Letter

CURRIE, For Granville to Charles R. Lowell, October 17, 1884

Author

CURRIE, For Granville

Recipient

Charles R. Lowell

Date

October 17, 1884

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 2 in No. 877.]

Lord Granville to Mr. Lowell.

Foreign Office, London, October 17, 1884.

Sir: With reference to my note of the 5th of May last, I have now the honor to acquaint you that the secretary of state for the colonies has received a report from the governor of Ceylon to the effect that in the opinion of his council and himself no exemption can be made from the operation of the local customs ordinance No. 14 of 1884 in favor of kerosene oil in transit from America to the colony at the time of the passing of the ordinance.

The Earl of Derby, while forwarding the copy, which I beg to inclose herewith, of the minister of the Ceylon executive council, observes that it has been ascertained that the above decision of the local government is in accordance with the imperial practice, to which the commissioners of customs can find no exception, and his lordship can therefore only express his regret that it is not in his power to entertain favorably the representation on this matter which was made on behalf of the United States Government in your note dated the 29th of April.

I have, &c.,

GRANVILLE.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.