The Crown Agents for
the Colonies have not
received
nor do they
agree
with those
646
mentioned in your
(under reply
letter of
but it is possible that they may
receive
any
advice from the colony
authorising the payment
in
the sums specified
in question, your letter
under
reference, but letters of
advice
to
referring
to two other amounts
due to the G.P.O. have
reached them by the
last mail.
These
accounts do
not
include
Expa
portion
of these accounts
sent to Lord Ranutsford
by
Lord Knatchbull-Hugessen.
would these
suggest for the
consideration of the Postmaster
General that payment
of the latter should be deferred until the
Postmaster of Hongkong
has replied to the
letter addressed to him
by your office; on the
Do subject. A duplicate
payment might thereby
be avoided.