CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12] — Page 269

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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

ROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

Sir,

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WHITEHALL CARDENS,

LONDON, S. W.

29th December

190 9.

have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter No.37748/1909 of the 9th December transmitting

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a copy of correspondence which has passed between the Co-

lonial Office and Mr. ..Judson, late Overseer in the

Public Works Department of Hong Kong.

2.

With regard to paragraph 4 of your letter under

acknowledgment you state that his lordship considers that

the statement that we made to Hegers. Singer respecting Er.

Hudson's services in Hong Kong was unnecessary and was

somewhat unfair to Mr. Judson. I would point out that it

has always been cur practice when answering confidential

enquiries respecting men who have served in the colonies to

give all the information we possess, whether the information

is favourable or unfavourable to the man, and with all que

deference to the opinion expressed by the Sucretary of Stute

we consider that it would be unfair to the would-be employer

to suppress any information. As we are frequently referred

to in this way by employers we should be glad to learn

whether we are to understand that unfavourable reports are

not to be communicated.

3. We will, in accordance with the instructions

contained in the concluding paragraph of your letter note

The Under Secretary of State,

Ir.

etc., etc., esc.,

Colonial Office.