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Subject.
Page.
Serial Xo.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date,
1906.
1906.
335
To Messrs. Sutton,
April 7
Ommanney, and Rendall.
States, in reply to No. 331, that Crown Agents have been instructed to pay £2,625, in settlement of Mr. Hurtzig's account.
301
345
To Messrs. Sution, Ommanney, and Kendall.
June 1
346
Messrs. Sutton, Om-
June 1
336
Ditto
April 12
301
rnanney, and Ren- dall,
337
Messra.
Button, Ominanney, and Rendall.
April 20
338
Ditto
May 2
317
Ditto
June 20
302
348
Ditto
302
States, in reply to No. 325, that the Secretary of State does not consider that the Government of the Straits Settlements are under any moral obligation to compensate Mr. Fraser, and he is not prepared to take any steps in the matter.
Reports that the Dock Company's Solicitors have rejected practically all the alterations in the draft agree- ment suggested by Messrs. Sutton and Ommanney, and that steps are being taken with a view to meeting their objections.
States that arrangements have been made for the meeting of Arbitrators on May 9, to consider the question of the disposal of certain lands belong- ing to the Company, and that the views of the Government on question ore being prepared for sub- mission to the Court.
the
Submits statement of Government ob- jections to the plan attached to the joint report of the surveyors on the land question, and to the Company's adjusted particulars of claim,
Transmits copies of notice sent to members of the Court asking for consideration of questions which have arisen in connection with the payment of the dividend for the half- year ended 30th June, 1905.
Forwards copy of correspondence with Messrs. Laing and Cruikshank as to the manner in which holders of securities of the Dock Company will receive moneys due under the Arbitration award, and enquires whether the Secretary of State has any instructions in the matter.
339
Ditto
May 3
340
Ditto
:
May 9
311
Crown Agents
May 14
:
June 27
Bubject.
Page.
Transmits copy of No. 344
Forwards copy of letter to Lord St. Aldwyn asking him to act as umpire in the supplementary ques- tions, and of his reply agreeing to act, and states that the draft has been returned to Messrs. Druces and Attlee for reconsideration,
Reports result of negotiations with Mr. Bannerman with reference to the final adjustment of the claim for reporting the proceedings of the Arbi- tration, and awaits instructions.
311
311
312
Reports that they and the Company's 315
Solicitors have replied separately to Lord St. Aldwyn's request for certain information; obstacles have been placed by the Company in the way of a settlement of questions arising on their balance sheet, and they apparently do not intend to agree to the reference until the award is delivered.
349
To Messre. Sutton,
July 3
303
Ommanney, and Rendall.
Concurs in the views expressed in No. 347 with respect to Mr. Banuer- man's claim.
315
30
350
Messrs. Sutton, Om-
July 6
manney, and Ren- dall.
Reports that Lord St. Aldwyn has delivered his Award to the Company's Solicitors, to whom they have applied for a copy.
316
303
351
Ditto
July 6
Transmits
proof prints of Lord 316
St. Aldwyn's Award.
352
To Governor Sir J. Telegram
Anderson.
July 6
Conveys substance of Umpire's Award 318
307
353
Governor Sir
Anderson.
J. Telegram (Rec, July 12) | Enquires whether
the Award gives the value of surplus lands, Prai, and Tanjong Rhu pro- perties.
Arbitrator's † 319
354
To Governor Sir J. Telegram
Anderson.
July 12
158
July 13
312
To Crown Agents...
May 23
343
Messrs.
Sutton,
May 25
Ommanney, and
Rondall.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 341 and
states that the Secretary of State bus no instructions to give in the matter.
• Refers to No. 340, and states that Mr. Inglis is in communication with Sir E. Boyle on the subject of th
is subsidiary questions which it desired to bring under the notice of the Court.
308
355
Ditto
306
344
Acting Governor Sir
155
W. T. Taylor.
May 2 (Rec. May 26.)
Furnishes information, in reply to No. 328, as to the circumstances in which certain advances were paid to the Dock Company.
309
20305
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States that the substance of the Award was communicated in No.352, and that there is no further information.
Transmits copies of the Award and copy of a Table showing the sums awarded as compared with the claims preferred by the Company, and the offers of the Colonial Government in respect of such claims.
319
319
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