Mr. Uhl to Mr. Goschen.
Washington, October 8, 1894.
Sir: The U. S. commissioner on the Samoan land commission reports, under date of September 12, 1894, that the labors of the commissioners can easily be concluded within sixty days from that date, and that there is no necessity for the commissioners remaining in Samoa longer than the actual investigations of the claims may [Page 625] require, only the services of the secretary being needed to prepare the schedule of papers for final delivery to the supreme court.
In view of this statement I have the honor to suggest that the three Governments cable identic instructions to their respective commissioners that the work must be completed so that the labors of the commission shall end and all reports and papers shall be forwarded to the supreme court within the time now agreed on, viz, December 31, 1894.
I have, etc.,