Subject.
Page.
Serial No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
Date.
No., &c.
XV
1905.
118*
Mr. G. V. Fiddes to
1905.
May 31
Mr. C. H. Om- manney.
States result of interview with Mr. Gulland on the subject of the en- gagement of the Company's Auditor by the Colonial Government, pay- ment of expenses, and taking over of staff.
169
120
Messrs.
Ommanney, Rendall.
Sutton, and
June 9
119
Messrs. Sutton, Om-
manney, and Ren-
dall.
120
Ditto
1
1
June 1
Reports that the Company's Solicitors protest against the engagement by the Lolonial Government of their Auditor, and awaits instructions,
170
130
Mr. MatthewB
...
June 9
June 2
Proposes to pay Messrs. Deloitte & Co. £1,000 for current expenses and pro- fessional charges.
170
131
To Governor Sir J. Telegram
Anderson.
June 13
121
To Messrs. Sutton,
Ommunney, and
I
June 2
Transmits copy of correspondence to
date.
171
Rendall.
122
Ditto
132
1
June 2
States that the Governor has been asked for a report as to the alleged engage- ment of Mr. Derrick, the Company's Auditor.
171
Messrs. Sutton, Om- manney, and Ren- dall.
June 14
123
To Governor Sir J.
Anderson.
Confi. dential.
June 2
124
Governor
Sir J.
191
Anderson.
May 9 (Rec. June 5.)
125
To Crown Agents...
June 6
Transmits copies of Nos. 119 and 122, and requcata a report as to the alleged engagement of Mr. Derrick.
Forwards copies of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance No. VII. of 1905, together with the Attorney General's report thereon, and reports of the pro- ceedings in the Legislative Council.
Authorizes the payment through Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall of £1,000 to Messrs. Deloitte & Co. on account of current expenses and pro- fessional charges.
171
133
Ditto
June 14
172
134
To Crown Agents...
June 14
170
135
Ditto
June 14
126
To Governor Sir J.
Anderson.
147
June 6
126A Messre. Sutton,
June 7
Ommanney, and Rendall,
Transmits copy of No. 120, and states that the Crown Agents have been authorized to make the payment.
Asks for authority to employ Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews; suggests that Mr. Warren should be asked to hold himself in readiness to give ovidence if required as to the state of the Company's undertaking on July 1st, 1905.
179
136
180
To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall,
June 14
137
127
To Governor Sir J. Telegram
Anderson,
June 8
180
Messrs. Sutton, Om- manney, and Ren- dall.
June 15
128
Ditto
Telegram
June 9
Suggests that Mr. Warren should pre. pare the data for the valuation of the Tanjong Pagar undertaking; the defi- nite amounts must be decided by engineer witnesses on quantities and particulars supplied by him.
States that evidence as to condition of
Company's property on July 1st, 1905, should be obtained, and suggests Messrs. Maclaren and Warren as witnesses for the condition of docks, wharves, godowns and other struc- tural property, and two competent mechanical engineers for the plant and machinery.
180
137A
Ditto
June 15
Bubject.
Page.
181
181
182
182
Proposes that some member of their firm should accompany Mr. Maltby and other expert witnesses to the Colony for the purpose of undertak- ing the general supervision of the evidence to be given before the arbitrator.
Conveys telegram from Mr. Warren asking whether he may, as requested by the Governor, make a valuation survey of wharf and docks.
States that the solicitors will send out a member of their firm to undertake supervision of evidence.
Reports that the Company's solicitors are pressing for the name of the Government arbitrator, and reports action taken in connection with securing passages.
Reports application by the Company for an advance on account of general expenses, and requests concurrence.
Transmits copy of No. 78; enquires if they can take over the London busi- ness of the Company from July 1 provisionally states that Messrs. Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths & Co. have been asked to furnish a report on the nature of the business,
Requests that Mr. Matthewa's services may be secured for advising on the scheme for a Government harbour and for the improvement of the Tanjong Pagar Dock.
Authorises the employment of Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthewe in connec- tion with the arbitration, and suggests arrangement for dividing expenses and other fees in connection with Mr. Matthews's visit to Singapore.
Transmits report of Messrs. Deloitte, Dever & Co. on the staff, offices, and business of the London Com- mittee, and states that they have written respecting the refusal of the Company's secretary to supply the information asked for as to the ap- pointments of the staff.
States that they have communicated to Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews the purport of paragraphs 1 and 3 of No. 136.
138
To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.
June 15
Concurs in proposal in No. 129...
182
183
183
181
184
187
187
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