CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897 — Page 101

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN ACENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

Sir,

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Rec 6 Jul 17,

DOWNING STREET, LONDON.

5th July,

Hong Kong Regn 310 Appts.

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Referring to your letter of the 28th December

1891 I have the honour to state, for the information of

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the Secretary of State, that Miss Caroline Walker, who

sailed for Hong Kong in April 1892 to take up her appoint-

ment as nurse for the Lunatic Asylum, and who finished her

term of engagement in April last, has now returned to

England, and has produced to us a certificate, copy hore-

with, from the Colonial Surgeon shewing that she is entitled

under her agreement to half salary for the period occupied

during her voyage home.

Miss Walker did not however come home direct but

via Canada and we propose, with the approval of the Secretary

of State, to issue to her half salary for 42 days, the time occupied by the voyage of the intermediate P. and 0. steamer

"Japan" from Hong Kong to England by which vessel Miss

Walker would have returned had she come to England direct

from the Colony.

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Miss Walker claims to be paid at the rate of 4/-

to the dollar, on the ground that nurses are entitled to

receive their salaries at that rate for the passage home;

and as we have no instructions I have to request the direc-

tions of the Secretary of State in the matter.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

The Under Secretary of State.

&c &c &c

Colonial Office.

Your Obedient Servant,