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Kessowji Issur vs The Great Indian Peninsula Railway on 9 May, 1907

22. In June 1911, Sir Frederick Dumayne proceeded to England. It appears from his affidavit that the Port Commissioners had directed him to see Lord Inchcape with reference to compromising the British India Company's case. He was also authorised to go as far as to make an offer of 25 lakhs of rupees for that purpose. Lord Inchcape and Sir Frederick Dumayne arrived finally at a settlement, viz., that the Port Commissioners should pay to the British India Co. 28 lakhs of rupees and give to the British India Company certain faeilities. Sir Frederick Dumayne has sworn in his affidavit that in the settlement he never contemplated paying 28 lakhs of rupees for the land, structures and machinery of the British India Co., but that ho agreed to this sum as a settlement of the whole case.
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