CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 327

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its shares which

3.

found

ми

wieldy and not readily marketable It is true that the Governor and the Acting Treasurer voted against the Ordinance but that

action

was

generally understood to

be taken because the testimony of the Chief Justice and his apprehensions of the danger of such a measure rendered doubtful

the expediency of passing an

the

Ordinance

in the absence of strong evidence shewing a real necessity for it.

Subsequent and further

further investigation however clearly showed that the China Trader Company

was in a

difficulty, and that after the

323

shares it had received in compensation for the failure of the General Agent to re-establish it made an attempt to

reorganize on a

different basis

by a resolution winding up under

the previous

the Ordinance of 1865 would be most detrimental to the Company as it would certainly

Cause

alarm

to the Chinese Merchants who did

large business with it, and shatter their confidence in its solvency.

A

new

Ordinance

was

introduced and

valid

passed Ordinance No. 4 of 1876 for which the Chief Justice voted but against which all the Unofficial Members of Council protested.

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its shares which 3. found ми wieldy and not readily marketable It is true that the Governor and the Acting Treasurer voted against the Ordinance but that action was generally understood to be taken because the testimony of the Chief Justice and his apprehensions of the danger of such a measure rendered doubtful the expediency of passing an the Ordinance in the absence of strong evidence shewing a real necessity for it. Subsequent and further further investigation however clearly showed that the China Trader Company was in a difficulty, and that after the 323 shares it had received in compensation for the failure of the General Agent to re-establish it made an attempt to reorganize on a different basis by a resolution winding up under the previous the Ordinance of 1865 would be most detrimental to the Company as it would certainly Cause alarm to the Chinese Merchants who did large business with it, and shatter their confidence in its solvency. A new Ordinance was introduced and valid passed Ordinance No. 4 of 1876 for which the Chief Justice voted but against which all the Unofficial Members of Council protested. me 770
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its shares which

3.

found

ми

wieldy and not readily marketable It is true that the Governor and the Acting Treasurer istid againt the Ordinance but that

action

was

generally understand to

be taken because the testimony of the Chief Justice and his appren hensions of the danger of such a measure rendered doubtful

exeprediency of passing an

the

Ordinance

in the absence of string evidence shewing a real numpity for it.

Subsequent and further

further river =

4.

ligation however clearly shamed that the China Grader Campany

pland in a

in a portion

was

difficulty, and that after the

323

shiell it had received in case =

grance of the failure of the General Agent restablish it ma

an attempt to

3

different basis

by a forurion winding up under

previam

the Ordinance of 1865 would be mat detrimental to the Company on it would certainly

مس

Caus

alarm

to the Chuivie Merchant who dow

large business with it, and shatter their amfidume in its solvency.

J

Gene

was

introduced and

valid

passed Ordinance N. 4 of 1876 for which the Chief Justice istil but against which all the Unofficial Members of Camuel protated.

me 770

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