CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 574

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Sir,

Enclosure No 3.

Hong Kong,

569

6th December 1902.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter of today's date informing that you have

been directed by His Excellency the Governor to inquire

from me if the statements set forth in your letter under

reply are correct.

In answer I beg to say that it is perfectly

correct that certain fees were paid to me for professional

services rendered by me in my capacity of a barrister-at- law practising in this Colony in connection with the

Petitions mentioned in your letter.

The professional services I rendered were per- formed through Messrs Johnson Stokes & Master and Messrs Ewens & Harston by whom I was instructed in connection with the Water Petition and the Public Health and Buildings

Petition respectively.

Sir John Keane Bart.

Private Secretary.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Hr Mai