CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 209

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his, properly speaking; and to that alone the brown became entitled.

But, the share of

an individual

is

partner in partnership property

but his proportion of value or benefit,

all claims on the Firm have after been satisfied, out of the joint assets; in this case amounting to nothing,

if

we are to accept the statement that the Firm was insolvent.

As re

regards other goods found on beard the " Tropic = assuming the fact to be, (and there does not appear to be any ground for doubting it), that such goods had been placed

the ship, by the owners, for the purpose

:ds the Opium and

on board

not, at

of safe custody, only, then they were any time, the property of the Kirm, much less of the convict. Partner. There might, probably, be

a claim, in the nature of

rent, operating

on the

goods.

warehouse.

as a

Charge

or lien

themselves: but the

amount would not be very consider- -able, and,

being partnership, and

not separate, property, it would be exhausted in satisfying partnership claims, in the way we have pointed out with reference to the "Tropic"," leaving nothing,

under this head to be forfeited to the Crown.

With reference to the advise

which was

• given by the Attorney

of

General