CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 472

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Government House,

Hongkong,

12th November, 1914.

469

In reply to Your Excellency's letter of the 9th

instant, I have the honour to inform you that I am prepared to

authorise the payment of the cost of the maintenance of the wives

and families of prisoners of war out of Colonial funds, pending

reference to the Secretary of State for the Colonies as to whether

the Colonial or the Imperial Government shall pay this and other

charges connected with the war.

I shall be obliged, therefore, if debit notes for

the expenditure incurred may be sent monthly to the Colonial

Secretary.

In order to enable me to address the Secretary of

State on the question of whether any of the prisoners should be

made liable for the maintenance of their families I shall be

obliged if you will inform me under what circumstances each family

was interned 1.0. whether on the ground of lack of means of

subsistence outside the Colony, or otherwise.

I have the honour to be,

His Excellency

Sir,

Your Excellency's most

obedient servant,

Sd.

P. H. MAY

Governor, &c.

Major-General P. R. Kelly, C.B.,

Commanding the Troops in South China.