Mer Lucas,
This paper has been delayed
made
to recover
as
the previon cores: introducing the
to the question of
not the
Anny boat in at the treaty tot ind
China, ar to this
Kee
paa 3 of
letter to Treas im
and
SPO
modest
the ovenor
an
26504 Several 98
27239/98, and
an
am
reply 36 28 199, and page 3 of 42915/01. The Governor of stong Many asked for increased in penal grant for the purpose of toy introducing kuny bolage at the realy Posts and (2) opening too more branch offices. bis I think we should
opinion [ ending explicitly ask the F. for them copy of para 3 of 265044/98 with
Everal reference to the 5.1.0. letter of Cat December which we send them I as to whether, from a political fount of Now they how see any objection to this kenny postage in her of the facts mentioned in 29163/01.
[The present ett altogether
quores that point,
It would I then't be useless
in view of this lukewarm support the part of the T. to to the Treasury for
now
an wereased grant morder to open the rew Natal Agencies, especially as it is practically to late to at any
grant from the
onde
reasury for the year 1902. 3, and when we ab the Fo. vauvan
C
A
the Tenny botare question. I 126 think we should be fore approaching the Treasury, send copy of the Correspondence to the Eovernor and ask hem to reconseder his estimate of the cost of the existing tostal Agencies in China', in new of G. 2. letter of ath Dec lash (42915) fainting and that if
appears to be the case,
ad
the ostat #rences
ar
the whole are
aprofit of the Ithong Lovernment, the
aquement for an mcreased grant in order to open new botal Agencies is les strong; and at the
lime
07
sane
ask why in 29163, he estimate the immediate loss of introducing kuny Patage
as high as $20000 whereas in
3620/99, he estimated the loss ab from $7000 to $5000.
Write to 2:0. as
proposed; but, if are reduce the "postage at the Treaty Port agencies to 19
I do not think we can
The Hike for postage at the
has since milladinced the 1. Rate agreein to bear the Cors,
if ans
Curro/n
· L (x)--46569-3000-8-9).
fairly ask the
Treasury, to matte good the loss
5
CPL
atance
ne