CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 136

surance

Companies in Hong- Hong and to state that as

Lordship

Your Lo

is aware

from

2504

my despatch N. 1 of the 4th 2000s.

of January, 1895.

I was unable

to adopt their suggestion.

when they

I

were made.

I may point out ~ that there are at most only ten Companies or Agencies for Companies represented by the signatures to the letter whereas there are as

as 162 doing business

many

or

>

or

133

-having agencies in Kong-

Kong.

There is a suspicion

". that the allegation that

certain Companies

es in outting

down rates to obtain business

have to a certain extent en-

couraged the spread of wilful. fire-raising

in the Colony, and it is generally agreed that some steps should be taken in the wo

way of registration

or otherwise to secure the re-

spectability of Companies

Parruin