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from the point of view of policy, is the extraordinary in- crease in the imports of feathers into Denmark. I under-

stand that feathers are now considered to be of definite military importance, and this being so, I am of opinion, and I submit to the Committee, that we should have no difficulty in accepting the view of the Procurator Gen- eral's Department that the consignments already in Prize must remain there and that it follows that the goods at present in Copenhagen must remain stored there until they can be brought back and put in the Prize Court.

With regard to the consignment on the "Osten" it seems to fellow that this should be placed in the Prize Court when the ship arrives at Kirkwall. But probably, before definitely deciding this, the Committee may think it well to ascertain precisely what took place between the Foreign Trade Department and Mr. Burmeister, and what was the nature of the evidence which is said to have cleared this shipment, and the Nordisk Pjerfabrik, generally in the eyes of that Department.

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