CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 183

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Treasury Chambers,

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31st. December 1914.

Sir,

I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of

His Majesty's Treasury Mr.Law's letter of the 18th.

ultimo (68977/14) further respecting the payment of

certain charges incurred in connection with the

appeal of an Afghan Sepoy, Ibrahim, to the Privy

Council against the sentence passed on him by the

Supreme Court of Hong Kong for a crime committed in

China.

In reply I am to request you to inform Secretary

Sir Edward Grey that on reconsideration My Lords will

not press the view expressed in Treasury Letter of

7th. ultimo and will agree that the cost of the

prisoner's maintenance and the charges of the

Solicitors to the Crown Agents, amounting to

$ d

£266. 14. 4. may be defrayed from the Vote for

Diplomatic and Consular Services.

They sanction the

The Under Secretary of State,

payment

Foreign Office.

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