ance,
the post of Treasurer & Postmaster General - I think we should ? Negative this suggestion, at
that M. Chamberlain observing Concurs in the crews expressed in
as the necessit despt on 17272/90
Mese
of having a separate Heads of two important depts, and observe that the Retrenchment Committee (par. 14 h. vi of Refert in 17684/94)
reasons for retaining
gave good re the post of Treasurer
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a
en an
a
separate
view in which die W. Robrine
himself expressed concurrence
in par. 6 of 17684/94.
[It is ridiculou's to raise this questim again to som
after the
separation of the two posts
decided up on after most careful cons in 1890 & confirmed
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Sir
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Government House, HongKong, 12!: May, 1896.
19th
I have the honour.
to forward for your favour-
able consideration a com- Enclosure munication which I have? and April
1996. received from Mr Travers,
he Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,
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Postmaster