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Swaneyer General, which, if you believe there are grounds for it, may be referred to the decision of a Board of Law-
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your Most Obedient Servant
(Signed) W. T. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
A. R. Hudson, Esq.
Copy No.3.
Hongkong, 24th September 1856.
The Honorable W. J. Mercer, Esq.
Colonial Secretary
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 681 of this day's date, in which His Excellency refers me to the decision of a Court of Law; that is to say, Mr. Caunter first passes a law confiscating my lawful property, legalizing that confiscation, and then calls upon me to appeal to a local court, in which he well knows that all redress is for the present impossible.
I decline to prosecute His Excellency's Surveyor General, but I pledge myself, failing full compensation and redress out of the hands of the Imperial Government, to prosecute His Excellency himself at the bar of the British Parliament.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your Obedient Servant
(Signed) A. Hudson
Copy
The Honorable
Hongkong, 25th September 1858.
The Colonial Secretary
Sir,
In concluding my correspondence with the Local Commandant, and before addressing myself to the Imperial Government, I am advised that it is necessary for me to make the following proposition, and which I request accordingly may be submitted to His Excellency Governor Bowring.
I claim at His Excellency's hands the sum of Six thousand dollars ($2000) as compensation for damages occurring from the operation of a new Law which he brought suddenly upon me on the 18th of April last, the specifications or requirements of which I could not procure by home authorities before I commenced my works prior to its promulgation.
If the Secretary thinks proper to entertain this claim and holds me fairly entitled to reimbursement out of the Colonial Chest, I am prepared to authenticate the actual amount of the loss and damage sustained by me, and to accept that amount in adjustment of my claim.
However, holding, as I do, that the outrage committed in affecting not merely myself as an individual, but every faithful subject of the British Crown in this Colony, no settlement of my claim by His Excellency may hereafter operate as a compromise of the duty that I owe to myself, to my infinite reluctance, namely, to lay bare this outrage before Her Majesty's Government, and if necessary before a higher tribunal.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant-
(Signed) A Hudson
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Swaneyer Peneral, which, if you belies there are
e grounds for it, may be refered to the decision of a bout of Law-
I have the hover to be, Lis,
Gener Most Obedient Arvant
(Signed) 11.2. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
AR. Hudson, Ey AW
Copy Nv.3.
Houghing; 24.4 Septemba 1856.
The Hemble. W. J. Mercer, Ey
Colonial Deonetary
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refers one for redress for the a
I have the honor to raknowledge the receipt of your letter Nr 681 of this day's date, in which His Excellency I
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City Northmeable
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Houghtony 25th September 1858.
Aughing
The Colonica proretary
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opard's Completing my Correspondence with the local. Commanal, and before addressing mugself to the Imperialed non adviced that it is merevany for me to make the following proposition and which Irequest accordingly may be dederitted. to His Excellency Grammer Bumping I D'airn at His Excellency's hands the sum
of Ber thousand dollars (of 2000) as Compensatine the one for damages cccrning von
from the operation of a new Law which he brought suddenly upen me on the 18th of April last, the specifications
(requirements of which I could not procid by home autres ported : when I love menced my works pries to its promulgation.
If this Decetterey thinks proper to outertain this Sain and holds me fairly entitled to reimbursement out of to Colonial Chest, Jam prepared to authenticate the actual amount of the lose and do
ayos sustained by me, and to accept that amount in adjustment of my Claion.
However, holding, ac Ide, that the a
Ide, that the extrans Committed in affecting not merely pryself as an individual, in any person every faithful subject of the British brown in this lobiny, no sitthement of my claim by Ais Excellaway
may here shall; operate as a compromies of the duty thi thaust apson one, to my infinite reluctance, namely, to lay bare this outrags before Her Mausty's Government, and if micercary before a higher tribunal.
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I have the hours Coles, fin,
Your most bedient Arvant- (Signed) A Hudson
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