which had existence before the agreement was entered on—thing the party they had is deceived that "he may—may "have sustained loss, but he must look for compensation elsewhere than from Her Majesty's Government!"—How won't such a transaction be characterized if it is between private individuals"?" that it is not possible, I fear it could be by a Colonial Government, as a nothing though perpetrated by
I called on the Colonial Authorities to explain the circumstances, but they have prudently passed it over & written satisfaction; for it was inferable to give any explanation of it without notice.
I have already stated that it was Her Majesty's Government whose authority my operations were suspended) the act by questioning my proceedings on the ground, as it was apparent In Consequence, as what Mr was "I had used due diligence?—diligence?—A difference of opinion between him & Mr. Johnston regarding the hands of the thing, he all at once upheld Mr. Johnston's & the land offered West in the Case, a the fellows that they did wrong in making when I claimed compensation—the ground—informing me", when that "with regard to your claim as based on the fact the transfer having been effected under sanction of the Head of the Government. His Excellency Mills & informer such as it require the explanation of Her Majesty, to whose Ministers the circumstances of the case will be transmitted."
he addressed to me a
And on further consideration letter dated 11st July 1843 which Affairs I transmitted to Mr. Hope, when he was in Colonial, in which he led me to believe that the ground would latter be restored to me; or that I would receive compensation required for Ordnance purposes in East
"I am aware that, from the multifarious important affairs coming before your Lordship, he could not give much attention to minor matters; and he must in there recessarily conform without investigation the acts of Executive Government; but I had a well grounded hope that upon the many well founded facts of complaint on the part of the Colonists of Hongkong, who have suffered so severely injury, the interests of the Crown; and the opinion of yourself, session when you honoured me with an interview, that I had in this case a strong claim in questions a measure the not in right. this would have been decided on its merits; and not on fact.
Report which does not attempt to deny or distort the statements contained in the Memorial you requested me to prepare, and search of papers an cause for the injustice which has been practiced on me. that Lord lay to deciding the question from the documents was I should not fear for the result; but if he decline to do so, I feel myself to be wronged and deceived, as