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in the same practicable—namely, the establishment of the Imperial Post Office building with that of the Municipal Council, the Staff of both being bound to cooperate on the arrival and despatch of Mails to and from either, and Japan.
34 The admission of Books, patterns, and samples for transmission by Post at reduced rates.
1st The extension of the Money Order system.
I also trust that their other suggestions may be approved by Her Majesty's Government.
for the sorting of letters on board the Peninsular steamers between Singapore and Shanghai, so as to ensure an early delivery, and remove any pretext for sending letters as at present by private hand.
6th For Registration of letters passing between the several Ports in China.
7. System between the United Kingdom, Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama.
very important suggestion whilst the details by which their Report proposes to give it effect appear to be at once equitable and practicable.
On the whole I cannot but feel that Mr. Rea's mission is likely to be productive of almost all the good effects which have been anticipated from it, and I see only one difficulty in the proposed arrangement, namely, that it places under