Government Gazette of tomorrows
You will of
has
no
course understand
that this letter applies solely to the recently established charge on Newspapers on account of the Colonial Post Office, as this Government
- power to supersede the Regulations of the Post Offices of the different Residencies of India as to the Postage chargeable on Newspapers transmitted through them and the amount of which Postage is distinctly laid down in the notification which was published in the Hongkong Gazette of the 8th of April, 1843.
on
Should masters of vessels apply you for remuneration for Newspapers either bought by them to this Colony or carried from it, you
will inform them, that for the present you are prohibited from levying Colonial Postage and cannot therefore pay such remuneration.
I have the honour to be, (Signed) Richard Horman
No: 175
N. Deus Cope
Colonel Malcolm C.B. and Richard Horman Esqre
Messrs Gemmell, Fletcher H.
The Executors of the late Captain Morgan. Light: Buchterlony and Messrs = Holliday White & Co.
Gentlemen,
Victoria
770
Hongkong April 30, 1864.
Adverting to my
letter No: 23
of the 22nd July last, I am directed to inform you that on the 19th of January, a reply was received to the reference made to Her Majesty's Government on the subject
"that letter was received, which reply is of such a nature as to enable His Excellency the Governor in Council to grant to you, on the terms proposed by the Land Committee, the usual Leases for the several lots of Land in your possession."