V. 193 of 30th July last I have yo the honour to say that while
these
recommen...
confirming dations I desire to modify ~
that one as
to filling up the Postmaster Generalship of this
Colony when it become
:cant.
rues va
The Post Office work in this Colony is enormously in creased, it is growing rapidly, its subordinate staff cessarily local men Portu-
guese;
Eurasians or
are ne-
Chinese
who
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who have not naturally the I
energy of Englishmen, and who do not, like them, rise to
emer
gencies. If these circumstances
In
and in view of the present difficulties I strongly recom mend that if the present Postmaster General be trans- ferred to the post of Colonial "Treasurer for which he is well qualified,
official Post Office ma.
well versed in
an
nagement and work, be sent
out
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