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as
Tire scheme being complicated will of necessity entail an additional amount
England
is exchanged at Point de Galle the price to be credited to the French Post Office will be the sea
Post
Office
as well
rate of 1 franc.
if
the
of work upon our
us an extru expenditure, but
service is
successful this will be met
I presume by the payment to our ffice of the rates similar to those it
200-w
receives for Local and other
letters brought by the English Packets
Sailing Ships.
The rates changed by the French Facticts being higher in general
than those by the English will interfere much with the sucess
of the scheme, for instance if a closed tail from "Honghong
to
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half the lotal English rate over one third
of
of the whole distance, and out that half rate the English Post
pay
Office must
Egypt.
ucross
the
conveyance
In accordance with the directions of
The Duke of Newcastle I bey to stute that, with the
I see no
exceptions as above,
objections to the proposed
arrangements.
(Signed) Chas: St. (jes: Cleverly
M. s. b.
16th September, 1862-
J