that is to name - I have to refer to my Report of 14 Feb. 1855, when the repealed Ordinance from the particular objecting to which the present Ordinance appears.
in
at
the free. He stated that when the officers in charge of the Treasury of Hong Kong, from the lack of chief instructions, unclaimed balances of Intestate Estate, the Government may in 6 years, after their death, all unclaimed monies in
the Colonial Treasury to be remitted to their Lordships -
(after publication of due notices and a certificate
that no further claim can reasonably be expected
Made in the Colony) and it further appears, after some exposure time (with the above letter
the above letter of 11 Sept/537 that the Government has acted upon the present
the sum of £1208.19. the written to their Lordships, for which repayment & their Lordships
Ordinance I directs the same.
6. Considering the Commissariat Officer in Hong Kong has given his receipt of the Treasury-
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It may be observed that in the Report of the late Governor, General of Hong Kong, cited in the despatch of 18 Feb.
Bonham reporting the repealed Ordinance and in
the language of the repealed Ordinance itself, it is anticipating that these unclaimed balances will be applied to the public purpose, rather than-
In the language of the new Ordinance, they are to be dealt with by their Lordships "according to Law"-
Whatever mode of dealing with them is intended,
the amount of these balances which is at any time recoverable from their Lordships shall form the establishment with claim
of any legal representative outside the Colony, and if in
the mean time the money has been paid into the Consolidation
fund and applied elsewhere, the amount recovered
from their Lordships could not be made good & repayment.
The
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that isiname - Ihan humbe, trefn to my Report of 14 Feb. 1855, when the repealed ramane from the particular objecting to which the present tramiame appears
in
at
the free. He substance it dunk that to when the offers In charge of the reasoy bault of Hougtong, from the leckons chief of the enstore funelaimed balances of Intestach Estate. the Govern may in 6 years, after ther death of the Entertale dunst all unclaimed monies in
the Colonial measury to te sencelled to then lordships -
(after publication of due rotires ame a fentificate
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that to further clasm can t reasonably expected the
Made in the Colony) and it further appean, folter haps expone time (with the above letter
the abon letter of 11 Sepli/537 that the Governm hay absens outed upon the present
the sum of £ 1208.19. the levitten to their Loss life, for which dun repaywall & then Sandships
Ordiname I directs the seam
6. Conder the fommissariat Offen in Hong Kong has given his receipt of the fobrial Reasum-
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It my h obsewed that in the Referrt of the Patton, soft. Genal of stronghong cities in the despatch of is forge
ber
Bonham repotting the repeated Adiname and in
the language of the expealed Ordenance itself it is unticipating that these unclaring balances with applied to the public pumfure, father flow-
In the language of the new Idinance they are th dealt with by then Inships aundy to Law"-
Whater mode of dealing with them is intended
the amount of there bulany wch k at any time recoveratk
katany from then dusty lips reform the establishment with claim
of any legal expresentative outthe helistaty, and if in
the mean time the mouny has been prinde ind the Consolidation
fund n applied elsewhere. the amount recovered
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from then naghips could out & macke good & Pachament
The
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