On the subject before replying to the Treasury letter of 7 April, I propose to await further expression of your views, and in the meantime I am consulting the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as regards the suggested abolition of the 1¼d letter rate.
The Under Secretary's draft.
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13 May '08
With reference to the letter from this Department of the 9th of January last and other correspondence on the subject of British Postal Agencies in China, I am directed by Earl of Crewe to transmit to you a copy of a draft letter from the...
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