Duddell's right to compel this Government to complete the resumption of Mr. Duddell's land and pay the price fixed by the Surveyor General at the time of resumption, viz: $32,500.
2. The opinions of such eminent legal practitioners must set at rest the questions referred to them, although his Government has received a somewhat unexpected lesson in learning that Mr. Duddell can legally compel completion of a bargain, which had been abandoned in consequence of the remonstrances of Mr. Duddell himself.
3. I have also to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's Telegram of the 30th December from Galle, informing me that Mr. Duddell proposed to take repossession of the land on payment of £3000, or £8600, meaning, I presume, to give possession of the land for £8,600 - a sum meant to cover interest and expenses calculated on some scale.
4. I may remind Your Lordships that the original notice of resumption had been given for the purpose of securing the site recommended by the principal medical officers - Civil, Naval, and Military - for a large Hospital in lieu of the existing Civil Hospital, the whole of which would have been required for a Lock Hospital, if Her Majesty's Government had persisted in the scheme for examining all women in Chinese, as well as Foreign brothels.
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Duddell's right to compel this I
Government to complete the resumption
him
of Mr. Duddell' land and pay the price fixed by the Surveyor General at the time of resumption, riz: $32.500.
2.
The opinions of such emment legal practitioners must est at rest the questions referred to them, although his Government has received a somewhat- imexpected lesson in learning that.
Mr Duddell can
legally compel
completion of a bargam, which had
been abandoned in conse
consequence of the remonstrances of M. Duddell
himself.
3.
I have also to actinowledge
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receipt of Your Lordship's Telegram
leeter of the 30th December from
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I also
me that Mr Duddell
me
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1835-70 land on payment of £3000-
m.
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presume, to give posesion of the land for £8,600-
suppose to
a sum meant
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scale.
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I may remind Your Lordships
that the original notice of resumption had been given for the purpose of The site recommended by
securing
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this station
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Government had persisted in the I
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well as Foreign brothel.
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