CO129-024 - Bonham - 1848 [3-6] — Page 346

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Individuals owed

343

2.

a

number of

rather Mr Parker, lost the suits

~

which

by compromise

to the state for Land Rents, who

they had not

on their

afraid up.. To insist

ohne Davis

payment sir.

Sir John

appointed Mr. Parker,

practising

Ex

Solicitor

here, to prosecute the

defaulters, stipulating with Mr

Parker that

"will of

"

you

Your fees

or

Costa

course be a matter between

you

and the parties who

may

require your interference.

This form of expression

as given meant to

to

aw

I

understand was

convey

to Mr Parker

intimation that he must

not look to the Government for

reimbursement

of his Expenses,

but to the losing party - However

on these two occasions

being entered

of suits

against Livingston

and

Ching Cheong.

the brown,

or

Ms.

12.

ex

otherwise, and

hence Mr. Parker not only lost

his

what, if successful, he might have claimed for professional services, but also the fees of Court which he necessitated to pay before he

was

could institute the suit, and

which conjointly

amounted to

$52.50 Corts.

From the

wording of Sir

John Davis's Despatch it is not

clear to me

why

Mr. Parker

should expect to be paid by the Government his fees, when he loses his suit, having obviously

understanding with

his Predecessor that he

was to look

to the parties who required his

interference; unless indeed he

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Individuals owed 343 2. a number of rather Mr Parker, lost the suits ~ which by compromise to the state for Land Rents, who they had not on their afraid up.. To insist ohne Davis payment sir. Sir John appointed Mr. Parker, practising Ex Solicitor here, to prosecute the defaulters, stipulating with Mr Parker that "will of " you Your fees or Costa course be a matter between you and the parties who may require your interference. This form of expression as given meant to to aw I understand was convey to Mr Parker intimation that he must not look to the Government for reimbursement of his Expenses, but to the losing party - However on these two occasions being entered of suits against Livingston and Ching Cheong. the brown, or Ms. 12. ex otherwise, and hence Mr. Parker not only lost his what, if successful, he might have claimed for professional services, but also the fees of Court which he necessitated to pay before he was could institute the suit, and which conjointly amounted to $52.50 Corts. From the wording of Sir John Davis's Despatch it is not clear to me why Mr. Parker should expect to be paid by the Government his fees, when he loses his suit, having obviously understanding with his Predecessor that he was to look to the parties who required his interference; unless indeed he
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Individuals oived 343 2. a number of rather Mr Parker, lost the suits ~ which by compromise to the state for Land Rents, who they had not on their fraid up.. To insist ohne Davis payment sir. ir John appointed Mr. Parker, practising Ex Solicitor here, to prosecute the defaulters, stipulating with Mr Parker theat " will of " you Your fees or Costa course be a matter between and the parties whoe : may require your interference. This form of expression am given meant to to aw I understand was- convey to Mr Parker- intimation that he must not look to the Government for reimbursement of his Expenses, but to the losing party - However these two occasions being entered of suits against Livingston Ching Cheong. the brown, or Ms. 12. ex otherwise, and hence Mr. Parker not only lost his what, if successful, he might have claimed for professional services, but also the fees of Court which he necesitated to pay before be was could institute the suit, and which corjointly $52.50 Corts. From the unted to wording of Sir John Davis's Despatch it is not clear to me why. Mr. Parker should expect to be paid by the Government his fees, when he loses his suit, having obviously : derstanding with Predecessor that he head was to look to the partics who required his- interference ; _ unless indeed he
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Individuals oived

343

2.

a

number of

rather Mr Parker, lost the suits

~

which

by compromise

to the state for Land Rents, who

they had not

on their

fraid up.. To insist

ohne Davis

payment sir.

ir John

appointed Mr. Parker,

practising

Ex

Solicitor

here, to prosecute the

defaulters, stipulating with Mr

Parker theat

" will of

"

you

Your fees

or

Costa

course be a matter between

and the parties whoe

:

may

require your interference.

This form of expression

am given meant to

to

aw

I

understand was-

convey

to Mr Parker-

intimation that he must

not look to the Government for

reimbursement

of his Expenses,

but to the losing party - However

these two occasions

being entered

of suits

against Livingston

Ching Cheong.

the brown,

or

Ms.

12.

ex

otherwise, and

hence Mr. Parker not only lost

his

what, if successful, he might have claimed for professional services, but also the fees of Court which he necesitated to pay before be

was

could institute the suit, and

which corjointly

$52.50 Corts.

From the

unted to

wording of Sir

John Davis's Despatch it is not

clear to me

why.

Mr. Parker

should expect to be paid by the Government his fees, when he loses his suit, having obviously

: derstanding with

Predecessor that he

head

was to look

to the partics who required his-

interference ; _ unless indeed he

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