in
-effect makes itself responsible for his acts.
According to the views of
Clics Department all theat the Colonial Post Office is entitled
to do is to levy an-
upon all packets either
an inland rate
from
oming
+ going into Hong Kong
and to adopt measures, a for acpossible, to secure the payment of that rate.
The Imperial Post Office has
no relations with the
The frine
Government on the subject of postage,
of Circulating letters in China
the accredited fover- ment of that country it is
therefore interested in
and no mecxus
not
the interchange of postal packets between Song Hong and other parts of Mahina
Jam, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Algernon durust
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Jutkay 91.
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MINUTE. Lueas
29.
Mr. Creat
Mr.
Jano
Fairfield 29 June
Mr. Wingfield.
30 th
XMr. Bramston. 30
Mr. Meade.
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Sir R. Herbert. 30
Baron de Worms.
Lord Knutsford.
8.D. 28 June
Sin (. Smith 2176.
1
With reference to my desp.
No.8. of the 10th 3. of the -au last on the the proposal to
establishi
brauch
ง
I Jona subject
a Chinese
the colonial
post office in Hongtong.
I have the honour to enclose a copy of
a letter
from the General Post Offici I also enclose a
the report
made
• copy f
the
Postmaster Several of the
Straits Settlements as to