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have taken to make this mode of communication available to persons in the Colony, who do not happen to have Agents at Calcutta or Madras, to whom

address their letters to have

them post paid, and forwarded thence to Europe

I have to

(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce.

Colonial Secretary.

A true copy.

Frederick W.A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary.

In

Post Office, Hongkong May 30th 1847

In reply to your letter of the 29th instant I beg to state that I have authority

to send any English Mails by way of Calcutta and Madras to Bombay to collect the Indian Postage, which would necessarily have to be prejudicial, to secure the transit of the mails by

overland dawk.

I have not received any Mail's by that route and therefore, should be the first to justify in proposing to send them

by it.

If however the Excellency the Governor will authorize

To. The Honourable

J. W. A. Bruce Esqre

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have taken to make this mode of communication available to persons in the Colony, who do not happen to have Agents at Calcutta or Madras, to whom address their letters to have them post paid, and forwarded thence to Europe I have to (Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce. Colonial Secretary. A true copy. Frederick W.A. Bruce Colonial Secretary. In Post Office, Hongkong May 30th 1847 In reply to your letter of the 29th instant I beg to state that I have authority to send any English Mails by way of Calcutta and Madras to Bombay to collect the Indian Postage, which would necessarily have to be prejudicial, to secure the transit of the mails by overland dawk. I have not received any Mail's by that route and therefore, should be the first to justify in proposing to send them by it. If however the Excellency the Governor will authorize To. The Honourable J. W. A. Bruce Esqre
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have takere to make this anode of communication available to persons in the Colony, who, do not happen to have Agents at Calcutta or Madras, to whow address their letters to have they Call them post paid, and forwarded por thence to Europe I have to (Jegired) Kederick W. A. Bruce. Colonial Secretary. A true copy. Frederich Mr.A. Bruce Colonial keretary. In Post Offic. Hongkorny May 30th Wh 197 reply to your letter of the 29th ww instant I beg to state that I have authority to send cony Eriglish Mails by way of Calcutta and Madhues to Bumbrey to collect the Judian Postage, which would necessarily have to be proficiel, to secure the transit of the toils by Ator dawk. I have sid received amy Mail's by that rout and therefore, should be the tips justefeest in proposing to send theme by it. If however the Excellency the Governor will authoring To. The Houvrable J. W. A. Bruce Große AuQ2 b collect
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have takere to make this anode of communication available to persons in the Colony, who, do not happen to have Agents at Calcutta or Madras, to whow

address their letters to have

they

Call

them post paid, and forwarded por thence to Europe

I have to

(Jegired) Kederick W. A. Bruce.

Colonial Secretary.

A true copy.

Frederich Mr.A. Bruce

Colonial keretary.

In

Post Offic. Hongkorny May 30th Wh

197

reply to your letter of the 29th

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instant I beg to state that I have authority

to send cony Eriglish Mails by way of Calcutta and Madhues to Bumbrey to collect the Judian Postage, which would necessarily have to be proficiel, to secure the transit of the toils by

Ator

dawk.

I have sid received amy Mail's by that rout and therefore, should be the tips justefeest in proposing to send theme

by it.

If however the Excellency

the Governor will authoring

To. The Houvrable

J. W. A. Bruce Große

AuQ2

b

collect

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