16
600
17
was to be carried out. It is
imposible
ble to
did
suppose that the Acts of the Agent,
not more on
especially
acting
من
lep
the
bind the principal-
Agent
seems to have been
under instructions, the tenor of
which may
be inferred from Mr Duddell's
Memorial and amounted to this:- Dont sell
at all if popible or if forced resist selling at a lower figure than $35,000.
20. Now what
was
the conduct of
M?
Lapuaité
under the circumstances. He
so fort, insisting on the brown's
popepion
Do
he
arrived
appears
to
the remains of the buildings there left by last year's typhoons to parties willing inhabit them. Moreover long subsequently
to receipt of Mr Duddell's instructions for the Memorial above quoted /insisting compensation to the amount of $35,000/
it
appears by
on
the enclosed letter from the
Euchsome of Treasurm that M. d'aprik paid the brown
Peut due on
the Lot in question up to the
30th June last's This payment
was made
by him so recently as the 10% of last July.
was
21.
resuming
when the period fixed for doing
vizi
the 26the last November that
on the
the contrary to have excercised
on Mor Duddell's behalf direct rights of
ownership
over the property by landing
As for the water, lighting, Police
and other rates
was made
"
by
payment for them also M2 Sapraik so late as
$t of last August
the
and the amount paid
for rates up to the date of this despatch viz. the 30th of September.