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uper his department from the pot of
Arevet
by
Alasav
of the arrival every
sevarth day at Houghtong from Emoped, India 10, of alternate English and French tails with their corresponding weetely departure, and also of the considerably increased number of ship mails to and from home, which will naturally result
optering of the Suez canal.
from
2.
the
Under existing arrangements the delivery of letters has been much expedited by the employment of Marine Sorters
copecially
as
regard the European letter
enning on from Singapore, but between Shanghai and Wongtong the advantages
of the system have not bem equally
Coe
operienced in ocuse
sequence of the transmifsion
..
of a large portion of the correspondeuse by
ihe French and silic
very many private
steamers constantly passing to and from
The Porto.
3.
In
cervo e
sequence M. Mitchell has
suggested that the Two Marine Sorters at -present employed in the
in the ships of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company
between Wargtrong and Shanghai shall be withdrawn and placed with valarien
reduced by
£ 50 each
an
the permanent
staff of the Office at the former for the
purpose of increasing therein the facilities
for sorting letters to and from all
corntrics.
4.
As preliminary however to the
arrangerment it will be necessary
Ao
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