Item 06: General William Holmes correspondence, 1900-1915 - Page 141
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341 Pitt Street,
Sydney.
Chief of the General Staff,
Department of Defence,
Melbourne.
Kurt Horn was employed by me as a Clerk in the Treasury at Rabaul under agreement, for a period of 3 months, during which time, he was paid a salary.
He rendered good service, and was of the utmost assistance in reducing chaos to order.
While so employed, he was allowed certain privileges, one of which was a permit to remain out of doors beyond 9 p.m. and his conduct was never called into question.
He alludes to some alleged promise given to him in Rabaul - I know nothing of this. When his services were no longer required, I sent him in common with other Germans to Australia, as an undesirable.
I know nothing about hid having arranged to take up land in the Dutch East Indies, but from my previous experience i have no reason to doubt his word.
I have delayed furnishing this report, so as to confer with Captain Fry, the Treasurer, who has only just returned.
[William Holmes]
Colonel.
22nd. Feb. 1915.