CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929 — Page 15

FROM BURCHELLS,

LETTER TO

Sir John Risley, K.C.M.G., K.C.

C.B.

15

SHEET NO. 2. DATE 17th August, 1929.

of

being able to

If it is important

entitled to determine the Licence under which the Company were

authorised to construct and lay a 6" pipe to bring the water

down to their refinery. Of course whether any proceedings are

taken or not depends on the importance

stop the Company from supplying water. then I think it is worth while to take proceedings, as should

the Government fail they will not have incurred any serious

expense and will be in no worse position than they are now,

while should they succeed they would obtain a very important

advantage. I should recommend that if proceedings are to be

instituted they should be commenced in Hong Kong on the Fiat

of the Attorney-General for that Colony, as the proceedings

there will be more expeditious and probably a great deal cheaper than if proceedings are taken here which would involve

obtaining all necessary evidence from Hong Kong.

Believe me,

Yours sincerely,

Charles J. D. Burchell