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**Moms ad of deng
No.121.
Sir,
EN CLOSURE.
COPY
4. C.
713
201
& Ra? O JAN 15
General Post Office.
Hong-Kong, 16th. November, 1898.
I have the honour to transmit for His Excellen-
cy's consideration the enclosed copy of a letter from the Post-
master at Shanghai applying for more assistance in his office.
His statistics are correct and I am of opinion
that it would be only fair to accede to his request.
I estimate the extra expense as follows.-
$480 per annum
Clerk
Incidental Assistance $120 Do.
$216 Do.
Two coolies
in all amounting to #816.
I have, &c.,
The Honourable
The Acting Colonial Secretary.
&C.
800-1
&C.,
(sa.) A.M. THOMSON,
Postmaster General.