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"be unfair to throw
upon
"the Colony the cost of
maintaining in the event
there
of
the
Agencies
expenses exceeding the amount
"derived
Colonial
from
the
revenue
correspondence.
way
The best and fairest way I can see, would be for the Home Government to
pay the Salary allowed to the Consular Officer at each Port
the
for attending postal Agency; and
to
this Colony would not I think be objected to defray the incidental expenses of each sub Office.
The Salaries might be
reduced considerably below
what I estimated in despatch of
as
I
see
My
the 5th May last,
necessity for
maintaining any longer Clark in charge and a Compradon at Canton at an expense of £225 a
year.
I have accordingly directed
that Establishment to be
I