195
7, Castle Terrace,
Corres, Isle of Wight.
15th. August 1904.
The Under Secretary of State,
Sir:
Colonial Office.
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20791
16 AUG 04
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 37223/1904, dated the 9th. instant, informing me that Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, being anxious to remove, if possible, any grievance which we may consider ourselves entitled to feel, has decided to refer the question to Sir Matthew Nathan, the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, for enquiry whether any further compensation can justly be paid to us, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, and that we will be at liberty to lay before him such further facts and documents in support of our case as we may think proper.
2. I appreciate this concession, and, all the more, for the reason that the enquiry is whether further compensation can justly be paid to us.
3. To facilitate this enquiry it may be well to call attention to the Report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council on the 29th. March 1889, when Governor Des Voeux, in speaking of the discretion which he will be bound to exercise under the Ordinance said:-
4.
"No Governor put in such a position would act on his own advice. In the first place he would ask the advice of his Council, and that would preclude personal feeling even if he were disposed to exercise it. And the Council would not be justified in coming to a conclusion without the opinion of experts."
In the hope that the course now proposed will lead to a satisfactory settlement, it is not necessary for me to discuss further the other points in your letter.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
The Howard
195
7, Castle Terrace,
Corres, Isle of Wight.
15th. August 1904.
The Under Secretary of State,
sir:
Colonial Office.
bita
20791
16 AUG 04
I have the honour to acknowlece the receipt of vour
letter No. 37223/1904, dated the 9th. instant, infoming me that
Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, being anxious to remove, 1 possible, any grievance which we may consider ourselves entitled to feel, has
decided to refer the question to Sir Matthew Nathan, the newly
appointed Governor of Hong Kong, for enquiry whether any further
compensation car justly be paid to us, having regard to all the
circumstances of the case, and that we will be at liberty to lay
before him such further facts and documents in support of our case
as we may think proper.
2. I appreciate this concession, and, all the more, for the
reason that the enquiry is whether further compensation can justly
be paid to us.
3. To facilitate this enquiry it may be well to call attention
to the Report of the proceedings or the Legislative Council on
the 29th. March 1889, when Governor Des Voeux, in speaking of the
discretion which hw will be bound to exercise under the Ordinance
said:-
4.
"No Governor put in such a position would act on his own "advice. In the first place he would ask the advice of "his Council, and that would preclude personal feeling "even if he were disposed to exercise it. And the Council "yould not be justified in coming to a conclusion without "the opinion of experts."
In the hope that the course now proposed will lead to a satisfactory settlement, it is not necessary for me to discuss
further the other points in your letter.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
The Howard
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