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winding up of the Oriental Bank Corporation, that the Crown Agouts had
received instructions to retain Comsel
2.
behalf of this and of other Colories.
With
regard to the payment
of the cork which will be thus incurred, I would suggest that they should be divided rateably and ad valorem according to the separate interest of cach Colony in the liquidation. As Your Lordship
from my telegram of the st. Follay ultimo, before the Commisel referred to were reterived, the deposits of this Sovernment
had
had been withdrawn sonce time ~
previous to the suspension of paguent
by
ind
the Oriental Bank on the 2 ellay
I have also reported
ultimes, And
in my telegram of 11. Mery ulting,
the only claim of t
claim of the Government of
HongKong is for the Bank notes__
which it holds to the value
bout three hundred and fifty.
of
· pounds sterling (£350). It would
be manifestly unjust that the Government of this Colony, which took proper precautions in good time, should be charged with the
Costs