Mr. Adee to Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Washington, September 23, 1893.
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 12th instant, accompanied by a copy of a note addressed to Her Britannic Majesty’s ambassador at Berlin by Baron von Rotenhan, dated August 23, 1893, respecting the annual leave of absence, official residences, and traveling allowance for Mr. Henry C. Ide and Mr. Schmidt, who have been selected by the treaty powers for the respective appointments of chief justice of Samoa and president of the municipal council at Apia.
The German ambassador has also submitted these propositions, in which you state Her Majesty’s Government concurs, to the Department in a recent note, and assent has been given thereto on the part of the United States.
I inclose for your further information a copy of my note addressed to his excellency Baron von Saurma Jeltsch, on the 22d instant, upon the subject.
Mr. Ide expects to sail from San Francisco by the Mariposa, leaving that port on the 19th proximo. I shall be glad to be advised as to the pleasure of Her Majesty’s Government in the matter of the payment to him of the $500 due on account of his outward transit expenses. You will observe that I have represented to the German ambassador that the share of his Government may be turned over to this Government [Page 603] to be covered into the Treasury, since there has been advanced to Mr. Ide by the Government of the United States the sum of $1,000 on account of such expenses. If you will indicate how Her Majesty’s Government desires Mr. Ide shall be paid the sum of $500 I shall be glad to instruct him in the premises.
I have, etc.,
Acting Secretary.