CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 306

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live than $14,000 on Tenders received

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I caused a thorough investigation to be undertaken as to the finances

of the Colony and learnt from the Colonial Treasurer that there would be

a balance of from £20,000 to £25,000 at least applicable to Public works

when all those Legislatred for had been completed and that this sum was

lying at interest in the Oriental Bank, waiting for appropriation

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f

In this satisfactory state of things

I called upon the Acting Attorney General

to advise me as to the most prudent and conciliatory mode of proceeding

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Consistent with the instructions from Home and with the due maintenance

of the rights of the Crown. After much consideration and, as I have reason to

know, consultation with other and non-Official Members of the Legislative Council, he advised

me to introduce an Ordinance: which he assured me would pass the Legislature, as by it he would secure compensation to all parties who might possibly be injured by the measure and

moreover provide for the surrender of that right belonging to the Crown, of arbitrarily fixing the rental of any Lessees or the amount of damages suffered, by allowing a reference to

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28live than $14,000 on Tenders received20I caused a thorough investigation to be undertaken as to the financesof the Colony and learnt from the Colonial Treasurer that there would bea balance of from £20,000 to £25,000 at least applicable to Public workswhen all those Legislatred for had been completed and that this sum waslying at interest in the Oriental Bank, waiting for appropriation2/fIn this satisfactory state of thingsI called upon the Acting Attorney Generalto advise me as to the most prudent and conciliatory mode of proceeding303Consistent with the instructions from Home and with the due maintenanceof the rights of the Crown. After much consideration and, as I have reason toknow, consultation with other and non-Official Members of the Legislative Council, he advisedme to introduce an Ordinance: which he assured me would pass the Legislature, as by it he would secure compensation to all parties who might possibly be injured by the measure andmoreover provide for the surrender of that right belonging to the Crown, of arbitrarily fixing the rental of any Lessees or the amount of damages suffered, by allowing a reference to
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28live than $14,000 on Tenders received20I caused a thorough invectigation to be undertaken as to the financesof the Colony and learnt from the Colonial Treasurer that there would be of from £20,000 to £25,000a balance of from at least applicable to Public workswhen all those Legrelated for had been completed and that this sum was at interest in the Riental BanklyingCoronation, waiting for appropriation2/fIn this satisfactory state of thingsI called upon the Acting Attorney Generalto advise me as to the most prudent and conciliatory mode of proeseding303Consistent with the instructions from Home and with the mover maintenanceof the rights of the Crown. After much consideration and as II have reason toKnow consultation with other and non- Official Mecmbers of the Legislative be advisedme to introduce an Ordinance : which he assured Me would pass the Legislature, as by it he would secure compensation to all parties whomeasure and might possibly be injured by the morcover provide for the surrender of that right belonging to the Crown, of arbitrarily fixing the rental of any Lessees or the amount of dasmagesland conceded to the suffered, by allowing a reference to
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live than $14,000 on Tenders received

20

I caused a thorough invectigation to be undertaken as to the finances

of the Colony and learnt from the Colonial Treasurer that there would be

of from £20,000 to £25,000

a balance of from

at least applicable to Public works

when all those Legrelated for had been

completed and that this sum was

at interest in the Riental Bank

lying

Coronation, waiting for appropriation

2/

f

In this

satisfactory state of things

I called upon the

Acting Attorney General

to advise me as to the most prudent

and conciliatory mode of proeseding

303

Consistent with the instructions from Home and with the mover maintenance

of the rights of the Crown. After much consideration and as I I have

reason to

Know consultation with other and

non- Official Mecmbers of the Legislative be advised

me to introduce an Ordinance :

which he assured

Me

would

pass

the

Legislature, as by it he would secure compensation to all parties who

measure and

might possibly be injured by the

morcover provide for the surrender of that right belonging

to the Crown, of arbitrarily fixing the

rental

of any Lessees or the amount of dasmages

land conceded to the

suffered, by allowing a reference to

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