APPENDIX.
360
communication from Govermnent under date of the
5tli
instant confirm-
ing the same.
Acting upon this commiuiication we applied at the Custom-house for the
we are pleased to inform you that, at the last sum of $2,141 -89 cents, being 75 per cent, of the
proceeds of the duties, and
moment, we
Export duties at
total
We
instant.
so
i-eceived the
by
this
Custom-house for the week ending the 8th
amount by next mail
shall remit this
;
it is
too late to do
this.
We
remain, Gentlemen, yours obediently,
H. L. Boulton
(Signed)
Exchange, London,
&
Co.
6*50.
(Q) [Copy].
Extract from Messrs. H. L. Boulton
March
We regret to inform you duties, of
&
25th, 1867, to General Credit
dated
Co.'s letter,
La
Guaira,
and Discount Company.
of another suspension of
which step Government will advise you
payment
of Export
direct according to a
note passed to us on this subject under date of 15th instant, copy of
which we beg to copies of
We at
enclose.
hand you enclosed our
protests
which we have handed
once protested in due form, and beg to
drawn up here and to
at Puerto Cabello,
Mr. Fagan, H.B.M. charge
d'affaires
in Caracas.
We
learn that
Government
is
anxious that you should send out an
how utterly impossible it is for it to fulfil its meanwhile we shall keep you advised of all that takes
agent to judge for himself
engagements,
place in reference to this matter.
We
enclose copy of our letter to Mr. Fagan,
and of
his reply to the
same.
We remain,
Gentlemen,
Yours obediently, H. L. Boulton
(Signed)
&
Co.
[Copy].
Caracas, March Wih, 1867. Sir,
We the protest
have the honour
we have
to
accompany herewith an
official
copy of
entered this day at the Register Office, as agents of
the General Credit and Discount
Company
of
London (Limited)
against