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PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

LHC.O. 882

8 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

215

To Crown Agents

and Messrs. But-

ton, Ommanney,

1905.

1905.

214

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

Anderson.

August 8

Requests that Mr. Muir may be in- 225

structed to meet the assistants to the firm referred to in No. 170, due at Penang, September 1.

228

To Crown Agents...

August 11

220

1

August 9

Transmits copy of No. 210

223

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To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

August 11

and Rendall.

2:30

Mr. W. J. Trowell...

August 12

216

Messrs. Sutton, Om.

August 10

manney, and Ren-

Requests a further payment of £1,500 226

for arbitration expenses.

dail.

217

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

August 10

Anderson.

States, in reply to No. 213, that the Arbitrator has no power under the Ordinance to call for a statement, but it is hoped the claim will be received about the end of August.

226

231

The Governor

329

July 20 (Rec. Aug. 14.)

218

Ditto

227

August 10

Recapitulates the arrangements made in 226

connection with the pending arbitra- tion.

219

Ditto

Confi- dential.

August 10

States arrangements as to the fees and other remuneration of the persons mentioned in No. 218.

227

To Mr. W. J. Trowell Telegram

August 14

220

To-Crown Agents...

-

August 10

Authorizes the payment of £2,875 to Sir M. E. Hicks-Beach, being the moiety of the fee payable to him as umpire.

238

2:3

Messrs. Sutton, Om- manney, and Ren- dall.

August 15

221

To Merara. Sutton,

August 10

Ommanney, and Rendall.

Informs them that Sir M. Hicks-Beach

will receive a fee of £5,750,

228

234

Ditto

August 16

99)

To Sir M. E. Hicks-

August 10

Beach, Bart., M.P.

States that the Crown Agents have been instructed to pay the sum of £2,875 to his credit at the London Joint Stock Bank.

228

223

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

Anderson.

August 11

States offer of compensation made to the

London staff.

225

235

Ditto

August 16

221

Ditto

***

Telegram

August 11

States that the engineers coming out will give evidence on all matters except land, residences, machine shops, stores for unused materials and all other buildings except go- downs and coal stores, as to which Mr Tomlinson and another must prepare evidence.

224

Authorizes the payment of £1,500 to | 230

Mesars. Sutton, Ommanney, and Ren- dall, on account of expenses incurred.

230

States, in reply to No. 216, that the 230

Crown Agents have been instructed to pay the sum of £1,500 requested.

Reports that Messrs. H. C. Grayson and Company offer to supply detailed in- formation as to the proportion existing between costa and charges for labour and material in executing repairs to ships and machinery, for a fee of one hundred quineas, and requests autho- rity to accept offer.

Transmits copy of a report by Mr. Trowell on the stocks of coal held by the Company at midnight on June 30th, together with minutes by Messrs. Tomlinson and Woodward.

231

Authorizes fee of one hundred guineas 238

to Messrs. Grayson and Company for information required if given in a shape in which it can be used in evidence.

240

Submits observations as to the principles | 239

on which the evidence on behalf of the Governnent should be prepared.

Forwards copy of an opinion by Mr. F. Whinney as to the liability of the Colonial Government towards the Directors and London Consulting Committee: presumes that the notice given to the Governor included the Directors, Officers, and Agents of the Company.

Reports that Messrs. Druces and Attlee state that they may be in a position to put in a claim by the end of the following week.

243

236

To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

August 16

Transmits copy of No. 231

243

237

Mesara, Sutton, Om- manney, and Ren- dall.

August 17

225

Ditto

230

August 11

Transmits copy of No. 216 and states that the Crown Agents have beer. in- structed to pay the £1,500 requested.

229

238

226

Ditto

...

Confi- dential.

August 11

Transmits copies of Nos. 200 and 227 229

respecting the grant of compensation to the London staff.

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

Anderson.

August 18

227

To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

August 11

States terms of compensation to be offered without prejudice to the London staff of the Company.

229

239

Governor

Anderson.

Sends copy of an opinion by Mr F. Whinney as to the rights of the Colonial Government to pay off the Debentures.

243

Enquires, in reference to No. 171, if, in 244

giving notice, he mentioned by name all the members of the London Com- mittee and such directors as are re- tained.

Sir J. Telegram (Rec. Aug. 19)| Replies in the affirmative to No. 238, 245

but states that all the existing directors were retained.

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