CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 327

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Goven, ment works wished to meet of Lot of which he was Laicholber; telared and personally delivered the "application to the Flon all the Colonial

Secretary, and it was afterwards sent to the Jurveyor General

for reporting Within a few days Achoey came to

Office and told me

and told me that to Treasury Comprador

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before

one;

an the mention's) had been to him, and said that the Konble

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Major Caine had sent him to dem and a of money to purchase his interest obtaining the license for long periods, and for light or heavy rentals, according to the scale of bonesses which he mention'd varying from Five to Sifter Lundred Dollars; on questioning Av an

Major Caine had told him to demand this

Monry,

Le said that it was love

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in that

I then told Achory I would 2.1"" Lav this matter before the Government Love for investigation, and that Avan would "be punished for daring to make this

demand which I was assured he had to authority for making; It will appear inexplicable to your Lordship when I state that, this Man's reply was to the effect of enjoining

to say

One

Nothing

repert Sorr Plateeni

nothing whatever

lever of the matter, stating mut

would not have told me at all about it,

if he Prought he should be assisting one

in injuring his Country

could not even

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Foan, who

have known that he had

applied for

O

license

had told him, and adding But he

Am

Less Major faime

Rould offer Dollars for

а

bonus

Three Hundred

License

not less kom

I far's duration at £ 50% months

immediately ment to

for

The Hon

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Laine, and askin Major (feine to the petition from & chong

from et chory when d Lad presentre, and I'm as then informia by the Hon the Major (aime, has le cad directed toan to ask Achory when Sun Ements Le would give the government for the Market and Be ferm of license which he required.

and

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"am aware that Achary Kew thut in a petition in Chinese asking for a license for a term of a be hard.

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reported

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area intended

the Market to be

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For Eighth only

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the size of the other carge Markets. the tent proportionably bring about A 40 of month; of which

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