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C.O.
461
1 15815
JANM
Crown Solicitor's Office,
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1904.
Sir,
Land Court Cases 'U' and 'K' and Ho Lap Pun
Compensation claims and appeals.
Cheung Sha Wan Foreshore Case.
I have the honour to forward a list of the fees of Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., in connection with the above cases in which Mr. Sharp was retained and instructed by me on behalf of the Crown under the authority of various C.S.O. papers bearing on the subject.
2. These fees cover a period from June 1903 to January 1904 and amount to $1,500. I have been through the list with Mr. Sharp and he expresses himself satisfied with the amount; I consider that the fees are very reasonable and recommend that they should be paid.
3. In connection with the same matters, I have the honour to submit an application for the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government for special remuneration for my work in connection with these cases.
4. Prior to April 1903, I had nothing to do with any Land Court business, and I regarded it as entirely outside the scope of my duties to the Government, dealing as it does exclusively with property in the New Territories, and with questions of Chinese Land Law and Custom as to which no English or locally qualified lawyer has in the ordinary course any training, knowledge or experience.
Hon. A. K. Thomson,
Acting Colonial Secretary.