the various other colonies
which were
lately
similarly situated to this with regard to their Post
Offices,
so that as much
information may be gleaned from each of them
as may
seem to be desirable
to which may
be added
such additional clauses
circumstances
as may require.
Que inconvenience which may possibly hereafter be
found to be
of grave importance to the Public, that previous to the transfer, the Dead Letters
were
opened in London and
disposed of by being returned
direct from thence to the
writers in Hong Kong, but
from the 1st May last such
letters have been returned
to this office to be dealt with, and as I
possessed no power to open letters of this class, I applied to Sir Rowland Hill for instructions on the subject, to which he replied that, as the control of the Post Office at Hong Kong no longer rested with Her Majesty's Post-master General