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proposed settlement had fallen through owing to an
attempt on the part of a s ́etion of the Self Government
Goelety to extort a further large Bum of copy from
"e ora.Butterfield and Swire.
"ext day (January 17th) I brought No mutter arain
to the perious notics of the Walsuyu verbally and in
writing.
I VOD,
I said, unable to understand why the
Self Covernment Society was remitted to interfere nd
apparently to assume the functions of overnment,
I urgently requested the Paivuja to instruct the Viceroy
by telegram to carry out the guttlement agreed wg on,
to repress the dangerous activity of the Self Coven wat
Society, and to forbid any unauthorised interference
in matters of international importance.
The Wadaugu informed me later that a telepnu în
the sense of u zagros-ntat long had been cont ut oneo
to the Viceroy, whose method of dealing with the Self
Government society was not viewed with approval.
I have the honour to be, with the highest respect,
Six,
your most obedient, humble servant,
sa/ J.N.Jordan.
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