CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 325

¡

O

321

Colounce office

we have noted se Hong kong donations.

The $ paid

100,500

14 hav

12/1/15.

noted by the Lef. Comcil

Put by

Hoe

alonce

No 365

sir,

432

32942

Governor to Secy. of State dated 31st August, 1914.

RE

50231

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 7th November, 1914.

With reference to the telegraphic correspondence

noted in the margin, I have the honour to report that I decided after consulting the

Executive Council to ask the Legislative

Council to vote a sum of $100,000 from

m Secy of State to Governor,

dated Xth September, 1914.

2.32942

public funds as a first instalment, in aid of the Prince of Wales

Fund, and to appoint a Committee under myself as Chairman for the

purpose of raising a public subscription in the Colony on behalf

of the Fund.

2.

I

I enclose a press report of the proceedings of the

first meeting of the Committee, which contains a list of the names

of the members who comprised it, and of the sub-committee appoint-

ed to make arrangements for the collection of subscriptions.

On the 22nd October the Legislative Council

3.

unanimously voted £100,000 as a contribution from Colonial Funds.

4.

I attach a copy of a statement by Er. A. G. Stephen,

the Treasurer of the Committee, showing the amount of the subscrip tions received up to the 31st October, excluding the donation of $100,000 voted by the Legislative Council.

5.

I take this opportunity of confirming my code telegram of the 2nd November which decoded was as follows:-

4.412643

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

3C..

&C +>

&c.

+