No: 17%, of 18.44.
Incl: No: 12, in Despatch
The Horrible
Mr Bruce.
to the Deputy Post Master. 29th May, 1844.
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August 20th May, 1844.
The Honourable W.A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.
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We beg respectfully to bring to your notice, the great inconvenience and annoyance entailed upon us and the Mercantile Community generally, since the arrangements at the Post Office came into operation, through the mismanagement of the present Deputy Post Master.
We could adduce many instances where vessels have arrived bringing letters which could not be received for some days afterwards, where an exorbitant exaction, in name of Postage, is levied on...