CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 478

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much longer there will

be

You

other

course open to Petitioner but to

eventually declare himself insolvent and

you Petitioner ventures to point out that such a result

in addition to hopelessly ruining your Petitioner

would be most disastrous

as the

for the heavy depreciation in the farm

720

competition

there being from the Straits Settlements would probably be very great; and the fact of your Petitioner having been ruined thereby

would not tend to make others eager to

11.

to compete for it. Your

Petitioner has

conscientiously done

everything

in his power to

carry

out

D

473

out faithfully the agreement

he entered into with the Hongkong Government;

and he would

put his position in the

matter plainly before

Your Excellency did he

feel that it was

not

absolutely

and

necessary perhaps the only way of averting personal loss to the Colony

and

ruin to himself

and a

heavy

and he

has deemed it desirable

Knowing

the unfavorable

effect that such a declaration as that contained

above

might have to defer sending

this Petition to

Your Excellency until

he has had an opportunity

of fully discussing the

matter with the interested

parties

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much longer there will be You other course open to Petitioner but to eventually declare himself insolvent and you Petitioner ventures to point out that such a result in addition to hopelessly ruining your Petitioner would be most disastrous as the for the heavy depreciation in the farm 720 competition there being from the Straits Settlements would probably be very great; and the fact of your Petitioner having been ruined thereby would not tend to make others eager to 11. to compete for it. Your Petitioner has conscientiously done everything in his power to carry out D 473 out faithfully the agreement he entered into with the Hongkong Government; and he would put his position in the matter plainly before Your Excellency did he feel that it was not absolutely and necessary perhaps the only way of averting personal loss to the Colony and ruin to himself and a heavy and he has deemed it desirable Knowing the unfavorable effect that such a declaration as that contained above might have to defer sending this Petition to Your Excellency until he has had an opportunity of fully discussing the matter with the interested parties
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much longer there will

be

You

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other

course open Petitimer but to

eventually declare himself insolvent and

you Petitioner ventures to pint out that such a result

in addition to hopelessly ruining your Petitioner

would be most disastrous

as the

for the belmy -depreciation in the farm

720

competition

there being from the Straits Settlements would probably be very great- and the fact of your Petitimer having ruined thereby

been

world

not tend to make others eager to

11.

to compete for it. Your

Petitioner h

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might have to defer sending

this Petition to.

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of fully discussing the

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parties

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