CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10] — Page 156

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whatever for the impression, if indeed it exists, that this

Government is averse or even indifferent to the spondy Gun-

pletion of these liquidations, the termination of which it would_läΧ ̧ with the greatest satisfaction.

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With regard to the suggestion that the liquidat-

ions are being undily prolonged, your Committee will probably seres that it wuld have been impossibis to wind up the

affairs of the larger German fims in a year without much a rapudiation of eentrants as would have inflisted less and incgüveniense British subjects and neutrals, and would have

for damages to such an extent, in some cases,

leopardised the interests of British and other non-

tors. It must be remembered, too, that the exist-

#to of war has put obstacles in the way which

Carevus shipped

existed in a state of poles.

the war still lie in the Philippine

ah. Bat Indies, at Alemandria, má even in îás ordered from the United Kinskom more

'n skiji awiting shipment. Heavy sthe the outbreak of war end trade was depresive. suddenly exiled upon to assume the labour affairs ́ar gå«rge proportion of the mer- Gelony, a work which in some casas must have ced the staffs available, and that the results

date date zve been so large and so good is dus te way in which the liquidators responded to the task and to „à ̧œppreciation of their duty to all parties concerned which they displayed. Should any definite instanens of undue delay ›e brought to the netice of, or be dissovered by, the fovern- ment steps will be taken to accelerate matḥora.

As regards the allegation that members of the former staffs of firms in liquidation are being unnecessarily retained by the liquidators, I am to observe that the nevern-

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