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Mr. Stephons would have been entitled to claim against the Plaintiff, as damages, according to the terms of the Arbitration if the order of the Court had been carried out as it ought to have been done according to the Decree, which amount to £18,000 or a total of upwards of $22,000, not including some indirect damage occasioning loss to Mr Stephens, nor including Mr Stephens' personal costs, and in the shape of interest. The above losses are the value of the ground in question to Mr. Stephens.

I have
SJ Phos: Howard.

(Copy)

N 1804
Enclosure b
C.O.
576

Colonial Secretary to Mr
Nov 33
RECT
REGE 9 JAN 88.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 22nd November 1887

Sir,

In reply to your letter of 16th instant, I am directed by the Governor to inform you that since the receipt of the Secretary of State's decision upon Mr Stephens' case, His Excellency has given his best consideration to the affair with the view of making the most liberal concession to his claims which is consistent with his duty to the public.

As the Secretary of State has declined to entertain Mr. Stephens' claim for compensation in respect of losses connected with his unsuccessful lawsuit, His Excellency is unable to ...

Thos. Howard, Esqre
Attorney for M.J.D. Stephens, Esqre

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Mr. Stephons would have been entitled to claim against the Plaintiff, as damages, according to the terms of the Arbitration if the order of the Court had been carried out as it ought to have been done according to the Decree, which amount to £18,000 or a total of upwards of $22,000, not including some indirect damage occasioning loss to Mr Stephens, nor including Mr Stephens' personal costs, and in the shape of interest. The above losses are the value of the ground in question to Mr. Stephens. I have SJ Phos: Howard. (Copy) N 1804 Enclosure b C.O. 576 Colonial Secretary to Mr Nov 33 RECT REGE 9 JAN 88. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd November 1887 Sir, In reply to your letter of 16th instant, I am directed by the Governor to inform you that since the receipt of the Secretary of State's decision upon Mr Stephens' case, His Excellency has given his best consideration to the affair with the view of making the most liberal concession to his claims which is consistent with his duty to the public. As the Secretary of State has declined to entertain Mr. Stephens' claim for compensation in respect of losses connected with his unsuccessful lawsuit, His Excellency is unable to ... Thos. Howard, Esqre Attorney for M.J.D. Stephens, Esqre
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Mr. Stephons would have ban entitled to claim against the Plaintiffe, as damages, according to the terms of the Bijunation if of the Court had been carried out as it ought to have been done according to the Lecce, which

the Decree

amount to £18,000 or

a

total of

upwards of $22,000, not including

some indirect dama

Dama geo

but dama.

Jamages

occasioning loss to Mr Stephens

r boo,

the bes, - nor

ми 7

including Mr

To love

Stephens personal costs, and

in the shape of interest.

The above losses

are

the value of

the

nor

• ground in question to Mr. Stephens .

I have

SJ Phos: Howard.

(Copy)

N 1804

Enclosure b

C. 0.

576

Colonial Secretary to Mr Now 33

RECT

REGE 9 JAN 88.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 222nd November 1887 1

Sir,

In reply to your

letter of 16. th

instant, I am directed by the Governa

to inform you

that since the receipt of the

Secretary of State's decision upon el=

Stephens case,

given.

His Excellency haw

?

subject-

his best consideration to the an with the view of making

the most

most liberal.

concession to his claims which is consistent with his duty to the public.

As the Secretary of State has declined to entertain Mr. Stephens claim for compensation in respect of losses connected with his unsuccessful lawenit, His Excellency is unable to

Thos. Howard, Confere

Attorney for M. J.D.

St.phamn, Cyr-

Make

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