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Subject.

Pagc.

Berial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch

Date.

No, &o.

XV

1905.

118

Mr. G. V. Fiddes to

1905.

May 31

Mr. C. H. Om- manney.

States result of interview with Mr. Gulland on the subject of the en- gagement of the Company's Auditor by the Colonial Government, pay- ment of expenses, and taking over of staff.

160

129

Messrs. Sutton,

June 9

Ommanney, and Rendall,

119

Messrs. Sutton, Om-

June 1

manney, and Ren-

dall.

Reports that the Company's Solicitors protest against the engagement by the Lolonial Government of their Auditor, and awaits instructions.

170

130

Mr. Matthews

June 9

120

Ditto

June 2

Proposes to pay Messrs. Deloitte & Co. £1,000 for current expenses and pro- fessional charges.

170

131

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

Anderson.

June 13

121

To Messrs. Sutton,

June 2

Ommanney, and

Transmits copy of correspondence to

date.

171

Rendall.

132

Messrs. Sutton, Om-

June 14

122

Ditto

June 2

States that the Governor has been asked for a report as to the alleged engage- ment of Mr. Derrick, the Company's Auditor.

171

manney, and Ren- dall.

123

To Governor Sir J.

Anderson.

Confi- dential.

June 2

124

Governor

Sir J.

194

Anderson.

May 9 (Rec, June 5.)

1:25

To Crown Agents...

June 6

Transmits copies of Nos. 119 and 122, and requests a report as to the alleged engagement of Mr. Derrick.

Forwards copies of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance No. VII. of 1905, together with the Attorney General's report thereon, and reports of the pro- ceedings in the Legislative Council.

Authorizes the payment through Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall of £1,000 to Messrs. Deloitte & Co. on account of current expenses and pro- fessional charges.

171

133

Ditto

June 14

172

134

To Crown Agents...

June 14

179

1:35

Ditto

...

June 14

126

To Governor Sir J.

Anderson.

147

June 6

126A Messrs.

Sutton,

June 7

Ommanney, and Rendall.

Transmits copy of No. 120, and states that the Crown Agents have been authorized to make the payment.

Asks for authority to employ Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews; suggests that Mr. Warren should be asked to hold himself in readiness to give evidence if required as to the state of the Col.pany's undertaking on July 1st, 1905.

179

136

180

To Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

June 14

137

127

To Governor Sir J. Telegram

Anderson.

June 8

180

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

June 15

128

Ditto

Telegram

June 9

Suggests that Mr. Warren should pre. pare the data for the valuation of the Tanjong Pagar undertaking; the defi- nite amounts must be decided by engineer witnesses on quantities and particulars supplied by him.

States that evidence as to condition of Company's property on July 1st, 1905, should be obtained, and suggests Messrs. Maclaren and Warren as witnesses for the condition of docks, wharves, godowns and other strac- tural property, and two competent mechanical engineers for the plant and machinery.

180

137A

Ditto

Subject.

Page.

Proposes that some member of their firm should accompany Mr. Maltby and other expert witnesses to the Colony for the purpose of undertak- ing the general supervision of the evidence to be given before the arbitrator.

Conveys telegram from Mr. Warren asking whether he may, as requested by the Governor, make a valuation survey of wharf and docks.

States that the solicitors will send out a member of their firm to undertake supervision of evidence.

Reports that the Company's solicitors are pressing for the name of the Government arbitrator, and reports action taken in connection with securing passages.

Reports application by the Company for advance on account of general expenses, and requests concurrence,

an

Transmits copy of No. 78; enquires if they can take over the London busi- ness of the Company from July 1 provisionally; states that Messrs. Deloitte, Dever, triffiths & Co. have been asked to furnish a report on the nature of the business.

Requests that Mr. Matthews's services may be secured for advising on the scheme for a Government harbour and for the improvement of the Tanjong Pagar Dock.

Authorises the employment of Messrs. Coode, Bon, and Matthewe in connec- tion with the arbitration, and suggests arrangement for dividing expenses and other fees in connection with Mr. Matthews's visit to Singapore.

Transmits report of Messrs. Deloitte, Dever & Co. on the staff, offices, and business of the London Com- mittee, and states that they have written respecting the refusal of the Company's secretary to supply the information asked for as to the ap- pointments of the staff,

States that they have communicated to Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews the purport of paragraphs 1 and 3 of No. 136.

181

181

182

182

182

183

183

184

184

187

June 15

138

To Mesars. Sutton, Ommanney, and Rendall.

June 15

Concurs in proposal in No. 129 .....

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