To meet with a house, or office of every any "description at present, but am also enable to supply with even temporary lodgings I find
To meet
be that the division
of
labour is so great,
• houses so enormously high,
The rents of houses
of
"all expenses, and the business of the office "different to what was anticipated
calculated
and
upon
that
"when I state that my salary is to be
£300 per annum, which is to cover all
with
"expenses the difficulty if not impossibility
of any system of economy of "establishing and conducting a Post Office "according to the Instructions sent out to
me, it is apparent that I fear the
true is to
"consequences of attempting it
Under these circumstances may "I beg this Excellency's tolerance and indulgence”
I have &c.
"Richard Wornum"
627"
"Acting Secretary, to His Excellency
For Henry Pottinger Esqr &c. &c. &c."
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Victoria Hongkong
28th March 1843."
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Formant & your request at the
interview
172
yesterday
you favoured me with "I beg to forward the Instructions sent from
"The General Post Office for my guidance. Deputy Post Master General's letter.
In
CA
supreme &c. on the 25th
in reference
instant and in reference to the
"instructions
a.
cause
may I request as most likely. " to effect the objects of these Instructions " that His Excellency the Governor deems it expedient upon the Proposed Post Office "Establishment subject to such conditions as
"The Secretary of State may
I have &c.
(Signed) J J Scales
A
" Richard Woosnam Esqr"
"/
Jr "
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