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winding up of the Oriental Bank Corporation, that the Crown Agouts had

received instructions to retain Comsel

2.

behalf of this and of other Colories.

With

regard to the payment

of the cork which will be thus incurred, I would suggest that they should be divided rateably and ad valorem according to the separate interest of cach Colony in the liquidation. As Your Lordship

from my telegram of the st. Follay ultimo, before the Commisel referred to were reterived, the deposits of this Sovernment

had

had been withdrawn sonce time ~

previous to the suspension of paguent

by

ind

the Oriental Bank on the 2 ellay

I have also reported

ultimes, And

in my telegram of 11. Mery ulting,

the only claim of t

claim of the Government of

HongKong is for the Bank notes__

which it holds to the value

bout three hundred and fifty.

of

· pounds sterling (£350). It would

be manifestly unjust that the Government of this Colony, which took proper precautions in good time, should be charged with the

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