the least degree satisfactory, or to touch the question whether a parcel of such a nature addressed to an individual, not having passed through a Post Office at all, and entrusted to the care of the master of a private vessel, is liable to be taken on shore, and treated by
subject of postage.
other
you
ad
This case, however, as well as the complaints against your management of the Post Office, will be transmitted home, with your Explanations, for the consideration of the Post Master General, whose attention will be particularly called-
to them.
I have &c. (Signed) Frederick Wright Bruce, Colonial Secretary.
1st copy.
Frederick Mr. C. Bowen
Colonial Secretary.
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Hongkong, 4 June, 1854.
The Honble F. W. Bruce
Colonial Secretary,
Sir,
Hongkong.
We have the honor to acknowledge
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the
receipt of your letter of the 27th Ultimo, and in order to prove to you, that we had good grounds for making complaint we did against Mr. Kales, the Deputy Post Master, we beg leave to enclose you
the cover
#1
of a
a letter received
this morning, bearing the post mark of the 24th May on which day the letters per "Royalist," were delivered This letter contained letters for India and England, which were forwarded by the "Acamer," if delivered on arrival. We beg to
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your
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attention to the postage, levied on this letter
We also forward you a small packet of letters received per "Old England" on which the charge is 1/6.
We have to
(Signed) Findlay & Co.
A true Copy