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Rege 20 OCT 00

Government. House,

HongKong,

26th September, 1900.

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Sir,

With reference to your telegram of

.the 16th. ultimo in which you request me to give Mr. Mesa Consul-General for Peru, every assistance which I am le- gally able to do towards recovering from Mr. Grant Smith certain property alleged to belong to the Peruvian Govern-

ment, but which Mr. Smith claims as his own, I have the

honour to inform you that, there is at present a case pend-

ing in the lay courts of this Colony between the Govern-

ment of Peru and Mr. Grant Smith. The Attorney General

has had an interview with Mr. Smith's solicitors on the

case, and I am advised by him that this Government can-

not interfere in the matter.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

Humble servant,

Sunny

анали

The Right Honourable,

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

&G..

GOVERNOR, &C.,