Mr Merivale
W Hawe,
see 9536 Hongkong.
24 Deer and
These papers afford but insufficient information.
Details of the Labour & circumstances of the case, so far as I can judge from them, I think I should discuss with the Attorney General.
What if ... a case Crown ought to take ... impossible for us, ... which the ... say part. It is equally impossible for the former, to say whether or not the only point in issue is Sir H. Pottinger's power to put up this land to auction. If this were the only point, the question of compensation may then arise.
The nature of ... my forbearance ... off by pleas of sympathy ... Hong Kong, that of Hay Kay, small in number but wealthy & with large transactions, lies ... the character of the man at the head of it & his favour to disentangle justice from chicanery & discourage the English forms & technicalities, unless there is such a contracting favour, i.e., chicanery.
And gist of ... abolishes & ... Here were ...
I am sorry to summarise justice complicated, always my wish is ...
the inconvenience & ... which frustrate my ... of summary ...
His Reputation has suffered ... the process ... of their solicitor is not explained.
The landholder is ... The Cad! complaint of partially not without foundation. The only real basis for ...
& useful court in ... community the ... same story to ... body good the ... magnates coupled ... English merchant would certainly not submit without complaint, when it does so ... against Gen...
I do not understand the case but it does appear much of the difficulty arises from the defendants not having been allowed to plead without a lawyer, they being unable to find one whom they could trust when ... what this might have ...
Borham .
1850
MINUTE 29 JANY
MBB MRElliot
Merivale | 3
MBHawes
Karl Grey | 5
Sir,
Your
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I have received
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despatch MoGz of the
Against them by Administrator of the
State Mr Edward Estate.
which has been preferred
the
on the subject of an action
The Hong Kong Club House
from the Shareholders of The copy of a Letter, and it's accompanying enclosure
22 October has been transmitted to me
Although
carefully perused the
papers you
to me
have forwarded
been unattended ...