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Whose legal opinion on all questions arising out of Shipping Insurance transactions the Crown Agents place much confidence.
From the inverted copy of Messrs Green & Allin's letter it appears that they think that the Hong Kong Government has no right to recover from W. Kitto, the registered owner, for the conveyance of the shipwrecked passengers to that Colony; that it was not competent to Williamson, the master of the Arduille, to make any contract on behalf of his owner to pay for such services which would be binding and that the action to recover £104:3.4 against him, the owner W. Kitto, could not be successfully maintained.
7 April 1864.
But Messrs Green & Allin point out that mention is made in the correspondence (see concluding portion of second paragraph of the Acting Harbor Master's letter of 19 Feb 1863, enclosed in the Governor's despatch No.63 of 15th March 1863) that some Bill upon the Government was drawn by Williamson and are of opinion that if such Bill was drawn by Williamson or the Government of Hong Kong made the advance to Williamson upon his credit, and they are able to prove it, then he is the person who is responsible and may be made to pay that sum.
As there is reason to suppose that Captain Williamson is still in Hong Kong, and as the local Government...
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whone legal ofinion on all questions arising out of Shipping
Insmance
transactions the Crown Rfeats place
mach confidence
From the invexed copy of Messr Green & Allin's letter it appears that they
think that the Hong Kong Goverment
to
recover
has
n-o
right
from W. Kitto
the registered
onner
for
the
convezance
of the shipwrecked passengers to that Colony; that it was not competent
Williamson, the master of the Arduille
to make
his oroner
any
Contract
my
behalf of
to pay for such services
which would be binding and that
an
₤104:34.
to
ση
him
the
betion to recover
could not be successfully
maintained
#
$
maintained
7 April 1864.
the
owner W. Kitto.
against But Mef Jeeen + Allin pomit out that
mention is made in the correspondeu ce
( see concluding portion of second paragrafle of the Acting Harbor Master's letter of 19 Fely 1863, enclosed in the Governa's despatch N.63 of 15th March 1863)
Droner,
and
are
of
some Bill upon the
of opinion that is such
Bill was drawn by Williamson
or the
Sovemment of Hong Kong made the advance
to Williamson upon his credit, and
they
are able to prove it, then be is the person who is responsible for, be made to pay,
and
may
As there is
that sum.
to suppose
that Captain Williness is got
in Hong Kong, and as
the local
Soremment
le
nd
ard
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