CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888 — Page 55

₤15

should be

BOARD OF TRADE,

Any further communication

Addreased to

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,

(MARINE DEPARTMENT},

BOARD OF TRADE,

And the following letter and number should

be quoted:-

M Hhg

Telegraphic Address.

LONDON, SW.

0.0.

1054

BOARD TRADE, MARINE, LONDON.

REC

for

(MARINE DEPARTMENT),

FEGE 16 JAN 88,

LONDON, S.W..

14th January 1888

Inquiries Seamen Abronk Casualhéa

52

I am directed by the Board of Trude to kanomit, herewith, a copy of a letter which they have received from Me A Kehren, asking for assistance in obtaining payment of

of fifteen pounds, which he states was promised him at

Hong Kong as Compensation for the loss of his clothes at the wreck of the "Ben Ledi", and for services pendered to the Chinese Government.

As neither the "Foreign Office nor the Bound of Grade have received any report respecting the compensation in question, I am to request you to be good enough to slate to Ier Henry Holland that they would be glad to know whether any information on the subject has reached: the The Under Secretary

Colonial

of State

Colonial Office,