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here on the afternoon of the 25th. Sustained

after having been delayed in the Bombay Post Office

I have had similar complaints made to me lately, and have found that they have arisen from that cause.

The Complaint made by Messts Firan Gray VC: I beg to inform the Exetting impissifiable About the date of the 147th instant the whole detail and duty of the

Post office had devolved entirely upon myself and I can consequently afford with confidence that the letters for that firm were not asked for on the subsequent days; and I believe not on the day were delivered the fact is that I did not know to whom to send the letters. Their names were not mentioned in the lists in my office

I sent one of the letters, to one or two different houses but it was returned and they were not delivered till I had ascertained by enquiry to whom to deliver them It would have been a singular instance and certainly particularly remarked if Messrs Longston & Co had not received their letters so frequently when they rarely send for them. That they do not call for information of letters lying in the Post Office themselves may be fairly inferred from the fact that My Larkins & Co. and Fletcher Gray now receive their letters.

In answer to the complaint made by Popit Bruce Shoppe His Excellency considering the circumstances under which I am labouring

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here on the afternoon of the 25th. Sustained after having been delayed in the Bombay Post Office I have had similar complaints made to me lately, and have found that they have arisen from that cause. The Complaint made by Messts Firan Gray VC: I beg to inform the Exetting impissifiable About the date of the 147th instant the whole detail and duty of the Post office had devolved entirely upon myself and I can consequently afford with confidence that the letters for that firm were not asked for on the subsequent days; and I believe not on the day were delivered the fact is that I did not know to whom to send the letters. Their names were not mentioned in the lists in my office I sent one of the letters, to one or two different houses but it was returned and they were not delivered till I had ascertained by enquiry to whom to deliver them It would have been a singular instance and certainly particularly remarked if Messrs Longston & Co had not received their letters so frequently when they rarely send for them. That they do not call for information of letters lying in the Post Office themselves may be fairly inferred from the fact that My Larkins & Co. and Fletcher Gray now receive their letters. In answer to the complaint made by Popit Bruce Shoppe His Excellency considering the circumstances under which I am labouring
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here on the aftersome of the 25th. Sustant

afleuven having been delanied in the Bombay Post Office

I have had simple complaints -made to me lidity, and have found that they have arisen from that cause.

Tirom

is

The Complaint made by Mefte Firan Gray VC: I beg to inform the Exetting impistifiable About the date of the 147th instant the whole detail and duly of the

had devolved entirely upon myself afsnit

Post office

and I can consequently afort with confidence that the letters for that firem

on

were not

but were

on

which

only tasked for not asked for on the subsequent days; and I belive not on the day

were delivered the fact is that I did not know to whom to send then letters. Their names were not mentioned.

the lists in my

"they

qui any of

my office

I sent

one

w of the letters, bo one or two different housed

hone but it was returned and they

were

not

Ibelieve deliver & till I had ascertamed

been

by enquiry to whom to deliver them It would to have how a singul as inplance and certainly particularly

remarked

Most Gall Longston & hard mit then letters so frequently when they

D)

ravely send conveyed

for

to

other

?

do

not

for

information

then own till them in some way

of letters lying in the Post Office. them. That! West's Drim Gray-

themselves consider me

نه

may be faily inferred

wholly to blame may

from the fact that My Larknis & Co.

Fletcher

now receive their letters.

that

In answer to the complaint made by Popt Bruce Shope His Excellency considering the

circumstances under which I am.

labouring

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