2 June.
M. Hawes
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As the writer intimates his sense of feeling aggrieved if his claims are not admitted, I fear, he will be sold, that it is a course of proceeding which it is entirely competent to himself to adopt, as little disposed, as he is entitled, to object to.
2 June Aft
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Robert Weh ter loques. Sir;
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I have laid before Caul Grey your Letter of the 31 ultemis on the subject of your claim to compensation for a piece of ground that has been resumed by the Colonial Government of Hong Kong and I am directed to state "the case ondemanding enquiry by their Lordships to Parliament" and to informe you that if it should be your pleasure to adhere to his former claim it will be your duty to procure forr Parliamentary enquiry by their Lordships to state the case and His Ludilics divicts me to informe you that he is as little disposed, as he is entitled to object to the course of proceeding.