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a portion of the expense establish the Branch
upon
a more liberal footing than would
be just if it were
effected by the appropriation
of the Revenue of Hongkong.
It
was with this view that Heis
with
Excellency discussed the subject yourself and two influential Members of the Chamber on his recent visit to Shanghae
As, however the community are not it now appears, willing to contribute, it only remains for this Government to make anch arrangements to itself for the management of the Agency.
The present arrangement with the Agent of the P. 4O. Company is a mere temporary make-shift which is both expensive and unsatisfactory to the Head
as will be most convenient-
Post Office here. It must therefore be got
rid of made by you
as soon as
possible - The proposal
to the Acting Post Master a
letter No 144 of 18th May
that the
should revert to
General in your
last
was,
Ageney
the Consulate at an expense of at least
to this lolony
£ 4.00 a
year
Cost of building
and the
a House in the Consulate
Grounds - This arrangement however
said could not be looked upon
one,
and
it
as a
you
· permanent d no security against ~
offered
irregularities which existed when the Agency
was
before
connected with the Consulate-
and
It appears therefore to His Excellency that the most economical permanent satisfactory arrangement to this Government which
can be made with be