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Section 9 (a) and (c) in draft provided for by Section 21. covered by 20 of draft.
Referring to your confidential despatch of 31st January, ten years is too long. You may make it four per cent. for three years, which will probably correspond with postponement of sinking fund in loan Ordinance. stock you have overlooked my despatch No. 278, 23rd September, 1902.† and previous correspondence.
Ordinance; 9 (b) is inapplicable, and is sufficiently Section 23 can be omitted, and also 22, which is
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No. 55,
GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 10.17 a.m., March 2, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 60.]
As to trustee
In reply to your telegram of February 28th. Please see report of Matthews and Nicholson, paragraph 44, in which, after full discussion with Nicholson, I concur. I am informed that full surveys and preliminaries have already been made by the Company. I would, therefore, deprecate detention of Warren. The staff of the Company is fully competent to supply any information that the Consulting Engineers desire.
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No. 56.
GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 12.50 p.m., March 2, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 60.]
Referring to my telegram of to-day§ and to your telegram of February 28th. In accordance with the instructions given in your telegram of December 10th|| I communicated my intention to retain present staff to Nicholson, who is Managing Director as well as Engineer and Acting Chairman. Nicholson is fully competent to act as Resident Engineer for the proposed works, which were mainly designed by him, and I regard it as essential that his services should be retained to superintend the execution of them.
I would strongly deprecate any dictation from the Consulting Engineers with regard to matters in which the Board should have a voice. One of the main objec- tions to the present Company was London control and any appearance of that in another form would alienate the whole unofficial vote. As it is most important to prevent leakage and to retain the support of the unofficial community, I hope that any peremptory instructions will be sent in cypher.
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No. 57.
GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Received 10.50 a.m., March 4, 1905.)
(Paraphrase.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 58.]
My telegram of 2nd instant¶ The second reading of the bill has been passed. With the exception of two Directors of the Company the Unofficial Members voted with the Government.
No. 51.
§ No. 55.
† No. 39077: not printed.
1 No. 29.
✰ No. 53.
No. 56.
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The only serious opposition which is likely to be raised will be in connection with the clause which requires the new Board to pay to the Government 5 per cent, on the money advanced.
I confess to great difficulty in supporting the clause as it now stands. I would propose in Committee to require the Board to pay to the Government the full ascer- tained amount of the charges incurred by the Government for interest, sinking fund, management, &c., of loan, and 34 per cent. interest and 1 per cent, sinking fund on any money advanced by the Government from general revenue.
17th March is the date fixed for the Committee. Probably the Company will ask to be heard by Counsel. If this application is made I do not intend to oppose it.
If the modification which I have proposed is made, I think I can count upon the support of the Unofficial Members and I think that it is essential to secure that support in the case of a measure which affects private rights. Please inform me by telegraph whether you agree.
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No. 58.
MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON.
(Sent 6.20 p.m., March 9, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
Referring to your telegram of 4th March,* Tanjong; agree to amendment.
No. 59.
GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 8.35 a.m., March 10, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 71.]
Partners of person referred to in paragraph 4 of my confidential despatch of February 13th † refuse to release him until the end of the year. In these cir- cumstances, I strongly recommend the Attorney-General of Gibraltar. If he is not willing to accept permanent appointment [of Attorney-General] I should be glad to have him for arbitration. It is desirable to be ready for arbitration in September. I hope accountant and counsel will be sent out as soon as possible.
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No. 60.
MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON. (Sent 3.30 p.m., March 10, 1905.) TELEGRAM.
(Paraphrase.)
[Answered by No. 62.]
Referring to your telegrams of 2nd instant.‡ Secret. The telegram which I sent to you on the 28th ultimo § was prompted solely by the desire to meet the wish which you expressed in your private letter to Sir M. Ommanney that tenders should be called for as early as possible. I have conferred with the Consulting Engineers since the receipt of your telegrams of the 2nd of March and they inform me that they suggested that Warren should procure data because they considered that that course would be more convenient to Nicholson, who has many other duties to perform. However, if you prefer it they are prepared to entrust the supervision of further surveys to Nicholson.
* No. 57.
† 7908: not printed.
‡ Nos. 55 and 56.
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