CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913 — Page 123

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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted,

17253

13

TREASURY

ERS

C.O

32790 19/September, 1913.

IRF 20 SEF 13

122

27992

S

Sir,

I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of

His Majesty's Treasury your letter of the 19th ultimo (28310) and its accompanying copy of a letter from Professor C.A.Middleton Smith relative to the grant of further assistance from Imperial Funds to the University

of Hong Kong.

In reply I am to state that on the merits of the case My Lords adhere to the views indicated in Their letter (14893/09) of the 20th August 1909. They see no justifica- tion for increasing the annual grant then sanctioned.

I am to add, with reference to the suggestion in Professor Middleton Smith's letter that payments made by China on account of the Boxer Indemnity might be used for educational work in China, that, as Mr. Secretary Harcourt

is aware,

His Majesty's Government haw decided that no claim has been made out for financial assistance from them

towards the establishment of a University in China.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

2. Heath

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.