Inward Ship Postage butward Ship Postage.
Acepees. Annas. Res.
2
2
Inland Postage to Bombay. – 14.
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that is : each letter as above ought to be charged One Rupee and two Annas Indian Postage, of which amount one Rupee is to be credited to the Bengal Post Office and two Annas to the Bombay Post Office.
"The increasing
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is the same but the Inland Postage is only Three Annas.
I send the Calcutta Gazette-
Post
containing the notifications of the Post Masters General of Calcutta and Bombay
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
Government House, Victoria
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1840
No:169
Seal of the Indian
The Honorable,
Postages is shown in the Gazette before-referred to
Newspapers not exceeding Six Tolahs weight pay One Anna, inwards Ship Postage and the same outwards besides Six Annas inland Postage from Calcutta to Bombay. Should the weight of the newspaper not exceed 3 1⁄2 Tolah "the Ship Postage (inwards and outwards)
Sir,
your
Major Caine
Chief Magistrate,
Victoria,
Hong Kong, April 24th 1844.
I am directed to acknowledge
letter No : 98 of the 18th Instant, reporting that the Boats that have been hired for Colonial Guard Boats
are
is