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Mr. Maltby has now returned, and we to-day met him, in conference with his partner, Mr. Plender. Subject to what may be your wishes in the matter, we have arranged that Mr. Maltby should leave England at such date as will ensure his arrival in the Colony during the first week in September next.
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We have, &c.,
SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL.
No. 113.
MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON.
(Sent 12.55 p.m., May 29, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
Two accountants will be sent out to Colony 9th June, unless examination of books here, which begins 29th May, shows that it is desirable to postpone departure. Member of firm may be expected in Colony first week in September.
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No. 114.
18693
No. 116.
MESSRS. SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL to COLONIAL OFFICE.
SIR,
(Received June 1, 1905.)
[Answered by No. 121.]
Straits Settlements.
Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited.
For this
3 and 4, Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., May 31, 1905. IT is necessary, in our opinion, that counsel's advice should be obtained forthwith as to the evidence to be adduced by the Government in these arbitration proceedings, with a view to arrangements being made for such expert witnesses as it may be decided to call, attending the arbitration in October next. purpose we would wish to have before us thrée complete prints of the correspondence to date, also three prints of the report and plans attached thereto, prepared by Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews and Mr. Nicholson, and any other documents which you think should be bure counsel to enable him to advise as to the evidence, including, if they have arrived, three prints of the Ordinance as passed.
We return the print of correspondence handed to our Mr. Ommanney, in order that the same may be completed to date, and in sending us the copy correspondence now asked for, would you please state whether we are at liberty to submit the whole of such correspondence to our counsel and to Messrs. Deloitte and Company, or whether we are to consider any part thereof as confidential.
We have, &c.,
SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL.
GENTLEMEN,
COLONIAL OFFICE to MESSRS. HOLT AND CO. [Copy to Governor, May 31, 1905. No. 143. L.F.]
Downing Street, May 29, 1905. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th of May,* and to inform you that it is intended to proceed at the earliest possible date with the works of improvement of the Tanjong Pagar Docks, on the lines already laid down.
I am, &c.,
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No. 115.
C. P. LUCAS.
MESSRS. SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL to COLONIAL OFFICE.
SIR,
(Received May 31, 1905.)
3 and 4, Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., May 30, 1905.
Straits Settlements.
Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited.
REFERRING to our letter to you of the 26th instant,† Messrs. Deloitte and Company inform us that they yesterday commenced their inspection of the Company's books at the office of the London Committee, and that both Mr. Fraser, the London Secretary, and Mr. Attlee, the London Solicitor (the latter of whom called at the Company's office whilst Messrs. Deloitte and Company were engaged on their inspec- tion) offered every facility for such inspection being proceeded with.
Messrs. Druces and Attlee write us to-day urging the necessity of the appoint- ment of arbitrators and of the umpire being completed forthwith.
We have, &c.,
SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL.
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No. 117.
COLONIAL OFFICE to MESSRS. SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL. GENTLEMEN,
Downing Street, May 31, 1905.
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th of May,* and to inform you that he concurs in the arrangements which you propose with regard to the examination of the books of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company.
Attached to 18617
No. 118.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
MR. G. V. FIDDES to MR. C. H. OMMANNEY.
DEAR MR. OMMANNEY,
GULLAND has just been here.
Downing Street, May 31, 1905.
1. He brought following telegram from the head office at Singapore: "Govern- ment have engaged, without previous notice to Directors of Tanjong Pagar, Com- pany's Auditor, Derrick, to prepare their case. Will
Have objected without effect.
you
take immediate action Colonial Office?"
I asked him what he objected to, and he didn't know. I suggested that this was presumably an ordinary accounting firm, and that the Colonial Government had a perfect right to employ them if they chose. This is doubtless what Attlee was grumbling to you about.
All the same I don't quite understand it: it seems to me that Derrick will simply be traversing the same ground as Deloitte's people.
2.
He said that they were engaging counsel, &c., and wanted money, and suggested that as the Government would have to pay eventually, they might as well advance some now. I told him that I would offer no opinion on the matter, which had better be discussed between the lawyers.
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