Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Gresham.
Washington, February 21, 1894.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I have duly communicated to the Earl of Rosebery the contents of your note of the 12th instant on the subject of the extension of the period fixed for the completion of the labors of the Samoan Land commission.
At the same time I pointed out to his lordship the discrepancy between the date which, by his instructions, I had mentioned in my note of the 7th instant as that fixed upon for the proposed extension and that named in your reply.
I have now received a telegram from his lordship, stating that Her Majesty’s Government agree to the 31st December, 1894, as the date upon which the labors of the commission are to cease, instead of March 31, 1895, as stated in my above note.
In conveying to you this decision on the part of Her Majesty’s Government I beg to express to you my thanks for the prompt manner in which you acceded to the Earl of Rosebery’s request that you would urge upon the United States commissioner the importance of remaining at his post until the completion of the work of the commission.
I have, etc.,