CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 80

No.462.

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Sir,

Government House, 24 Ny po

Hongkong, 23rd. October, 1902.

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With reference to your Despatch No. 342

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of the 11th. October, 1901, covering a copy of a letter from

the Honourable F. H. Villiers, dated the 5th. idem, and stating

that the Foreign Office is prepared to bear the cost of pass-

ages to England from Hongkong of persons. not being seamen,

who are sent here from Manila, as distressed British subjects,

and who are unable to obtain employment in the Colony, I have

the honour to enquire whether the Foreign Office is also wil-

ling to bear the cost of the passages to Ports not in England

of those destitutes who are not entitled to relief from the

Board of Trade,

2.

A case has recently occurred in which a

Eurasian from Calcutta was sent here by His Britannic Majesty's

Consul at Manila. He was sent to Calcutta by this Government,

but the Calcutta Government have declined to pay for his

conveyance. This Goverment has borne the expense in this case,

but as the number of destitutes sent here from manila is not

inconsiderable the question is of importance.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient Humble servant,

Haral

Governor, be..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,

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