420
35
34
notwithstanding, in sympathy and heart, brothers of the gallant soldiers and sailors who are fighting for the Empire, and hold the same allegiance to their beloved and most gracious Queen.
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I have, &c.,
ALFRED MOLONEY.
Governor.
E. S. Delisle, Esq.
Geo. G. Gould; Esq.
J. T. Manchester, Esq. Messrs. Horsford
Miss Pogson: Is. subscriptions -
-4620
£ A.
-
24 10
1 3
-
7
5
12 15
-
3
1
0
£95 14
6
I hereby certify that the receipts for subscriptions in aid of the widows and chil- dren of these of Her Majesty's forces who may fall in the present war have been audited by me, and that they amount to ninety-five pounds fourteen shillings and sixpence.
GEORGE C. JOHNSON,
Audit Clerk,
SIR,
No. 70.
ST. KITTS-NEVIS.
GOVERNOR SIR F. FLEMING to MR. CIIAMBERLAIN.
(No. 174.)
(Received March 30, 1900.)
[Answered by No. 79,]
Government House, Antigua, March 5, 1900. I HAVE the honour to transmit the duplicate of a despatch from the Adminis- trator of St. Kitts-Nevis informing me that a sum of £35 14s. 6d. has been raised by subscription in that Presidency for the benefit of the widows and children of those of Her Majesty's forces who may fall during the present war, and requesting (the money having been paid into the St. Kitts Treasury) that the Crown Agents be instructed to pay over an equivalent sum to the proper authorities.
I join with the Administrator in hoping that the amount referred to may be accepted as an expression of sympathy and loyalty from those in the Presidency who have subscribed to it.
I have, &c.,
BIR,
Enclosure in No. 70.
F. FLEMING.
Springfield House, St. Kitts, W.I., February 27, 1900. I HAVE the honour to report to Your Excellency, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that a sum of £95 14s. 6d. has been raised by subscription in this Presidency for the benefit of the widows and children of those of Her Majesty's forces who may fall during the present war. The sum is a small one, but it is hoped that it may be accepted as a very slight expression of sympathy and loyalty from the subscribers.
2. I enclose a copy of the letter which I addressed to the gentlemen who had taken charge of the lists, with the original lists* returned to me.
3. The amount mentioned will be paid into the Treasury here, and I would ask that the Crown Agents may be requested by the Secretary of State to pay over an equivalent sum to the proper authorities.
His Excellency
Sir Francis Fleming, K.C.M.G.,
Governor, Leeward Islands, Antigua.
I have, &c.,
CHARLES T. Cox,
Administrator.
February 27th, 1900.
DEAR SIR,
St. Kitts-Nevis,
Government House, St. Kitts-Nevis, January 2, 1900. It has been represented to me that it is the desire of a large portion of our community to express, as far as lies in their power, their sympathy with the grief and suffering which have darkened the homes of the Mother Country as the consequence of the struggle in which the British arms are now engaged, and as you have been good enough to accept the charge of a subscription list for the widows and children of our soldiers and sailors who have fallen, and are still to fall, I enclose to you a list for the purpose.
The position created by the invasion of Her Majesty's dominions in South Africa is such that all semblance of party strife, all shades of political feeling, have been merged in the one patriotic determination to maintain the integrity of the Empire, and to uphold the honour of the flag. It has been the happy lot of the great self- governing dependencies to express their affection and devotion to the nation's cause by supplies of troops, guns, and munitions of war. Our part must necessarily take a more homely but not a less appreciated form.
It is not yet five months since this Presidency was visited by a devastating hurri- cane, só paralysing in its effects that recovery unaided was impossible. Through the private generosity of "our brethren overseas," many of whom hardly knew us by name, such help has been given to us that our people's homes are being gradually repaired and the great trouble is slowly passing from us, and if the small token which we may be able to offer to the widows and children of those who are dying as befits the best traditions of their race should seem miserably inadequate, it will at least show that, straitened as we are, the oldest of Her Majesty's West Indian Possessions is not unmindful of what has been, or faltering in loyalty to our country and our throne..
I remain, &c.,
CHARLES T. Cox,
Administrator.
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No. 71.
ST. LUCIA.
ADMINISTRATOR KING-HARMAN to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(No. 224.)
(Received March 30, 1900.)
[Answered by No. 85.] .
Government House, Saint Lucia, March 9, 1900.
By direction of Governor Sir Alfred Moloney, I have the honour to transmit direct to you a Colonial Bank draft for £106 12s. Od., which completes the subscription made in Saint Lucia towards the relief of the sufferers from the war in South Africa.
I have, &c.,
C. A. KING-HARMAN,
SUMMARY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
£ s. d.
St. Peter's Church Subscriptions St. Anne's Church Subscriptions
1 2 0
0 3 0
St. George's Church Subscriptions
8 0 0
St. John and St. Paul's Subscriptions
0 12 6
St. Thomas and Trinity Subscriptions
4 0 0
Subscriptions collected by--
SIR,
Major Boon
1 18 0
Lieutenant E. W. R. Branch
2 3 10
Captain Greaves, Nevis
15 2 4
Captain W. D. Gordon -
5 15 0
H. W. Geddes, Esq., Manager, Colonial Bank
8 2 10
• Not printed. See Summary of Subscriptions.
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Administrator.
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