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to Your Lordship

my duty to submit to

when I have had occasion to speak of the working of the Supreme Court:

The facts of the case which

have caused the Shareholders to address

to

me

the letter now enclosed

are

sufficiently

clear from that communication, and it certainly does seem to me that the action

raised by the Administrator of the late

against the Shareholders

Mr. Edwards's estate against

of the

Hongkong Club ought to have been instituted against the local Government. I however thought it my duty to submit the question for the opinion of the Attorney General of the Colony, and now enclose copies of my letter to him and of his reply.

No. 2

on the subject,

No. 3.

; as well.

answer to the Shareholders

on

that opinion.

represented by

The case as

the Shareholders, so far as I can judge

No. 4.

from the Records of this Government,

appears to me to be fairly stated, and I entertain strong hopes that unless they be thrown out of Court on some technicality, they will obtain a verdict in their favour.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

MacDonnell

Since writing the above, I have ascertained that the Plaintiff's Attorney has proposed to the Defendants to compromise the matter on their (Defendants) paying $1,000 and costs. These costs already amount to $1,126, besides the bill of the Plaintiff's Attorney, which will probably in the way that matters are

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2 to Your Lordship my duty to submit to when I have had occasion to speak of the working of the Supreme Court: The facts of the case which have caused the Shareholders to address to me the letter now enclosed are sufficiently clear from that communication, and it certainly does seem to me that the action raised by the Administrator of the late against the Shareholders Mr. Edwards's estate against of the Hongkong Club ought to have been instituted against the local Government. I however thought it my duty to submit the question for the opinion of the Attorney General of the Colony, and now enclose copies of my letter to him and of his reply. No. 2 on the subject, No. 3. ; as well. answer to the Shareholders on that opinion. represented by The case as the Shareholders, so far as I can judge No. 4. from the Records of this Government, appears to me to be fairly stated, and I entertain strong hopes that unless they be thrown out of Court on some technicality, they will obtain a verdict in their favour. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most Obedient, Humble Servant MacDonnell Since writing the above, I have ascertained that the Plaintiff's Attorney has proposed to the Defendants to compromise the matter on their (Defendants) paying $1,000 and costs. These costs already amount to $1,126, besides the bill of the Plaintiff's Attorney, which will probably in the way that matters are
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2 to Your Lordship my duty to submit to when I have had occasion to speak of the working of the Supreme Court: The facts of the case which have caused the Shareholders to address to me the letter now enclosed are sufficiently clear from that communication, and it certainly does seem to me that the action raised by the Administrator of the late against the Shareholders Mr. Edwards's estate against of the Hongkong Club sught to have been instituted against the local Government. I however thought it my duty to submit the question for the opinion of the Attorney Gonvaud of the Colony, and now enclose copies of mig and as of his reply of my grounded and I letter to himu. No. 2 Ꮧ on the subject, No. 3. ; as well. answer to the Shareholders on that opinion. represented by The c cale as the Shareholders, so far as I can judge No. 4. C 1 from the Records of this Government, 197 appears to me to be fairly stated, and I entertain strong hopes that unless they be thrown out of Court on some tec - form, they will obtain their favours technicality a verdict in on the querits. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most. Obedient, Humble Servant Malam Since writing the above, I have ascertained that the Plaintiff's Attorney has proposed to the Defendants to compromis the matter on their ( Befondants) paying $1,000 and coets . These coits abready amount, to $1126, besides the bill of the Plaintiff's Altoney, which will probably in the way that matters are
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to Your Lordship

my duty to submit to

when I have had occasion to speak of the working of the Supreme Court:

The facts of the case which

have caused the Shareholders to address

to

me

the letter now enclosed

are

sufficiently

clear from that communication, and it certainly does seem to me that the action

raised by the Administrator of the late

against the Shareholders

Mr. Edwards's estate against

of the

Hongkong Club sught to have been instituted against the local Government. I however thought it my duty to submit the question for the opinion of the Attorney Gonvaud of the Colony, and now enclose copies of mig

and

as

of his reply

of my grounded

and I

letter to himu.

No. 2

on the subject,

No. 3.

; as well.

answer to the Shareholders

on

that opinion.

represented by

The c

cale as

the Shareholders, so far as I can judge

No. 4.

C

1

from the Records of this Government,

197

appears to me to be fairly stated, and I entertain strong hopes that unless they be thrown out of Court on some tec

- form, they will obtain

their favours

technicality

a verdict in

on the querits.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant

Malam

Since writing the above, I have ascertained that the Plaintiff's Attorney

has proposed to the Defendants to compromis the matter on their ( Befondants) paying $1,000 and coets . These coits abready amount, to $1126, besides the bill of the Plaintiff's Altoney, which will probably in the

way

that matters are

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