CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6] — Page 526

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11 werk & hardship on them, and appear insquitable in view

the law in Singapuro under which the local oreditors there

re paid in full.

The sum of £1,260 mentiered includes the amounıt

This £1,000 due to the Estate of the late Capt. Bunje.

tute will ucas £440 if the carete ert merged.

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We are enolssing horsia statements showing the

roiculers of the three clsesos of ariditors with details

amourts receivable ir dividend by ocuh creditor.

atomente will alse aber the extent of the benefit or logs

sach creditor under the propoerd pool.

Another point which we think should receive

sideration before a decision is made se to whether or not

vol the maachs is the question of partnership. According

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to a Fartnership deed executed ir Farch, 1914, the partners

the Hongkong firm are Carl Otto Goerg Hoërmann and Otto

Mr. 0. F. Heermann is not mentioned in a partner.

In a Power of Attorney dated the 20th. January,

Fanted to Mr. C. Bunje, Mr. G. F. Hoerman described himself

f carrying on business at Eingepere under the style of Ches.

J. Gaupp & Co. As the partnership dood between Ur. 0.0.6.

leermann and He. Otte Wagrer was not sigrad until two months

fior, we cannot understand why Mr. C. F. Haermany. was not a

arty to the deed, if in fact he was a partræer of the Hongkong

business.

If the Power of Attorney granted to Hr. Bunje is

to be taken at its face value, and asving in mind the doubts

la to Mr. C. F. Heermann being a partner in the Hongkong

business at all, we think it is a fair conclusion that the

engkong and Singapore businesses are separate businesseK.

We must, however, state that we have always regarded Mr.

C. F. Hoermann nea Hongkong Partner, and have addressed

lin us such. In the abertive negotiations for the sale of

The business in Hongkong, he was referred to as s partner,

and his name appears in the draft dood as such. Our Mr.

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