20.
21.
if son
"some of the details of it emed have. been made on a more liberal scale;
but.
4 for
the reasons stated His Excellency
does not feel that in the interests of this Colony he would have been justified at all events at present - in sanctioning any expenditure not actually indispensable.
Iinally it is His Excellency's desire
• that the Shanghae Chamber of Commerce bear in mind that this Government will
whenever any
any arrangements
be very glad can be made by which the Hong Kong Post
office
can be relieved from the trouble and
upon the management
expense attendant upon
of
the Shanghae correspondence, and it is inmaterial to this Government whether
such result be attained by the
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establishment of an independent ofice
or the discontinuance of the present branch Ageney of the Hongkong Pert-Office:
I have ter
(signed) W. S. alberer,
Colonial Secretary.
(Sinewopy)
Colonial Scentary,