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Checa's information,

General to draw up for Senor is clear that I need not refer to it. Than further Vid, Ordinances No. to point out that the Official Administrator only claims to take possession of the property of deceased persons actually found in the Colony. Nevertheless, I have also had for my guidance in this matter the instructions respecting the position assumed by the Consuls of Foreign Countries in Her Majesty's possessions which were transmitted to me by the Duke of Buckingham in his Despatch, marked Separate, of the 14th August, 1867.

Therein it is plainly laid down in the case of the Portuguese Consul at British Guiana that Foreign Consuls have no legal right to interfere with or to take charge of or administer to the effects of their own Nationals, without authority derived from the competent local Court.

In the case in question the value of the property has finally been returned by Senor Checa as $4.36. Trivial as that may appear, if such return be exact, of which there is no test whatever, it may perhaps be expedient in Your Lordship's opinion to call the attention of the Spanish Minister to the case. Although Senor Checa has after...

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Checa's information, General to draw up for Senor is clear that I need not refer to it. Than further Vid, Ordinances No. to point out that the Official Administrator only claims to take possession of the property of deceased persons actually found in the Colony. Nevertheless, I have also had for my guidance in this matter the instructions respecting the position assumed by the Consuls of Foreign Countries in Her Majesty's possessions which were transmitted to me by the Duke of Buckingham in his Despatch, marked Separate, of the 14th August, 1867. Therein it is plainly laid down in the case of the Portuguese Consul at British Guiana that Foreign Consuls have no legal right to interfere with or to take charge of or administer to the effects of their own Nationals, without authority derived from the competent local Court. In the case in question the value of the property has finally been returned by Senor Checa as $4.36. Trivial as that may appear, if such return be exact, of which there is no test whatever, it may perhaps be expedient in Your Lordship's opinion to call the attention of the Spanish Minister to the case. Although Senor Checa has after...
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Checa's information,

General to draw

up for

Senor

is

clear that

I need not refer

to it

Than

furetier

Vid,

Ordinances Nog

to paint out that the Official) I Administrator only claims to take prosession of the property of deceased this. So 15 of Persors actually found in the Colony. of tex Nevertheless, I have also had for my guidance in this matter the I instructions respecting the position assumed by the Consuls of Poreign Comtries in Oher Majesty's prosessions which were transmitted to me this Grave the Duke of Burtlingham in his Despatch,

marted Separate, of the 14th August, 1867. Therein it plainly laid down in the ease

is

by

431

of the Portuguese Corrsul at British Griana that Foreign Cavsuls have

Mo

legal right to interfere with or to take charge of or administer to the

effects of

everepit on

their own Nationals,

authority derived from the

compactent local Court

value

6. In the case in question the

been

of the property has finally ban

returned by Senor Chees

Neveritielofs, trivial as

as $4.36.

that

may

appear, if such return be exact, of

which there is

no test whatever, it

may perhaps be expedient in Your Lordship's opinion to call attention

of the Spanish Minister to the case. Although Senor Checa has after

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