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Seiggests with ur R. Hart &

the for

A

Hongking

to refor the result

I send copies of all

Carry.

it a

Hongkong, saying

decided that it

to

Agaurios.

acking for

ttu

ttu

ai

is

ti quable

the

that, if

number of Busticate

gght reaRM)

fmm

it appears this

t to reduced

if the

the

in creased subsidy

the postal rates

to I; & that

1

Ay

g.P.0. lettor /42914) is correct,

existing agencies

a profiin at present ite

at a

A

arl New

Seemm

improbable that the reduction of rater night for effected with art causing

Hangking Prat Offices: actual loss to the

I nok how he gets at the estimate

of $20,000.

reduction of rates

7.0. tu 7871

Q

say

atter

with regard to

refer to letter from

that

no cetion

br taken to

fur E-sation's to answer that has

bren received.

o send copies of the deifatch to suggested above &

7.0. in writing

&

P.O. df.

? proceed

a-

All 2.

as proposed adding

red

that Mr b is dish to think

that it wd, be better to work 193

gradually towards the abolition of these British Postal Agencies thin China, than to extend the system.

Then is an

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important political question at issue, whether we should multiply Strongthen a popularise the Torities! postal agencies at the treaty ports in "China, competing

with

& Multi-

$ growing

•plying foreign postal agencing, or whether We should do all we can to strengthen

A

the Imperial Chinese postal administration which in in its infovey, byt & ferning Our firstal business gradually to it. San E. Sixtow is in favour of the to Comie. I would like to invite thrayh the D:0. a farther report from him after he has conferred with the dis Pr. Hart I I would like to get through the I.C

It news

London

q

R.

the China Aussciation in

Write to 7.0. accordingly

CRd

1 March

of foreign countries would Co-operate with

us

in

trengthening

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