CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 505

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"on the plans of Mas Department property; "In this Office » Affon this Mr Moran reports as follows "The Boundary Stone has been placed at the spot indicated "by Lieutenant Colonel De Butts R.E., and the marks on the stone are recorded "upon the Plan.

I have to-day seen "the Commanding Royal Engineer who "informs me he is perfectly satisfied "with the arrangements "that have been made."

His Excellency is, however, prepared to consider any objections which may be urged against rendering satisfaction to any individual claimant, and if the Military Authorities feel so disposed, he will be glad to submit the different cases to arbitration so that a perfectly fair arrangement may be arrived at, for His Excellency quite agrees that it would be very undesirable to award compensation to encroachers upon Military Department Ground whose occupation is perfectly reasonable and against whom no complaint is made.

In urging the settlement of these claims, His Excellency is simply desirous of seeing justice done to the sufferer. The aggregate amount, as represented in money, is very small, but to the individual Chinese themselves much more is represented by the figures against their names than the actual amounts on paper show, and it will be...

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502 "on the plans of Mas Department property; "In this Office » Affon this Mr Moran reports as follows "The Boundary Stone has been placed at the spot indicated "by Lieutenant Colonel De Butts R.E., and the marks on the stone are recorded "upon the Plan. I have to-day seen "the Commanding Royal Engineer who "informs me he is perfectly satisfied "with the arrangements "that have been made." His Excellency is, however, prepared to consider any objections which may be urged against rendering satisfaction to any individual claimant, and if the Military Authorities feel so disposed, he will be glad to submit the different cases to arbitration so that a perfectly fair arrangement may be arrived at, for His Excellency quite agrees that it would be very undesirable to award compensation to encroachers upon Military Department Ground whose occupation is perfectly reasonable and against whom no complaint is made. In urging the settlement of these claims, His Excellency is simply desirous of seeing justice done to the sufferer. The aggregate amount, as represented in money, is very small, but to the individual Chinese themselves much more is represented by the figures against their names than the actual amounts on paper show, and it will be...
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502 " on the plans of Mas Department propert; "In this Office » Affon this Mr Moran reports as follows "The Boundary Hone has been placed at the spot indicated "by Lieutenant Colonel De Bults R.8, and the marks on the stone are recorded " upon the Plou I have to day lelu "the Commanding Royal Enguier who " informs me he is perfectly extisfied " with the to that have been wode" arrangements His Excellency is however, prepared to consider which e quite any objections may be urged against rendering satisfaction to any individual claimant, and of the Millay Authorities feel so disposed, he will be glad to submit the différent cases of arbitration as that a perfenty } { perfectly fair arrangement may be arrivent , for this Excellewey quite agrees that at, it would be very undesirable to award very compensation to Encroachers upon Mar Department Ground whose spotion is perfectly reasonable and and agamist thath no compleuit it made. In urging the settlements of these claims, This Excellency it simply desirous of seeing justice done to the sufferer. The li aggregate amount as represented money is very amall, but sis Excellency feels that to the individual Chwise themselves much more is represented by the figures agamat their names than the actual amounts on paper chow, and to with be
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" on the plans of Mas Department propert; "In this Office » Affon this Mr Moran reports as follows "The Boundary Hone has been placed at the spot indicated "by Lieutenant Colonel De Bults R.8, and the marks on the stone are recorded " upon the Plou

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