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Sir,

I have the honour to transmit in duplicate a

petition from Messrs.M.J.D. Stephens and Thomas Howard, Crown

Lessees as Tenants in Common of Marine Lot 184, praying for re-

dress in the matter of an award of $15,000 which was made to

them by Major-General Black, lately Officer Administering the

Government, under the provisions of section 7 sub-section (VI)

of Ordinance No.16 of 1889.

2. A copy of General Black's award and a copy

of the memorandum on which he based that award are enclosed

Nov. 1898. l.3.

to.

herewith,

3. I shall not enter into the merits of the

award made by my predecessor who, I am advised, had full power

under section 7 sub-section (VI) of Ordinance 16 of 1889 to

award such a sum of money as he in his absolute discretion

thought sufficient, because the question of compensation ap-

pears to be concluded by the award made by General Black under

the above provisions of this Legislation.

4. A brief précis of the history of this claim with the newspaper reports of the hearing of the claim for a

mandanus by the petitioners is attached hereto.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

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