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in the early days of February.
They
reach even
Colonies such as
the more distant-
Singapore,
Hong Trong and Mauritius by the middle of February, and therefore so far
as the actual
accounts are concerned, no delay reed occur in the preparation of the Blue Books.
As
case is
regards
the bouchers the
different. They are generally bulky documents and are sent,
rule, in separate cases as
as cl
Parcels or freight by
the first opportunity after the accounts are despatched. They usually
reach the Colonies about a fortnight after the accounts. In some cases we have been requested
to send the bouchers by book post, dividing them up for that purpose into a number of emall packages and when this is done, they reach the colonies
same day
as the accounts,
on the under such an
arrangement
the December accounts and bouchers would reach Hong Kong on the 16# February, but as
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this mode
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transmission
arz
cause
involves considerable risk of the loss of the bouchers xeurrence which would the greatest inconvenience, have never adopted it except at the request of a Colony.
we
The Fong Trong accounts for last December were posted
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