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all manufactures and industries of the kind could not but be of great public good to the Colony.
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11th Stewart, Acting Colonial Secretary, In one of the newspapers drew an intimation of the formation of the Cement Company and in the list of the Directors I saw Mr Orange's name.
I have to refer to Mr. Price's despatch respecting Coolturray wanted to be Director of a Company and to the Secretary of State's reply.
Mr. Price wrote to say he had anticipated action and had already written to Mr Orange, who had taken or was to take his place. & I had obtained what I wanted I paid no further heed to the matter, except sending the paper to the Governor this was about the beginning of June, 1886.
29. January 1887.
Catchick Paul Chater, member of the Legislative Council, says: I am the promoter of some cement works in Hongkong. I am the Chairman of the Company which has been formed. The idea was entirely my own; I had been working the scheme in conjunction with Mr. Foutherie.
The first time that Mr Orange came into the concern was when the meeting took place at Messrs Wotton & Deacon's Office, long after Mr Foutherie and I had been corresponding with people at home concerning the making of cement and bricks.
At the meeting above mentioned Mr Orange was present. That meeting held on the 20 December 1886. At that meeting I stated what I had done, and advised that the machinery for bricks should be ordered.