabitants of the Gambia to contribute a sum of £500 from the funds of the Colony, for the assistance of the wives and families of British soldiers killed in South Africa.
2. In confirmation of my telegram of the 14th ultimo,† informing you of the acceptance of this generous offer, I have now to convey to you Her Majesty the Queen's high appreciation of the loyal sentiments of the Government and people of the Gambia.
3. I have conferred with the Secretary of State for War respecting the best manner of disposing of the money, and on his recommendation have decided that it shall be paid to the credit of the Patriotic Fund. The Crown Agents for the Colonies have been instructed accordingly.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
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No. 8.
GAMBIA.
I havé, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
ADMINISTRATOR Sın R. B. LLEWELYN to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(No. 94.)
SIR,
(Received January 10, 1900.)
Government House, Bathurst, Gambia,
December 8, 1899.
I HAVE the honour to forward a copy of a letter dated the 7th instant, which I received from the Honourable S. J. Forster who is a native of the Gambia, and has been an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council for many years, in which he suggests, on behalf of himself and the community, that a substantial sum of money out of surplus funds of the Colony be voted as a donation towards the fund now being raised in England for the Widows and Children of the soldiers killed in South Africa.
2. Upon the receipt of this spontaneous expression of loyalty, I proposed to the Executive Council that I should telegraph to you, Sir, and ask for authority to vote the sum
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