was under the
of the Postmaster General, and during that time there was no complaint whatever
or vise management, either Official or otherwise
"On the 17th April last, at Yokohama, I received Mr. Mitchell's letter of the 5th of The same mouth, no 745, informing me the His Excellency the Governor necessity of removing me from my post, in obedience to which I
handed over duly the chaye of that Office to my successor.
During my three years manage= =ment of the Yokohama Post-Office, only
by one complaint was made on the.
the Public, and in this instance, the hart of explanation cendered by me to the Postmaster
stated General of Homplong was Officially to be perfectly satisfactory.
May I nove very respectfully call your Lordship's attention to the circumstances two in number, which have led to my removal from my appointment?
(1.). Loss of
h of letters stated to have beew posted at the Yokohama Office,
(2.). The native
of
The explanation given to account for the above loss.
Respecting the loss of
letters, I venture to submit that no proof whatever exists which could connect that loss with the Office at Motohama, and I may mention that when these complaints were made, I was not permitted to obliterate the stamps
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stamps w pow letters posted at my Office intended to be despatched by a British Contract Packets. I will further venture to mention, my Lord, that I had permissing to obliterate Stamps on letters despatched The French Mail Steamers; that in
by
no single instance was any complaint
case,
made as to the now arrival of these letters at their destination. In the latter
the bags were sealed up by me, and not opened till they reached Londow : in the former, they were opened
rened twice besivee Apokohama and London. It litterise happens that when similar complaints were
made at
Shanghae of the loss of letters previous to the obliteration
7 Stamps at that Office, the complaints ceased on permission to obliterate being granted. I cannot but hope that when Your Lordship takes these circumstanced into your
You
is a
consideration,
will be inclined to think there
strong presumption in my favour that the loss of
letters complained of
did not occur at
my Office.
(2.). Respecting the nature of the explanation fiven for the loss before Mentioned, I ask leave to say, my Lord, that the construction put. upon it by the General Boot- Office