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Townsville. 17th December 1896.
Messrs. McIlwraith, McBain & Co. Ltd.,
3 & 4 Lime Street Square.
Dear Sirs,
Under separate cover we are forwarding you the whole of the correspondence in reference to a Package containing 33 Sovereigns brought down from Geraldton in June 1894 with the following instructions from Mr. Nolan, the Agent of the A.U.S.N. Coy.
*Enclosed find S.R. for 1 Parcel containing 33 Sovereigns "for shipment to Why Shing, Merchant, Hong Kong" to be insured and A/C of freight and your charges to be forwarded to me."
Mr. Nolan was acting as Forwarding Agent for a Chinaman named See Poy, who was sending the Gold home to Why Shing. The "Chingtu" was the first vessel to sail for Hong Kong, and we decided to send forward by her, but on presenting the Bill of Lading to the Agents, Messrs. Aplin Brown & Co., they asked £1:1:- freight which we considered excessive and declined to pay as the E. & A. Co.'s charge was only 10/6. Our Shipping Clerk, wishing to forward the parcel as cheaply as possible, gave instructions to forward by registered Parcel Post and the Sovereigns went forward by the "Chingtu" sailing about 26th June 1894.
We heard no more of the money until 11th February 1895, when See Poy wrote us to say Why Shing had not received the parcel. We then communicated with the Postal Authorities in Brisbane explaining the matter fully and asking them to write to Hong Kong; which they did several times without any reply, but at last received a letter dated 28th December 1895 from the
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Townsville. 17th December 1896.
Messrs. McIlwraith, McBacharn & Co. Ltd.,
3 & 4 Lime Street Square.
Dear Sirs,
Under separate cover we are forwarding you the whole of
the correspondence in reference to a Package containing 33
Sovereigns brought down from Geraldton in June 1894 with the
following instructions from Mr. Nolan, the Agent of the"
A.U.S. N. Coy..
*Enclosed find S. R. for 1 Parcel containing 33 Sover gns
"for shipment to Why Shing, Merchant, Hong Kong to"te
"insured and A/C of freight and your charges to be"for-
*warded to me."
Mr. Nolan was acting as Forwarding Agent for a Chinaman named
See Poy, who was sending the Gold home to Why Shing. The
"Chingtu" was the first vessel to sail for Hong Kong, and we
decided to send forward by her, but on presenting the Bill of
Lading to the Agents, Messrs. Aplen Brown & Co., they asked
£1:1:- freight which we considered excessive and declined to
pay as the E. & A. Co.'s charge was only 10/6. Our Shipping
Clerk, wishing to forward the parcel as cheaply as possible,
gave instructions to forward by registered Parcel Post and
the Sovereigns went forward by the "Chingtu" sailing about
26th June 1894.
We heard no more of the money until 11th February 1895,
when See Poy wrote us to say Why Shing had not received the
parcel. We then communicated with the Postal Authorities in
Brisbane explaining the matter fully and asking them to write
to Hong Kong; which they did several times without any reply,
but at last received a letter dated 28th December 1895 from
the
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