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tour who agresa with me that the rights exercised, tore

strictly legal, and limiting his opinion only to the ques-

tion of mount, which he could not designate except by spe-

cial orders of the Prasient of the pepa lic; but that, að

he considers our claim lawful and just, he would give it

his moral support and express his sincere opinion when the

Bubject came up before the Cabinet.

Te was alzo of opinion that the claim ought to be

presented through the channel of the Department of Communi-

catione and Public Works, because the contract was excuted

with that Department.

2.

un account of the ruling of the Deparment of

Communications and Public works, which declared that it

came under the jurisdiction of the nepartment of the Inte-

rior, and having been called by Hr Secretary Corral to con-

fer on the business, I had an interview with this officer,

and e plained to him, as clearly as I could, the same argu-

ments that I had used with Lic. Limantour analizing the 40-

tions of the Sanitary Delegate Dr Valenzuela, which gwe

rise to auch evident violations of the law, una leɑ the

Suprane Board of Health to form a false and mist ken opin-

ion