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held in Hongkong, I have the honour to inform you that in a letter dated the 6th instant the Crown Agents were requested to pay the amount due for the Hongkong Scholarship Examination held in 1888, and to meet all similar charges in future out of Colonial Funds, the Secretary to the Syndicate being at the same time asked to apply to the Syndicate for fees, and to inform Government of the fact that the outstanding amount due drew attention. I at once gave instruction for its payment. The Inspector of Schools would therefore not appear to have been responsible for the delay.
3. I have instructed the Crown Agents for payment of all expenses of this nature incurred on behalf of this Government in the future.
21. On the conclusion of the examination, Dr. Eitel, who had been informed of the receipt of your Lordship's despatch above referred to, caused a letter to be addressed to Mr. Bateman, the Syndicate's local Secretary, enquiring as to the cause of non-payment of the fees for the examination.
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held in Hongkong, I have the honour
to inform you
that in
a
letter dated
the 6th instant the frown Agents
were ·
requested to pay the amount due for
the Hongkong
Scholarship Examination
held in 1888, and to meet all similar
out of
charges in future
ture out
Colonial Frinds,
the Secretary to the Syndicate being at
the same time asked to
apply
informed Gouramment of the to the Syndicate for fees,
to the fact
that the
outstanding,
instruction
amount due
drew attention.
sum was still
and I al
once
gave
- for its payment. The Inspector of Schools would
therefore not appear
to have been -
responsible for the delay
3.
to the
frown Agents for payment of all. expenses of this nature inocerned) on
behalf of this Gavemment in the future
21.
the conclusion
Dr. Eitel, who had
of the
examination.
informed
On the receipt of your
fordship's despatch above referred t
Caused a
to
I
letter to be addressed to
Mr Bateman, the Syndicates loval. Secretary enquiring
the
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to the cause of
- payment of the fees for
examination
the
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