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Despatch

Subject.

Page.

From or to whom.

Date.

No.

No., &o.

Subject.

Page.

March 30

Acknowledges receipt of No. 319 and concurs in draft agreement enclosed; transmits copy of No. 320.

Submits statement received from the Company showing modifications made in their statement of claim dur- ing the progress of the Arbitration.

Transmits schedule of payments incurred by the Dock Company in connection with the arbitration, and recommends a further payment of £5,000 on account; requests informa- tion as to the circumstances in which the rayments specified were made to the Company in Singapore.

States that Mr. Fraser, whose claim for compensation is before the Arbitration Court, has died; the Company are of opinion that assistance should be given to his widow and children; suggests action.

Reports a difference of opinion with the Company as to the method of dealing with the valuation of certain lands which the Company claim the right to sell states that Mr. Inglis has been asked to call a meeting of the Court to decide on the course to be adopted.

292

292

295

296

297

1906.

322

311

To Messrs. Sutton. Ommanney, and Rendall

January 27

States that the Crown Agents have been directed to pay the sum of £2,085 7a. 8d. on account of Messrs. Deloitte and Company's services.

288

To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

1906.

February 28

323

Messrs.

312

To Crown Agents...

February 1

288

Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

March 20

321

Ditto

March 23

313

To Messrs. Sutton,

February 1

Ommanney, and Rendall.

289

314

Messrs. Sutton,

February 8

Ommanney, and Rendall.

315

Ditto

February 14

To Governor Sir J. Telegram February 15

Anderson.

Requests payment to Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall, of £2,000 on account of shorthand writers' charges in the arbitration proceedings.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 308, and states that the Crown Agents have been instructed to pay the sum of £2,000 in connection with the report- ing expenses.

Reports that the transcript of the short- hand writers' notes has been agreed with the Company's solicitors, but that it will not be possible to send the members of the Court prints of the notes and appendices before the end of February.

Suggests that the Crown Agents should be authorized by the Governor to enter into the agreement for sub- mission to the Court of questiona arising on the Company's balance sheet.

States that the Crown Agents should be authorized by telegraph to enter into Agreement, on behalf of the Govern- ment of the Strait Settlements, for the submission to the Arbitration Court of questions referred to in No. 286.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 315 and

transmits copy of No. 316.

289

325

Ditto

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March 26

289

$26

Ditto

316

290

327

To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

March 30

17

To Mesars. Sutton,

February 17

290

Ommanney, and Rendall.

328

To Acting Governor

66

March 30

Sir W. T. Taylor.

318

Mesara. Sutton,

February 19

Ommanney, and Rendall.

States that the Crown Agents have been authorized by the Governor to enter into the Agreement of submission to the Court, and that a draft will be submitted in a few days.

290

329

Acting Governor Sir

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W. T. Taylor.

March 8 (Rec. Mar. 31.)

Approves proposal in No. 324 to pay Messrs. Druces and Attlee £5,000” on account of Arbitration expenses, and states that the Crown Agents have been instructed to pay the amount.

Transmits copy of Nos. 324 and 327; requests to be furnished with the information asked for in No. 324.

Forwards in reply to No. 320 statements prepared from the books of the Dock Company, giving the information required for the use of Counsel.

298

208

299

319

Ditto

February 23

Transmits copy of Draft Agreement of Submission and requests that the Governor be asked to send home a statement of working expenses, &c., of the Company for the half year ending June 30th, 1905.

291

330

Messrs. Sutton,

April 2

Ommanney, and Rendall.

Encloses account of Messrs. Waterlow & Sons for printing the shorthand writers' notes and appendices, and proposes to pay same.

299

331

Ditto

April 4

Transmits account of Mr. Hurtzig's fee

for his services.

300

320.

To Governor Sir J. Telegram| February 26

Anderson.

Asks that Government Auditors may be instructed to forward statement of working expenses, &c., of Company for half year ended June 30th, 1905.

291

332

To Acting Governor

Bir W. T. Taylor.

Confi. dential,

April 6

States, with reference to No. 219, that £2,625 has been paid to Mr. Hurtzig for his services.

300

vet

Mesars. Sutton,

Ommanney, and

Rendall.

February 27

Reports that the Company's solicitors have approved the final revise of the appendices to the transcript of the shorthand notes and that copies of the notes will be delivered to the members of the Court and Council on March 6.

292

333

To Messrs, Sutton,

April 6

Ommanney, and

Rendall.

approves account.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 330 and payment of printing

301

334

To Crown Agents...

1

April 7

Authorizes payment of £2,625 in settle-

ment of Mr. Hurtzig's account.

301

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