CO129-009 - Public Offices - 1844 — Page 270

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A are 0.0 a collections of letters. With respect to Packets containing Parcels, if such Packet's are brought to the Post Office in the Ship's Bag - they are liable to postage as letters; when sent as freight they ought, I presume, to be entered on the ship's Manifest : In this Country, the Custom House Officers seize Packets which, on enquiry, they consider ought to have passed through the Post Office and which are not entered in the Ship's Manifests, to be dealt with by this Department as ordinary letters.

264 As, I deemed it expedient to extend to Hong Kong the discretionary power given under my authority, to the Offices of this Department in British North America and the East Indies, by which they are allowed to retain the postage of our letters, Rebates (not containing letters or enclosures) forwarded through the Post by mistake, charge equivalent to the cost of freight added to ...

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Foreign Offer No large. A are 0.0 a collections of letters. With respect to Packets containing Parcels, if such Packet's are brought to the Post Office in the Ship's Bag - they are liable to postage as letters; when sent as freight they ought, I presume, to be entered on the ship's Manifest : In this Country, the Custom House Officers seize Packets which, on enquiry, they consider ought to have passed through the Post Office and which are not entered in the Ship's Manifests, to be dealt with by this Department as ordinary letters. 264 As, I deemed it expedient to extend to Hong Kong the discretionary power given under my authority, to the Offices of this Department in British North America and the East Indies, by which they are allowed to retain the postage of our letters, Rebates (not containing letters or enclosures) forwarded through the Post by mistake, charge equivalent to the cost of freight added to ... B A L M A Page 270 Page 271
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Foren Offer No large. A are 0.0 a collections of bellers. With sexpect to Packets containing Paltowns, if such Packet's aim brought to the Past Office in the Ship's Bag- they are liable to partage Sellers; when sent as a freights they aughts, I presume to be entered on the ships Manifest : In this Country, the Custom Seause Officens Packets which висов Derry they considue, ought to haven passed through the Post Office and which are not exterials in the Ships Manifests, to this Department to be Healt dealt with Re ordinary 264 letters As, konnor, I deemed it expedient to extend to Kong Mong the discretionary youn geven under -Gorm. Ludship's cuthority, to the Offices of this Department in British North Americas ands the heal Indiis, by which they. allowed to retire thes رہے pastage of our heavy, Reabete up ( not containing letters, کیا کرو alod. to nounscripts) forvando ds through the Post by mistake, charge équivalent to the cost for freight added to B A L M A Page 270Page 271
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Foren

Offer

No

large.

A

are

0.0

a collections of bellers. With sexpect to Packets containing Paltowns, if such Packet's aim brought to the Past Office in the Ship's Bag- they are liable to partage Sellers; when sent as

a freights they aughts, I presume to be entered on the ships Manifest : In this Country, the Custom Seause Officens

Packets which

висов Derry they considue, ought to haven passed through the Post Office and which are not exterials in the Ships Manifests, to this Department to be

Healt

dealt with

Re

ordinary

264

letters

As, konnor, I deemed it

expedient to extend to Kong Mong the discretionary youn

geven

under

-Gorm. Ludship's

cuthority, to the Offices of

this Department in British North Americas ands the heal

Indiis, by which they.

allowed to retire thes

رہے

pastage of our heavy, Reabete

up ( not containing letters,

کیا کرو

alod.

to

nounscripts) forvando ds through the Post by mistake, charge équivalent to the

cost

for freight added to

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