CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3] — Page 447

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"Peleus"

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Port........Hong Kong

Date....January 14th. 1907

Dear 'r Guterres,

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I am very sorry to hear of your trouble which

only put down to spite on the part of some 80 alled friend.

I have been trading to Hang Peng since 1874 and in

command since 1885, and from the tie (1895) that is since the

Company have beey carrying part Chinese "rews, and we have been

engaging and paying off crews at Hong Kong, on an average of

about 5 *imes in two years. I can only say that 1 have never in

any Shiping Ofrice at home or abroad, seen the work carried on

Better or more systematic manner than has been done at

Hong Kong, both at your oʻfice and on board.

As to the charges brought against you, having seen you

carefully count up the amounts and "ay the men to the last cent

and the money handed to each man in my presence and also of the

Chief Engineer.

I can only hope that this slight testimony as to the

way in which the work of your department is carried on may be

of some use to you in refuting what in my experience of you

I consider to be totally unfounded.

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Coueur

Yours faithfully

(Signed) I. T. Pannah

Master..../3. "Peleus"