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made different arrangements):

arre

7/6 a day) int of

(1) that the Officers be allowed, beyond their full pay, 10% a day to cover their mess charges (these (2) together with other actual out-of-pocket expenses (if any) which they may hereafter show to be absolutely necessary

err

leave called

(3) in case of officers

up to London for the purpose, & comme they

should have refunded to them their travelling Expenses to & from London (4) Each Commanding Officer should be allowed to spend, not exceeding 20/- for each N.C.O. & private, in showing them the sights of London

with

I think

I propose not to interfere with the allowance of 20/- a day promised by Col. Straits to Col. Walker (see 11210) for hotel & Other Expenses

though it was granted without knowledge of the fact that he would have no hotel Expenses - but free quarters

in Barracks

I would not however

allow it to count as a precedent for giving other Officers more than 10/- a day - Except in this

Case

Ano (Capt. Middlemast, who

I think like Col.

1.

2.

13.

14.

is in Command of all W. African forces, & Col. Walker) happens to be living with his wife & not in Barracks is thought to deserve special compn

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Government House, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1897,

N. 97.

Sir,

With reference to

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my despatch N. 94 of the 2nd ultimo I have the honour to

inform you

that I have

F.

granted Mr. F. J. Badeley, Deputy Superintendent

The Right Honourable

Joseph Chamberlain, M.P,

FR

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