23%
less than what had been asked, and therefore it was not to be expected that the sums paid by three Colonies could be
reduced.
8. This views of the matter was accepted here as
reduction.
fair,
Ar eð
was looked for, seept
the
ou
in the improbable event of our actually computed share how the contract being less than £6000.
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A
was incisted upon with
great force by
successive Secretaries
of State, and expecially by Lord, Granville, that the Exderer Colonies
had not been consulted when the oriquical Mail Contract was made, and his Lordship took care that they wwere consulted before the present Contract was –
reply by Telegraphe
Concluded.
a
was acked for, and I find my original draft of
he Telegram
0
thus:
206
"Hongkong Gour...
Government
Stough
strongly
acceptance
Penisula lew years £295,000 on
exceed
understandring
For
q
koreg
contribution
£booo re
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" (ride S.0. 1431 of 18860,
was that telegrame
10
Now why
ultimately despatched without
the
underlined words! Simply,
because the stongkong
Government, seeving
seeving that the
Imperial Post Office had
nged for
saviing (mable
was
tr
corriderable
the new contract,
- to anticipate the cource of _
Λ reasoning which has led the dimperial Treasury to demand that because the United Suigdon
pays leas Stoughen.
τι σο
have shew
1
...
q
shall pay
We did not e
expect
to share in the
a
but we did anticipate
reductions, but
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