CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 586

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is, however, as you are well aware, that we ourselves were rushed by the

despicable doings of certain liquidators in Hongkong; whilst as to the

debarring clause, this is not only a customary one, but quite particular

ly in this case a fair and equitable condition for you to have entered

upon; which you will admit, I am sure, upon properly considering all the

ciruupstances at the time and now.

I note from your letter of the lat inst. to my London Company

that you consider our present agreement lapsed, because of ur. Cheetham ';

departure, and that your remuneration for handling the balance of the

"Tenama" cargo must be agreed upon in cmjunction with terms for the

future.

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I am glad to know that you do not any longer wish to leave

this matter for direct correspondence as between us and Hong kong; on

the other hand, I cannot indeed and with the best of intentions

see why Mr. Cheetham's resignation should make the slightest difierende

in regard to the settling of the balance of this cargo.

The cargo

arrived whilst our agreement was in force and, even when we discussed

an alteration in your status of Advisors, and agreed upon certain "heads",

your remuneration ws to remain 1 for this particular cargo plus

1/2 to your compradore. As to ourselves, we stipulated this for

very good and strong reasona not merely because a larger commission

is better for us than a smaller one.

Not only this, but also when I consider the consequence to

you of this resignation, I can arrive at no other opinion than that

this resignation norecver desired by Mr. Holyoake should not be a

ground for increasing your remuneration, excepting in so far

offered at once and spontaneously that you should be paid for doing

the work which would have fallen upon hr. Cheethau had he not resigned.

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