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which would incidentally be of great advantage to the

health and comfort of the garrison. He added that, if

the War Office adhered to their present view, the un-

of ficial members of the Council would appeal to the

House of Commons.

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Dear Sir Giloert,

2nd May, 1923.

Although I did not write to congratulate you upon your K.C.M.G., when it was conferred, it gave me pleasure to see your name in the list.

You may possibly be aware that I initiated a scheme last year for interesting the Secretary of State (then Mr. Winston Churchill in getting Paul Chater to contribute adequately to the endowment of this University. I believe H.. the Governor explains the shipwreck of the scheme by the fact that Chater never called

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He goes on leave again by the ship which will carry this letter, and I am writin to you as the only man know in the Colonial Vffice to suggest that it is not yet too late for some thing of the kind to be attempted. We conferred an honorary degree upon him last January, and he seemed to be really pleased at receiving it, but he was far from well at the time and have since felt precluded from taking up the question of a possible bene faction with hin.

There is no doubt a feeling that with the prospot of Boxer money being available there is less need for private generosity; h In that view I am unable to concur. A really considerable private endo.ment would be the very best start for the Boxer scheme, and there seems to be no kind of doubt that Chater gould well afford such a sum as $2,000,000.00. My own wonviction is that he would probably be prepared to do something of the kind if it were brought to his notice that it was in accordance with the policy of H.M.G.,

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