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refers to our individually in that passage

where it is said they

at. a loss

are utterly at a

utterly

to know why I advised them to accede to the plaintiff's proposition for having the case decided by the joint ofericion of the Attorney and Solicitor Generub of England, I would beg to state here that. expressed

it was an

reason

for doing

obvious moder

to was,

smay

that

whereby the

Defendant's might avoid three circumstances

of which they complained, namely delay, and costs of su

- solicitor, the delay, and costs

I have the honer, fo

(Signed)

1 Tue

Tow fipy!

suit

their

Paul Sterling.

clonial Secretory.

ì

(Copy). No. 288.

Gentlemen,

your

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

6th October, 1849.

I am directed to acknowledge letter of the 5th ultimo addressed

to His Excellency the Governer,

and

received about a week or 10

10 days since,

10 days

and to inform you that: that : portion of

communications which related to your the action instituted by the administrator to the Estate of the late Mr. R. Edwards against the shareholders of the Hongkong blub having been referred to the Honorable the Attorney General, as reply has been received, of which the accompanying copy is forwarded for your information. Refers : Davidson, Dudgeon, Neave,

Young, Holliday Thareholders of the Hongkong Club.

and others,