"Colonial postal authorities.
JAS 33/4/180
يوما
Address reply to The Becretary, General Post Office."
quoting Registered No.
41685/18.
GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, EC. 1.
79
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24.4.18
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26.4.18
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At Mu
sir,
9 April 1918.
C.O
19481
IREC
REG 22 APR 18
With reference to your letter of the 16th of this month, Scr No.59448, I am directed by the Postmaster General to express his regret for the delay in replying to your previous letter
of the 14th of December last, transmitting a copy of a
despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong concerning the grant
of free postage for letters from members of the Army and Navy stationed in Hong Kong addressed to places in His Majesty's
dominions or in which British troops are engagod.
The matter of the postage on letters sont by the troops in the garrisons abroad has been under discussion with the War Office; and it has been decided that when such letters for the United Kingdom or for any of the Expeditionary Forces are marked for surcharge by the Post Office of origin a surcharge is to be collected on delivery, but that, instead of the usual surcharge at the double rate of deficient postage, single rates shall be levied. When such letters are passed by the Post Office of origin without any marking, althou unpaid, they vill be delivered free.
The decision whether the troops in the garrisons of His Majesty's dominions overseas are to have the privilege
of sending their letters for the United Kingdom frog of postage will thus rest with the local Governments; and the
Postmaster General secs no objection to the concession granted
Under Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
by