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Office in London, and then this leotony would be prepared to carry out any arrangements...... which might be agreed to- provision being made for the lectonial share of the postage virt one
penny per each half ounce letter being included in : any rates agreed upon.
Thirdly. I would state that upon reccipt of instructions from the London Post Office, dated
the
29th June 1872, requiring correspondence for Java, forwarded by the French Mail Packets, to be put into the mails for the French Post Office Agents.
travelling in those Packets, by
which it could be paid to destination, instead of it being put into the mails made
up
for Singapore, as formerly, and by which it was liable to a _ charge upon delivery. I was ___ informed that "the same, " system of payment to
"destination could not be
extended to correspondence
"forwarded from Hongkong by
the British Packets to fall - into the French or Dutch
-Steamers at Singapore without
in
giving rise to complications "the accounts which would be
174-H&S 4012).