and Foochow via Swatow
and Amoy, by means of
subsidy to be contributed from the Revenue of this Department.
In forwarding this memorial to the Earl of Kimberley, the Governor of Hong Kong
transmits with it minutes and Resolutions of a Public Meeting at Swatow with a Letter from Her Majesty's Consul at Swatow, and he expresses
his view that the existing arrangement for exchanging mails between Hong Kong and Foochow is irregular and inconvenient, and is
injurious to the trading interests of Hong Kong.
Jur. Fawcett has given his fullest consideration to the representations which have thus been brought before him, and he has referred to the correspondence
on the same subject which took place in 1870 when a
similar Memorial was
presented to Her Majesty's Postmaster General. He finds that the view taken by his Predecessor was unfavourable to the establishment of a dual Service to Foochow at the expense of the people of this Country; and it appears