pay for all telegram, sent. to Consular officers; as
such a rule would obviate
the necessity for any correspondence as to the recovery of the cost, or for determining difficult points respecting the liability
of the sender or receiver in many cases.
I added
that if in particular cases a Colonial Government should
request that special information,
involving a considerable charge should be furnished to them by telegraph, a different arrangement
might be made; but that in that case it would be more convenient that the Consular
Officer should apply direct
to the Colonial Government concerned
for the recovery
of
the cost
than that the matter should be
adjusted by a claim on this Department
which would almost necessarily involve reference
to the Colony,
In reply Lord Granville
has informed me that he
agree
to
my proposals,
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