CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 197

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Mensem

higher than the -

highest sum offered in

any other tender. It appeared to me, however, and the Executive Council agreed with me, that to accept such a tender would be unfair to the other tinderers,

prejudice the.

and would

sale of the farm in the

future. Moreover, as

mentioning

no

specifie

sum,

the Attorney-General

was

opinion that it did not,

of

______

comply with the published

conditions

ing

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conditions of tender. I had, therefore, no hesitation in rejesting it; and I accepted that of Mees". Lee Keng Yam and Koh Cheng sean as offering the largest specified amount, because, in the opinion of all those best requainted with the subjest, if renewed tenders had been invited, (the only other

course

open to me) it was

very doubtful whether so large

a sum would be offered.

again.

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