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the Bank in good faith and that the coal when seized by
the Viceroy was the property of the National Bank of China,
Limited.
5.
The present state of the case is
that I am having the discrepancy between the statement of
Fung in his Statutory Declaration of the 17th. of November
and the statements of the Viceroy in his Despatch of the
8th. February investigated. When this has been cleared up
to my satisfaction I propose 28 suggested by Sir Ernest
Satow in his telegram of February 18th., to send to the
Consulate-General at Canton for examination such Chinese
witnesses as will go.
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6.
I will keep Your Lordship in-
-formed of all further developments in this matter.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
Mathan
Governor, &C. .