CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913 — Page 155

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to--

The Secretary,

War Office,

and the following number quoted.

C.O.

4720

154

REC

London, S. W.,

War Office,

10 FEB 13

083/4731. (M.S.1.)

Sir,

4.0.2110112 f-Sor Buler

6-40. 64/13

0.1647 Weneral.

duction from

1.3 Pay

8th

London, S.W.

February, 1913.

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with

I am commanded by the Army Council to forward you

copies of correspondence between the Governor of Hong Kong

and this office on the subject of his Aides-de-Camp and,

reference to the letter of the 15th January last, No: 10691/2

on the question of the number of regular Officers who may be

allowed to serve on the personal Staff of a Colonial Governor,

I am to enquire whether the Secretary of State for the

Colonies is of opinion that a second Aide-de-Camp is necessary.

If so it will be advisable to select an Officer from the

Reserves or the Territorial Force.

With regard to the request in paragraph 3 of Sir

F. May's letter dated 6th of January, I am to say that even

if the employment of a second regular Officer were approved, the Council are not prepared to approve the waiving the

conditions of Article 485 of the Pay Warrant.

The

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S. V.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Rrs Brade

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