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The coolies are requisite for currying circulars to inform the public of the making up of mails; and also for delivering the letters addressed to the members of the Colonial Civil Government
The addition to the Establishment should beg His Excellency to grant us two regular Clerks, who such Clerks I doubt not, may be procured if required for $100 per month, for very little more than that sum. For dispatch in Post Office hands are requisite.
With such assistance, and the casual assistance I hope to be able to make arrangements for, I doubt not, that in a few weeks, the Establishment will prove efficient.
"Serious delay in checking the mails occurs from the general use of sealing wax on letters passing through tropical climates. In one of the boxes of the recent mail, by the Maid of Kent, the letters formed a large mass. Many letters unavoidably tore open, and had to be resealed with the best office wax. Judging from the letters in that box alone, they occupied me in separating and sorting from 10p.m. till 4 a.m. His Excellency will perhaps consider it advisable to make a Notification upon the subject.
I have to (Liquid) . J. kales.
The Honorable,
Fy A. Bruce
Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong.
'True Copy,
Frederick W. A. Bruce
Colonial Secretary.
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The coolies
are
requisite for currying
I
ciculars to inform the public of the making up of mails; and also for delivering the letters addressed to the ecmbers of the Colonial Civil Sovernment
The addition to the Establishment. hould beg His Excellency to grant is two regular Clerks, hoo such Clortidas & I doubt arot, anay be procured if requires not for $100 per month, for very little more than that sum . For dispatch in
tost Office hands are acquisite:
requisite: With such assistance, and the casual assistance I hope to be able to make arrangements for, I doubt not, that in few weeks, the Establishment will
prove efficients
"Serious delay in checking the. mails occurs from the general use of
sealing
wak on
letters passing through Ropical
tropical climates. In are of the boxes of the accent mail, by the Maid of lithond, the letters formed
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navoidably tone opon, and had to be resealed with the best office kal. Judice, the letters in that box alone, crcupied.
me in separating and preparing
sorting from 10p.m.
till 4 a.m. His 4am.
Beillency will perhaps consider it advisable to make as Notification
upon the subject.
I have to (Liquid) . J. kales.
The Honorable,
FY A. Bruce
Colonial keretary.
Hongkong.
'trive Copy,
Frederick W. A. Bruck
Colonial Secretary.
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