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are

provided that they were not described as

"silver" but sold as being an alloy con-

taining silver, though not of sufficient

fineness to justify the hall-mark,

3.

I am to add that this matter is

one of some urgency and that considerable

importance is attached to it by the Govt.

of Hong Kong. At present certain con-

signments of silver articles are held up by the

Customs authorities pending a decision as to

whether they can be placed on sale,

and Mr.

Thomas trusts that some means can be found

of surmounting the difficulty which has

been raised.

Ind

DRAFT.

THE SECRETARY

C.O.

C.0% 10238

HK

Downing Street,

12M

March 1924.

28

Sir,

I am etc. to request you to

Health

inform the Minister of Labour that the

Govt. of Hong Kong in connection with

MINISTRY OF LABOUR

Halth

MINUTE.

attached to 10238

Mr. Flood, 7, 3.24.

Mr. Beckett. 7

Mr.

Chin

Sir C. Davis.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir H. Read.

가

Sir J. Masterton Smith.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Duke of Devonshire.

4.

A copy of a letter addressed to the

witter to Mi Hay

Secretary of the London Committee of the Hong

(by the shipping agents Kong Section) is enclosed.

I am eto.

(Signed) G. GRINDLE

625.51

12520

our Audon

Meer of Labour

Health

"

A

ite pavilion at the British Empire

Exhibition is desirous of employing

certain native artisans who are being

brought to this country for the purpose

of the Exhibition and will be returned

to Hong Kong on its conclusion. The

Commissioner for Hong Kong fur.E.E.

Hallifax, C.B.E.(Secretary for Chinese

Affairs to the Hong Kong Govt.) who is la Commissioner

trong không in charge of matters relating to the

phane in the

Exhibition, has enquired whether it is

necessary for them to be insured under

the National Insurance Acts in view of

the fact that they are paid through the

Hong KongGovt. and are only temporarily

in this country, and I am to request

that

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so good to

that you will inform me what the exact

position is as early as possible.

A scimitar letten hom is being a caused to the M of

I am etc.