CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 74

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desire to be informed what

Course should be taken

in the

sick

matter, observing that if it be found desirable to send persons to Hongkong from want of proper accommodation for

Shanghai,

it would seem

that the Hongkong foot should

be consulted beforehand and all

expenses reimbursed.

In applying for sanction to Charge his Account with this Office the outlay incurred in Wallace's case, Mr. Hughes transmitted Copies of Correspondence which had passed upon the subject in 1884 between himself and Sir H. Parkes, who appears to have thought that England was the man's domicile, for he instructed Dr. Hughes to take an early opportunity of forwarding him to this country. But Mr Hughes omitted to inform Sir H. Parkes that Wallace had a father living at Shanghai in a good position & supporting his son. The Consular Vote might have been indefinitely saddled with the Charge for the idiot's maintenance, had not Mr Alabaster's action in sending him to Hongkong raised the whole question.

I am not aware of any legal process by which the father can be made to pay for the cost of sending his son to Hongkong. The idiot was sent thither on Mr. Alabaster's responsibility and the loss will probably...

Changes made: 1. Corrected "suck" to "sick". 2. Reorganized text for better readability and coherence. 3. Removed non-English text ("میکنند", "Je", "Am rot", "mare") as they seem to be OCR errors or unrelated text. 4. Corrected "Carres" to "Correspondence". 5. Added or removed spaces for proper formatting. 6. Changed "ab" to "at" and "A th" to a more coherent reading, though the original might be unclear. 7. Formatted the text into paragraphs for better readability.

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desire to be informed what Course should be taken in the sick matter, observing that if it be found desirable to send persons to Hongkong from want of proper accommodation for Shanghai, it would seem that the Hongkong foot should be consulted beforehand and all expenses reimbursed. In applying for sanction to Charge his Account with this Office the outlay incurred in Wallace's case, Mr. Hughes transmitted Copies of Correspondence which had passed upon the subject in 1884 between himself and Sir H. Parkes, who appears to have thought that England was the man's domicile, for he instructed Dr. Hughes to take an early opportunity of forwarding him to this country. But Mr Hughes omitted to inform Sir H. Parkes that Wallace had a father living at Shanghai in a good position & supporting his son. The Consular Vote might have been indefinitely saddled with the Charge for the idiot's maintenance, had not Mr Alabaster's action in sending him to Hongkong raised the whole question. I am not aware of any legal process by which the father can be made to pay for the cost of sending his son to Hongkong. The idiot was sent thither on Mr. Alabaster's responsibility and the loss will probably... Changes made: 1. Corrected "suck" to "sick". 2. Reorganized text for better readability and coherence. 3. Removed non-English text ("میکنند", "Je", "Am rot", "mare") as they seem to be OCR errors or unrelated text. 4. Corrected "Carres" to "Correspondence". 5. Added or removed spaces for proper formatting. 6. Changed "ab" to "at" and "A th" to a more coherent reading, though the original might be unclear. 7. Formatted the text into paragraphs for better readability.
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desire to be informed what Course should be taken in the suck matter, observing that if it be found desirable to send. persons to Hongkong from want of proper accommodation for Shanghai, Item at right it would seem that the Hongkong foot should be consulted beforehand and all expenses reimbursed. In applying for sanction to Charge his Account with this Office the outlay incurred in Wallace's case, Mr. Hughes transmitted Copies of Carres the which had passed upon in 1884 between himself subject And b Sir H. Parkes, who appears to have thought that England was the man's domicile, for Je میکنند he instructed Dr. Hughes to take Arr. 73 early opportunity of forwarding him to this country. But Mr Hughes omitted . to inform Sie H. Parkes that Wallace had. father living ab Shanghai in A th and position & Support his son The Consular Vote night have been indefinitely saddled with the Charge for the idiot ' s maintenance, had not Me Alabaster's action in sending him to Hongkong laised the whole I am Am rot question. of any not aware legal process by which the father can be made to pay for the cost of sending Son to Hongkong. The was Sent thither on responsibility his idiot young mare Mr. Alabaster's and the loss will Probably
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desire to be informed what

Course should be taken

in the

suck

matter, observing that if it be found desirable to send. persons to Hongkong from want of proper accommodation for

Shanghai,

Item at right

it would seem

that the Hongkong foot should

be consulted beforehand and all

expenses reimbursed.

In applying for sanction to Charge

his Account with this

Office the outlay incurred in Wallace's case, Mr. Hughes transmitted Copies of Carres

the which had passed upon

in 1884 between himself subject

And

b

Sir H. Parkes, who appears

to have thought that England

was

the man's domicile, for

Je

میکنند

he instructed Dr. Hughes to take

Arr.

73

early opportunity of forwarding him to this country. But Mr Hughes omitted . to inform Sie

H. Parkes that Wallace had.

father living

ab

Shanghai in

A

th

and

position & Support his son The Consular Vote night have been indefinitely saddled with the Charge for the idiot ' s maintenance, had not Me Alabaster's action in sending

him to Hongkong

laised the whole

I am

Am rot

question.

of any

not aware

legal process by which the father can be made to pay for the cost of sending

Son to Hongkong. The

was

Sent thither on

responsibility

his idiot

young

mare

Mr. Alabaster's

and the loss will

Probably

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