Mr. CATHCART WASONasked if the inquiry into the Petition of Sumonu Ewumi has now been completed; and if it has been established or otherwise that the said Sumonu Ewumi was deprived of a concession duly granted to him by the action of an official representing His Majesty' Government, and if the Petition is shown to be well founded adequate compensation will be given petitioner?
§ Colonel SEELYIt appears from the report now received from the Acting- 565 Governor that Mr. Matheson, the concessionnaire against whom the complaint of Sumonu Ewumi was directed, has expressed his readiness to submit the whole question to the Supreme Court irrespective of any technical question of jurisdiction. The Acting-Governor is of the opinion that this course will ensure a satisfactory inquiry into the facts and an equitable decision on the merits of the case.