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Commission to ask you to convey the thanks of His Royal Highness to Mr. Chamber- lain for handing over this sum to be expended in the same manner as the sums which have been raised by popular subscription in Newfoundland, as described in the letter from your Department of the h ultimo.*

I have, &c.,

16569.

(No. 33.) SIR,

No. 106. NEWFOUNDLAND.

J. S. YOUNG, Colonel,

Secretary.

ACTING GOVERNOR LITTLE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN, (Received May 26, 1900.)

Government House, St. John's, May 14, 1900. I HAVE the honour to enclose a certified copy of a minute of the Executive Council relating to a contribution of 20,000 dollars, which my Ministers have caused to be cabled to the credit of Her Majesty's Government in the Bank of Montreal, London, to be devoted to such purpose in connection with the war in South Africa as the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies may determine.

In accordance with the terms of said minute I despatched a cable to you on the 11th instant, to which I have received your reply ‡

I have, &c.,

Enclosure in No. 106,

JAS. I. LITTLE,

Administrator.

Certified Copy of Minutes of the Honourable Executive Council approved by His Excellency the Governor on the 9th May, 1900.

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His Honour the Administrator to be requested to forward by cable the following minute to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies:--

"My Ministers desire me to state that they have caused the sum of 20,000 dollars to be cabled to the credit of Her Majesty's Government in the Bank of Montreal to be devoted to such purposes in connection with the war in South Africa as the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies may determine."

Certified true copy.

J. W. PAUL,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

15002.

SIR,

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No. 108.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: FEDERATED MALAY STATES. MR. CHAMBERLAIN to ACTING GOVERNOR AND HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR J. A. SWETTENHAM. (No. 151.)

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Downing Street, May 30, 1900.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 19th of April, reporting on the collections made in the Colony and the Federated Native States on behalf of the Transvaal War funds.

It has been a great pleasure to me to read the particulars given in your despatch, and I wish cordially to acknowledge the public spirit and great liberality shown by those who initiated the movement and those who supported it so warmly.

I have, &c.,

17318.

No. 109.

GRENADA.

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

GOVERNOR SIR C. A. MOLONEY to MR. CHAMBERLAIN. (Received June 6, 1900.)

(No. 90.) (Extract.)

Grenada, May 22, 1900.

With reference to the correspondence as per margin,† I have the honour to transmit, for your information and for record, the Governor to See. of State, 1031900.

first Grenada subscription lists for the Transvaal Sec. of State to Governor, 11,4 1900.

War Fund, showing contributions received so far in money to the amount of £304 4s. 8d. and in cocoa to the extent of 23 5-9 bags, which may be estimated as worth £180 4s. Od.

Of the cocoa received, 13 bags and two half bags were shipped to London for sale on the 10th April last, and realised the exceptionally high amount of £107 3s. 10d.; which I have asked Messrs. Hankey, of Mincing Lane, London, to be good enough to pay in to the Crown Agents as Grenada's first instalment towards the South African War Fund.

18128.

15232.

No. 107.

TURKS ISLANDS.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN to THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERN-

(No. 163.)

MENT OF JAMAICA.

Downing Street, May 29, 1900.

SIR,

I HAVE the honour to inform you that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have brought to my notice a letter§ addressed to them by the Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in which he requests that they will pay over to the Lord Mayor of London for account of the Mansion House Fund for the relief of Transvaal War sufferers, the sum of £107 8s. 6d., being the amount raised in the dependency by public subscription and otherwise.

I have to request that Mr. Cameron may be informed that the Crown Agents have been authorised to comply with his request, and that I have learnt with much gratifi- cation of this generous donation from the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

I have, &c.,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

(No. 155.)

SIR,

No. 110,

GOLD COAST.

MR. LOW to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

(Received June 8, 1900.)

[Answered by No. 115.]

Government House, Accra, May 18, 1900.

WITH reference to previous correspondence, I have the honour to enclose herein a bill of exchange for £438 2s. 1d, being the balance of collections to date in this Colony on behalf of the Transvaal War funds,

2. This contribution closes the Fund.

I have, &c.,

WM. LOW

(for the Governor, absent from Headquarters).

• No. 83.

† No. 99.

‡ No. 100.

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• No. 101.

Nos. 73 and 84.

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