Tres
Singapore,
and requesting to be informed whether, if exceptions have been made
the rule that no monopoly
recognised
shall
or sanctioned, their Lordships
"
line being laid
laid"
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Upon this point My Lords
would remark that Mr Stean appears
Le
to be under a
misapprehension
also
be
case may
treated.
consider that this
exceptionally
With reference to ME Herbert's request, I am desired to state that My Lords infer that it has relation
to the statement contained in
mz
Hean's letter of the 13th instant,
that the "principle of protection has
"already
been admitted by Her "Majesty's Government in the
Cate
" of a Company formed for the purpose " of establishing telegraphic
communication
Misi :
" between England and Jersey. A rival " Company having been constituted for the "like purpose, der Majesty's Government " have interfered to prevent this competitive
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as
to
the real facts of this case which are
as
follows .
The Jersey and Guernsey
Telegraph Company having been for
some time in communication with this
Department with a new to laying_ able between this Country and fray
a
and
Guernsey
to purchase from
and he
having agreed
the (rown the necessary.
portions of Foreshore in the Islands on
which to land their Cables,
were taking
steps for carrying out their undertaking,
In the meantinis, however, certain other parties, without having obtained the previous sanction of the Government, actually
despatched.
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