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Exchequer

Edinburgh

607

3985

February 20, 1890

to the Honble Sir Reginald Welby, K.C.B., and the other Gentlemen, and in reply to their letter I have to state what I have done, and why, leaving it to Gentlemen to decide whether any blame is to be attached to those who may hereafter be the recipients of my advice.

Before taking possession of certain property referred to in the Memorandum to which I am about to allude on behalf of the Crown, I should be much obliged to you to let me know what are the views of the Treasury on the subject.

In familiar correspondence with the Colonial Office, it has been stated that there is no Act empowering the Colonial authorities to deal with property which appears to have fallen to the Crown. I should have no hesitation in instructing the Colonial authorities to return the money to the rightful owner by whom it may be claimed.

I am,

yours very truly,

W. J. Hamilton

de Reginald Mac...

Our Miss...

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Exchequer Edinburgh 607 3985 February 20, 1890 to the Honble Sir Reginald Welby, K.C.B., and the other Gentlemen, and in reply to their letter I have to state what I have done, and why, leaving it to Gentlemen to decide whether any blame is to be attached to those who may hereafter be the recipients of my advice. Before taking possession of certain property referred to in the Memorandum to which I am about to allude on behalf of the Crown, I should be much obliged to you to let me know what are the views of the Treasury on the subject. In familiar correspondence with the Colonial Office, it has been stated that there is no Act empowering the Colonial authorities to deal with property which appears to have fallen to the Crown. I should have no hesitation in instructing the Colonial authorities to return the money to the rightful owner by whom it may be claimed. I am, yours very truly, W. J. Hamilton de Reginald Mac... Our Miss...
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Exchequer

Edinburgh

607

3985

February 20.1090

to the (men Stgents, and titl they Kang

What in have done, and why, baning

it 6 Men ti decide whether any

with thuned to later be the re-pants

mycine Hamilton

Before taking possession of

referred to in

live

loved

achinist it in beha

ther

Dremorandum to

A4

Altinis

on behalpy com

Haeres I should be much obliged to you

to let me

know what are the views.

tree of

of the

the

- Colonial opper in

in Fimilar

If there is

any

Get

of which howeve

in ti Supplementary Estimates fo

1890

Ahonen

4.3·90

15/3

and practice

Comes

Team find

no train - empowering the

Colomal authorities to deal with property.

which appears to have fullen to the

Crown Johould have no hesitation ins

to retur

notructing

ther money to

uchicati

author by

Zus

may

array

yours very truly

Wa Zuillis Hamiltonde Regnald Mac com

Our Misa

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