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Enclosure.
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PRECI S.
Previous to 1888, mails for Bombay were sent by P&O and other vessels under the provisions of Ordinance 1 of 1887 (or previous Ordinances) and payments were made to the Captains in accordance with section 19.
In 1888 this practice was changed in the case of P&O vessels by letter from Postmaster General, No.478 of 2nd June, 1888, whereby payments in future were to be made:
(1) On the average weight taken during one month in each year;
(2) At so much per kilo, when the entire conveyance was by outside steamer; and
(3) At so much per kilo (less than the amount under (2)) when the mails were conveyed by a part British Contract Steamer to Colombo, the rest of the conveyance to be paid for by Hong Kong under the letter, being between Colombo and Bombay.
This agreement was assented to by Superintendent's letter of 7th June, 1888, to the Postmaster General, and payments made accordingly, yearly on the basis of the statistics taken in November.
In the end of 1894, owing to representations from the Indian Administration, all mails were ordered to be sent to Tuticorine.
Conveyance between Colombo and that port was performed by British India vessels, and the P&O carried