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India
against the Government of Hong Kong, in respect of three bills of Exchange, the particulars whereof are noted in the margin, and which said bills of Exchange were drawn by the Treasurer of Hongkong upon the Government of India.
I have instituted inquiries concerning these bills and am happy in being able to inform Your Grace that the claim is without foundation, I say happy, because it would have reflected much discredit on the Government of Hongkong, had a claim, capable of being sustained, been long ignored, and should have been greatly surprised at an Officer of M. Rennie's known ability and accuracy not having included those Bills in any of his statements of the liabilities of this Colony.
The circumstances under which the Bills were drawn, I have ascertained to be these. They were drawn on the Government of India by the Treasurer of this Colony for money paid by this Colony on behalf of the Government of India at its request, such money having been paid in and about the engagement and passage money of Chinese Artmen hired by this Government on behalf of the Government of India for the construction of the Alguada reef Light House. This will plainly appear from the correspondence enclosed.
Under these circumstances I cannot but anticipate that, when this explanation shall have been furnished to the Secretary of State
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A Bill dated 16th August 1861 Ro 6844. -Poo 9501.
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182
India
against the Gove
ment of Hongthing.
in respect of three bills of Exchange, the
particulars where of
are noted in the
margin,
and which said bills of Exchange
were
drawn by the Treasurer of Hongkong upon the Government of India.
I have instituted inquiries concerning
these bills and am
happy in being able to
inform Your Grace that the claim is
twithout foundation, I say happy,
my opinion,
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because
it would have reflected
much discredit on the Government of Hongkong, had
had a claim, capable of being
Sustained, been
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long ignored.
and
should have been greatly surprisut
· at an Officer of M. Rennie's known ability and
not having included those Billo
accuracy
A Bill-------
1 Bill dated 15th May 1861 Alo 10, 163. 6. H.
A Bill
16th
20th
August
Ro 6844.
-Poo 95.01.
in any of his statements of the liabilities
this Co
Colony,
3.
of
The circumstances under which the Bills
were drawn. I have ascertained to be these.
H. They
were drawn on the Government of
India by the Treasurer
of this Colony for money
paid by this belony on behalf of the Govemment! India at it's request, such money having
been haid
been paid
in and about the engagement and
papage money of Chinese Matmen hired by this Government on behalf of the Government of India for the construction of the Alquada reef Light House. This will plainly appear
from the correspondence
carrespondence enclosed.
5.
Under these circumstances I cannot but
anticipate that, when this explanation shall have been furnished to the Secretary of State
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