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No: 17%, of 18.44.

Incl: No: 12, in Despatch

The Horrible

Mr Bruce.

to the Deputy Post Master. 29th May, 1844.

200

August 20th May, 1844.

The Honourable W.A. Bruce,

Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.

...

We beg respectfully to bring to your notice, the great inconvenience and annoyance entailed upon us and the Mercantile Community generally, since the arrangements at the Post Office came into operation, through the mismanagement of the present Deputy Post Master.

We could adduce many instances where vessels have arrived bringing letters which could not be received for some days afterwards, where an exorbitant exaction, in name of Postage, is levied on...

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No: 17%, of 18.44. Incl: No: 12, in Despatch The Horrible Mr Bruce. to the Deputy Post Master. 29th May, 1844. 200 August 20th May, 1844. The Honourable W.A. Bruce, Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong. ... We beg respectfully to bring to your notice, the great inconvenience and annoyance entailed upon us and the Mercantile Community generally, since the arrangements at the Post Office came into operation, through the mismanagement of the present Deputy Post Master. We could adduce many instances where vessels have arrived bringing letters which could not be received for some days afterwards, where an exorbitant exaction, in name of Postage, is levied on...
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No: 17%, of 18.44. Incl: No: 12, in Despatch Thour the Horible Mr Bruce. to the Deputy Post Practer. 29th May, 1844. 200 Aughary, 20th May, 1844. The Heuverable IWA. Bruce, Colonial perclary: Houghing. h M te bey respectfully to bring to your actice, the peat inconvenience and peal. -annoyance entailed upon us and the Mercantile Community generally, since the areto a arrangements at the tot came into operation, Mfficer of Houghing "through the mismanagement of the present Deputy Post Master.. We could adduce many many instands where vessels have arrived bringing letters which could not be received for Same days afterwards, where an esorbitant. exaction, in name. of Postage, is levied on
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No: 17%, of 18.44.

Incl: No: 12, in Despatch

Thour the Horible

Mr Bruce.

to the Deputy Post Practer. 29th May, 1844.

200

Aughary, 20th May, 1844.

The Heuverable IWA. Bruce,

Colonial perclary: Houghing.

h

M

te bey respectfully to bring to your

actice, the peat inconvenience and

peal.

-annoyance entailed upon us and the Mercantile Community generally, since

the

areto a

arrangements at the tot

came into operation,

Mfficer of Houghing

"through the mismanagement of the present Deputy Post Master..

We could adduce many

many instands

where vessels have arrived bringing letters which could not be received for

Same

days afterwards, where an esorbitant. exaction, in name. of Postage, is levied

on

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