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Ceylon No. 487

Gov. Sir H.A.Blake

Mr. Collins

Mr.

1

Sir,

Collins/ Johnson 2275

4 da

Mr., 488. 15 Dic.

in

45338

((without mall.)

45463/ H.Kong

y

24 Dec. 1903.

I have the honour to ack. the receipt of

your tel. of the 17to inst. accepting By-proposà

the proposal made in my tel. of the 18th

the Austator of tongkang

H.b.

inst. that Mr. Nicolle should be deputed to

A

Ceylon for a few months from about the end

of next month, to advise the Colonial Govt.

on the subject of the new Financial Instruc-

tions, with salary at the rate of £1,000 a

year, and free passages at the expense of Cay-

lon.

Mr. Nicolle has accepted the ofier made

to him, and I have requested the 0.A.G. of B..

to inform you direct later on of the exact date

on which he will leave.

I enclose copy of a desp. which I have

addressed to the 0.A.G. of H.A. with re-

gard to Mr. Nicolle's mission.

I have &c.