CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9] — Page 146

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The document (as is customary) is not signed

and is not in Yiu Chow's handwriting, and though there cannot

be a shadow of a doubt as to the authenticity of it the strict

application of the very artificial rules of evidence followed in

English Courts excluded it, and enabled the Chief Justice to

take a distorted view of the facts and circumstances surround-

-ing the signing of the agreements by Chu Chuen in 1889, and to

misrepresent the intention and actions of the Government at that

time and subsequently.

3.

The Chief Justice held that Sir F. Lugard

had no right of action in respect of the agreements, which he

held were ultra vires acts of the respective Governors: but

the Chief Justice also went very fully into the facts of the

case and decided (amongst other things) that Chu Ping was un-

-lawfully in possession of the Reclamation or at least a portion

thereof.

The penultimate paragraph of the judgment

kowever shows that the Chief Justice thinks that Chu Ping is

morally entitled to a large share of the Reclamation, and he

suggests that by agreement between Chu Ping and the Govern-

-ment the matter should be referred to the Law Officers of the

Crown (in England) to determine.

4.

The Chief Justice also indicates that Ylu

Chow's Successors have a right to ask the Governor (under

Section & sub-section 6 of the Ordinance) for compensation for

the virtual conversion of their property from a Marine Lot to an

Inland Let.

5.

There are many points on which the judgment

of the Chief Justice might be challenged, but it is highly desirable, if possible, to bring this dispute of 20 years stand-

-ing to a close without prolonging expensive litigation.

24th. June, 1909.

(sd.) F. B. L. Bowley,

Crown Solicitor.