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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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