22.
23.
Administration has formally
consented,
and though the fillings of the Packek vo
are in readiness, the actual commencement
of Marine Sorting has not yet
authorised, I do not know
been
why. The
Consul has again been good enough to Communicate with the French Government,
and I hope that permission-
may
to commence
be received within a few weeks.
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Meanwhile I trust Your Lordship will
be able to sanction the nece
to the Post Office Staff,
increase
necessary in
necessitated by
the service.
development of the
Imm
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this
my despatch N.° 299 of 10 tid
September
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September last, I addressed Your.
Lordship
on the question of the necessity of
increasing the salaries of the
the salaries of the Postal Agents
at the Treaty Port of China . I do not __ permit myself to doubt that the
representations which have, I am
been made
sure,
by Your Lordship to the ~
Post Office Authorities at home, will have
the effect of increasing
thannu ribution
16 from them.
which the Colony receives
But the necessity for improving the -
salaries of
of the
Agents is so urgent,
I have placed the sum.
purpose
on
that
required for the
the Estimates in case the
Imperial