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already entered into between India, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements by which instead of sharing, the inland postage, the despatching office pays the postage of Books and Patterns in advance when they are handed over, and retains two-thirds of the amount, the office receiving them making no delivery.
As by this method, to use the words of Mr. Filley, the trouble of keeping accounts of the respective inland rates due to the despatching and receiving Colony is avoided, and the only item to be brought to account is the amount of sea portage (one-third) due to the Mother Country, I entirely approve it and, with the advice of the Postmaster General here, I have to request your Lordship to be good enough to intimate to Her Majesty's Postmaster General that the arrangement of details and the date at which it should commence is left entirely to his department.
Under the new system,
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,
W. T. Mercer
Governor