I enclose Mr Mitchell's
letters in both cases.
At Suntow the
expense will
be $10 a month for Crew, with an
initial outlay of $35 for a boat, and the £7.6.10 revenue received from Swallow
by this Colony, is satisfactorily shown
to justify the expenditure.
The amount of $6 a
Month at Kanagawa is equally
reasonable, as shown by Mr.
Mitchell's statement
of
receipts
from that Port.
I hope for your confirmation of these items of expenditure.
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your most obedient Servant,
Matheson & Robinson
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on what footing in the Chinese Postal system and has done it fall to Hong Kong to lay for a profit by it?
Sin & Rogers
As the correspondence for China & Japan
sent in
the Mail for Shanghai it is necessary to have Packet agencies
Convened
at the several Ports.
The Agents have generally
the salaries for the
Assistants.