No 1/8
"Colonial Department"
"Government House" Hongkong April 18. 1845
Sir,
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your three letters dated "the 25th and 28th Ultimo" and the Instructions which are herewith returned.
His Excellency is quite satisfied after perusing these Instructions that it is not possible for you to carry them into effect, at least at the commencement of your duties without some assistance and His Excellency is therefore pleased to grant you the use of the present Post Government Building pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government and further to authorize as a special temporary measure; the continuance of the present establishment of the Post Office (with the exception of the 7° Clerk) during this quarter at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be made.
The Council 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 beyond India by the Ports of Calcutta and Madras and it will be necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it as vast public and private inconvenience.
All notifications that you may require to publish connected with the Post Office ...
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