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As a special temporary measure the continuance of the present Establishment of the Post Office (with the exception of the 1st Clerk, Mr. Lane) during this quarter, at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be made.

His Excellency desires me to say that he has observed that your Instructions do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of Mails to the United Kingdom and other places by way of India by the route of Calcutta and Madras, and it will be necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private inconvenience.

All notifications that you may require to publish connected with the Post Office Department, for general information and guidance, you are requested to draw up, sign and rule, when steps will be taken to have them inserted in the Government Gazette.

Mr. Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be instructed to render you very assistance, and to make you fully acquainted with the Rules and Regulations that have from time to time been laid down for his guidance; in order that you may point out what alterations they will require to assimilate with your Instructions.

I have to,

(Signed) Richard Graves Macnamara

A true Copy.

(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce, Colonial Secretary.

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As a special temporary measure the continuance of the present Establishment of the Post Office (with the exception of the 1st Clerk, Mr. Lane) during this quarter, at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be made. His Excellency desires me to say that he has observed that your Instructions do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of Mails to the United Kingdom and other places by way of India by the route of Calcutta and Madras, and it will be necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private inconvenience. All notifications that you may require to publish connected with the Post Office Department, for general information and guidance, you are requested to draw up, sign and rule, when steps will be taken to have them inserted in the Government Gazette. Mr. Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be instructed to render you very assistance, and to make you fully acquainted with the Rules and Regulations that have from time to time been laid down for his guidance; in order that you may point out what alterations they will require to assimilate with your Instructions. I have to, (Signed) Richard Graves Macnamara A true Copy. (Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce, Colonial Secretary.
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special temporary measure the continuance of the present Etablishment. of the Post Office (with the exception of "the 1th Clark, Noe Lane) during this quarter, at the expiration of which perice other arrangements must be made.

His Excellency desires me to say

I your Instructions

that he has observed that

do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of Mails to the United Kingdons are other places byors Irdia by the into of Calculla and Madras, and it will b. necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private inconvenience:

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All notifications that

you may :require to publish connected with the Post Office Department, for general information and guidana, you are,

requested

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requested to draw up, sign and rucles to ane, when steps will be taberi to have them interted in the Governement Gazette.

Mr. Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be instructed to pender

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you very assistance, are to make. you fully acquainted with the look

Regulations that have kon pour tine to time laid down for his guidance; in order that you may point out. what alterations they will require assimilate with your Instuctions. I have to.

(hgrid) Richard Krsnam

I true Apy.

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to

Frederick W. A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary.

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