CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903 — Page 407

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FOREIGN OFFICE,

Arc 1 NOV 03,

November

1903.

Sir:-

I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter 38807 of the

29th ultimo respecting the deportation of Miss Flor-

ence Garrett from Amoy to Hongkong.

In reply I am to state, for the information of

Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, that Miss Garrett was de-

ported to Hongkong as a lunatic with suicidal tender-

cies under Articles 106, 107 and 111 of the China

Order in Council, 1865, and that her maintenance as

well as the cost of her removal to this country will

be borne by Imperial funds in the event of her prov-

ing to be a native of the United Kingdom.

Lord Lansdowne trusts that Mr. Lyttelton will

agree that there does not appear to be any need to

issue fresh instructions to Consular Officers in

China, seeing that the Consul at Amoy and the Acting

Chief

e Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office.

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