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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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C.O. 882

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Payments

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7. Besides paying for the purchases referred to in the last paragraph, the on account London Agency makes disbursements to, or on account of, servants of the Company, either by way of salary to those at home on leave, or on account of salary to relatives or others in Europe.

of eni- ployees.

Service of deben- tures.

Remit- tances from

Singapore.

Banking accounts.

Returns went to "Singapore,

Returna m ceived from Singapore.

Offices.

Conelu-

sion.

The issue of debentures, the payment of interest thereon during their currency and the repayment of them at maturity are matters which are also dealt with in the London Office.

8. In order to provide funds in London, remittances are made from Singapore week by week, either by means of bills of exchange or by telegraphic transfers, and in addition any accounts payable to the docks at Singapore by the Admiralty in London are collected by the London Agency. The telegraphic transfers are passed direct to the credit of one or other of the Company's banking accounts in London. When necessary, the bills of exchange are discounted before maturity, either with the Union Discount Company or the National Discount Company.

9. The London Agency has two banking accounts:--

(1) With the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hatton Court,

E.C., and

(2) With the National Provincial Bank of England, Limited, 123, Fenchurch

Street, E.C.

Cheques are signed by the Chairman and one other member of the Committee, and countersigned by the Secretary, and bills of exchange for collection or discount are endorsed in the same manner.

10. Each month the following returns are sent out to Singapore-

Copy of the London Journal,

Trial Balance of London Ledger,

Copy of the Tanjong Pagar Dock and Keppel Harbour General Account in

the London Books,

Copy of Pyre River Dock General Account,

List of Bills received and discounted,

Summary of Petty Cash Account,

and the following are made up and despatched from time to time as explained in paragraph 4-

Executed Indents,

London Agency Invoices.

11. Each month returns are received from Singapore, giving the gross earnings of the Company and the gross tonnage dealt with at the Company's wharves.

12. The offices of the Agency are situated upon the third floor of No. 120, Fenchurch Street, E.C., and consist of a spacious general office, board room, secre- tary's room and a waiting room. The lease, dated 1st July, 1901, is for a term of 21 years from the 29th September, 1901, determinable at 7 or 14 years at the option of the Company. The rent is £400 per annum, payable on the four usual quarter days. In addition to the rent, 10s. per week is charged to the Company for cleaning and dusting, £2 per annum for cleaning passages, and £2 10s. Od. per annum for the use of a name-plate in the entrance han, making a total for rent and extras of £430 10s. Od. per annum. The Company is also bound to re-paint and re-varnish every seventh year, and the lease contains certain prohibitive clauses, which, as you have informed us, are usually found in leases of City properties. Fires are charged for at the rate of 7d. per grate per day, so long as the price of coal is 30s. per ton, and thereafter an increase of 1d. per day for every 5s. over 30s. per ton.

13. We trust that this report will afford the information that is required, but should any further facts be helpful, we shall be glad to supplement this report on hearing from you.

Messrs. Sutton, Ommanney & Rendall,

3 & 4, Great Winchester Street, E.C.

We are, &c.,

DELOITTE, DEVER, GRIFFITHS & Co.

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No, 137A,

MESSRS. SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL to COLONIAL OFFICE.

3 and 4, Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., June 15, 1905.

SIR,

Straits Settlements.

Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date* with reference to the arbitration proceedings in connection with the acquisition by the Government of the Straits Settlements of the undertaking of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited, and have communicated to Messrs. Coode, Son, and Matthews the purport of the first and third paragraphs of letter.

your

We have, &c., SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL.

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No. 138.

COLONIAL OFFICE to MESSRS. SUTTON, OMMANNEY, AND RENDALL. [Copy to Governor, June 16, 1905. Confidential. LF]

GENTLEMEN,

Downing Street, June 15, 1905. In reply to your letter of the 9th instant I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to state that he approves your proposal that a member of your firm should proceed to Singapore to undertake the general supervision of the evidence to be given in the matter of the Tanjong Pagar Arbitration,

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No. 139.

I am, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

GOVERNOR SI J. ANDERSON to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received 9.58 a.m., June 16, 1905.) TELEGRAM.

Referring to your telegram of 9th June, Warren, Tomlinson, are to be witnesses on the condition of wharves; Maclaren witness on behalf of Company. Tomlinson engaged in preparation of report on lands, docks, godowns, and other structures. Trowell, assisted by Coghlan, Jinnie, Cowan, engaged in (?) preparation of report on plant, machinery, vessels.

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GENTLEMEN,

No. 140.

COLONIAL OFFICE to CROWN AGENTS. [Answered by No. 143.]

Downing Street, June 16, 1905.

WITH reference to the letter from this Department of the 14th instant,§ I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a report || Messrs. Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths and Company on the London business of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company.

I am, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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NLC.O. 882

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

No. 136.

↑ No. 129.

* No. 128.

§ No. 134.

Enclosure in No. 137.

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