CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 179

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Indecôt

may be effected in it but with adequate number of hands confusion. once hurricane commenced will scarcely be checked My assistant Mr Spring complaining of the labour is about to leave Judging from speaks of clinging so to day much against my expectations could I should think comment

and his now contact with the Colonial Government too will of course vastly my embarrassments as I cannot supply his place with

this doing

any

one

increase

carried

who has been

details

at all accustomed to the duties of our

Post Office.

till

And as

is

being

Same daily receiving complaints against the hours at which my office open from the one half of the day which is the most dangerous for Europeans to stir out in this Excellency I doubt not will consider the justness of the complaint and press me

upon

expon the subject.

If the six hours

from

six

to

12

were divided thus

from nine am and from two o'clock to five pm I think the cause of complaint

would be removed.

The

late

delivery of letters except at the Post office is very much complained

Perhaps This Excellency will also into this complaint.

inquire

The difficulty in delivering letters at the domiciles of the parties is the collection of the postage and on the delivery of letters from England it would be impracticable from the weight of letters

that certain individuals receive.

Some of the Military Gentlemen

at Check choo and saiwan complain of then not having their letters out to

"they used to have before

them the

now

new

requlations, and I believe that

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Indecôt may be effected in it but with adequate number of hands confusion. once hurricane commenced will scarcely be checked My assistant Mr Spring complaining of the labour is about to leave Judging from speaks of clinging so to day much against my expectations could I should think comment and his now contact with the Colonial Government too will of course vastly my embarrassments as I cannot supply his place with this doing any one increase carried who has been details at all accustomed to the duties of our Post Office. till And as is being Same daily receiving complaints against the hours at which my office open from the one half of the day which is the most dangerous for Europeans to stir out in this Excellency I doubt not will consider the justness of the complaint and press me upon expon the subject. If the six hours from six to 12 were divided thus from nine am and from two o'clock to five pm I think the cause of complaint would be removed. The late delivery of letters except at the Post office is very much complained Perhaps This Excellency will also into this complaint. inquire The difficulty in delivering letters at the domiciles of the parties is the collection of the postage and on the delivery of letters from England it would be impracticable from the weight of letters that certain individuals receive. Some of the Military Gentlemen at Check choo and saiwan complain of then not having their letters out to "they used to have before them the now new requlations, and I believe that
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Indecôt may be effected in it but with adjective sumber of hands confusion. once haurric commenced will scarcely be checked My apistant Mr Spring complaining of the labour is about h leave Judecat in speaks of clwing so to day much against my expectations ceud I should think cqmenit and his now contact with the Colonial Gevement to will of cause vastly my embarrassments as I cansiot supply his place with this doing any one encrease cauriet who has been details at all excenstened to the debuite of ar Post Office. till An as is beng Same daily receiving complaints against the hours at which my office open from ta on hell hp that pail of the day which is the most dangerous for Cevropians to stir out in this Greellemcy I doubt riot will consider the siet justreps of the complaint and don't me upon expon the subject. If the six hours from six 175 were divided thus nine am and from hoo to "five pan I think the cause of complaint would be removed. The Aten delivery of letters except at the Port office is very much complament Perhaps This Creellency will also int this complanil. iniguie The difficulty in delivering letters at the domiciles of the parties is the collection of the prostays and on the delivery of Merits from Engluunt it would be impracticable from the weight of letters that certain individuals receive. Some of the Military Gentlemen at Check choo and saiwan complain of then not having their letters out to "they used to have before them the Mow as new requlsitions, and I believe that
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Indecôt

may be effected in it but with adjective sumber of hands confusion. once haurric commenced will scarcely be checked My apistant Mr Spring complaining of the labour is about h leave Judecat in speaks of clwing so to day much against my expectations ceud I should think cqmenit

and his now contact with the Colonial Gevement to will of cause vastly my embarrassments as I cansiot supply his place with

this doing

any

one

encrease

cauriet

who has been

details

at all excenstened to the debuite of ar

Post Office.

till

An as

is

beng

Same daily receiving complaints against the hours at which my office open from ta on hell hp that pail of the day which is the most dangerous for Cevropians to stir out in this Greellemcy I doubt riot will consider the siet justreps of the complaint and don't me

upon

expon the subject.

If the six hours

from

six

175

were divided thus

nine am and from hoo to "five pan I think the cause of complaint

would be removed.

The

Aten

delivery of letters except at the Port office is very much complament

Perhaps This Creellency will also int this complanil.

iniguie

The difficulty in delivering letters at the domiciles of the parties is the collection of the prostays and on the delivery of Merits from Engluunt it would be impracticable from the weight of letters

that certain individuals receive.

Some of the Military Gentlemen

at Check choo and saiwan complain of then not having their letters out to

"they used to have before

them the

Mow as

new

requlsitions, and I believe that

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