the salaries which are
paid
to the Postal Agents at the
Consular Ports of
2.
of China.
the
After perusing documents enclosed, Your Lordship will, I have
no
doubt, recognize that the
16 present,
rate of remuneration is inadequate. The work has
increased
3.
Enclosure 2 23rd July to 264 August. 1889.
very considerably, and the low rate of exchange
has reduced what was
formerly the equivalent of £100 a year
to the equivalent
of
of £72 a year only
3.
242
Some time ago, M.
Lister, Postmaster General,
On
the
pressed the question consideration of this Government; but, as it was then thought likely that- the Post Offices at the Ports would soon be handed
over to the Chinese Government, the Governor
was
unwilling to introduce
any change which might in any way interfere with
the
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