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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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