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to tell him that he should not make any attempt to obtain
forcible possession of the office without our consent, as
that would only make trouble. He asked me in the course
of the conversation if the application for the consent of
this Government was a purely formal matter. I said it was not
and I reminded him that this Government had always requested
that a commercial man with a knowledge of business should
be appointed as Superintendent. In conclusion, I
told him that I was not in a position to take action in the
matter at the present moment, pending receipt of a reply
from the Minister.
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