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Secretary of the Oriental Coal
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Dec. 20, 1872
The Secretary to the Oriental Dec. 23, 1872
Coal Company
APPENDIX.
SUBJECT.
Acknowledging receipt of Colonial Office
letters of 16th November, inclosing copy of
■ despatch from Governor Bulwer and copy of a communication from Ex-Governor Hennessy, expressing approval of Governor Bulwer's opinion of the management of the mines and his anticipations of their suc- cose, and stating that Mr. Hennosay must be called to account for the serious and ground- loss charges which he has made against the Company
Remarking upon the charges for lighterage and
the rent for the wharf or jetty
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Lease of coal mines in the Island of Labuan granted to the Directors of the Oriental Coal Company by the Emigration Commis. sioners on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
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To Governor Bulwer..
Nov. 15, 1872 (No. 56.)
Acknowledging receipt of his despatch No. 65 of the 30th July, and expressing a hope that his anticipations as to the success of the Coal Company may be realized
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To Governor Bulwer,
Nov. 15, 1872 (Confidential.)
Concurring, in his opinion, that the mines should, if possible, be worked by a Company instead of Government..
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To Governor Hennessy
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Nov. 16, 1872 Conveving Lord Kimberley's thanks for his full Report on the Oriental Coal Company..
To the Secretary of the Oriental | Nov. 16, 1872 Transmitting, for Directors' information, copy
Coal Company
To the Secretary of the Oriental | Nov, 16, 1872
Coal Company
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To Foreign Office
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To Governor Bulwer..
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Emigration Commissioners
of a despatch from Governor Bulwer, re- viewing the coal mining operations in the Island of Labuan
Transmitting, for Directors' information, copy of a despatch from Mr. Hennessy, and re- questing to be supplied with all particulars relating to the payments said to be due to the Sultan of Borneo
Nov. 16, 1872 | Inclosing, for Lord Granville's information, extracts from Mr. Hennessy's Report on the proceedings of the Oriental Coal Com- pany in regard to their debt to the Sultan of Borneo
Nov. 18, 1872 | Respecting complaints made by the Oriental (No. 57.) Coal Company against Mr. Hennessy, and inclosing copy of his reply to these alle- gations
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| Nov. 28, 1872 | Reporting the receipt from the Oriental Coal Company of 751 9. 4d. on account of royalties, and stating that this amount will be paid to the Crown Agents for the Colonies
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Governor Balwer
Sept. 17, 1872 (No. 71.)
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Referring to despatches Nos. 61 and 65, show- ing present stage of operations at Coal Point, and pointing out the alteration in form of 100-fathom shaft introduced by the present: Company
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To the Secretary of the Oriental Dee. 2, 1872 Stating that Lord Kimberley does not see any
Coal Company
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To Governor Balwer
Dec. 2, 1872 (No. 69)
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To Governor Bulwer
Dec. 4, 1872 (No. 60)
sufficient reason for reducing the rent paid by the Company for a wharf site, and that it is the Governor's province to determine the amount to be charged for lighterage
Transmitting copies of correspondence on the subject of the charges made on the Company for convict labour and Police supervision
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Respecting the payment by the Coal Company to the Emigration Commissioners of certain sume for royalties, which sume will be placed to the credit of the Colony
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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