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will be completed, to which I have today sent the fol. lowing telegraphie reply.. "Referring to your telegram of 8th February hope to fur- nish information begin- ning of next month":"

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"You will have learn

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ed the cause of the delay in this matter from Sir William Robinson's telegram of the 201 23rd October last, and I now forward for your further in formation a copy of a report

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by the Attorney General show- ing what steps have been

taken.

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I trust that the ars

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rival of Mr Bird of Messre Linstead and Davis, who is

expected here early next ~ month will enable the neces

sary negotiations to be pleted

with as little

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further

"delay as possible, and I will report to you further by tik

graph

as soon as

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