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Memorandum. C.
Postal Agencies in China.
ADMINISTRATION.
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The Shanghai Agency is in charge of a Postmaster
an Established Servant of the Hong Kong Government. All
the others are in charge of Postal Agents, most of them
in the Consular Service but all so far as the Post Office
is concerned unestablished.
It is desired to know whether all the Postal Agents
receive all instructions direct from the Postmaster
General of Hong Kong or whether any and, if so, which,
and to what extent, receive instructions through the
intermediary of the Postmaster of Shanghai. Presumably
both the Postmaster of Shanghai and the Postal Agents
are furnished with instructions as to (a) dealing with
mails (b) complaints of the public and (c) control and
discipline of their Staff including questions of
appointment, punishment and dismissal.
The Postmaster General would be glad to have copies
Of