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money on more or less false pretences from their relatives.
8. Englishmen resident here, too require no in-
ducement to keep up a connection with home as it is quite the
extraordinary exception to find one who has the intention of
tifying after retirement anywhere but in the United Kingdom.
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9. I fail to see any advantage from an Impe-
rial point of view, as regards this Colony, but if it is still
considered by the Imperial Authorities that there is some
advantage I do not see why they should not make up the loss
to the Colony which absolutely does not participate.
10. The ten cent rate too for a long time just
about paid the expenses of the General Post Office and as this
year there is a large increase of revenue, with corresponding
business, it is the intention of Government to devote a portion
of the increase to much needed improvements.
11. If the rate is reduced there will be some
difficulty in future in obtaining more funds for the Office
in case they are required.
12. I therefore suggest the following modifi-
cation, viz., that letters may be sent at 4 cents per oz.a
fortnight per English Mail via Gibraltar. I have no doubt an
additional agreement with the P. & 0.S.N. Coy.could be entered
Into, to provide for this.
13. On the other hand if the Imperial Govern-
ment insists on the scheme let it remit a portion of the con-
tribution which the Colony at present pays towards the loss
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