CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 701

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The Editor of the Friend of China

Sir,

Victoria.

Hongkong, 18th March, 1844.

With reference to your letter of the 12th instant addressed to the Under Secretary I am directed to say that Government will be glad to receive a tender of the terms upon which the Proprietors of the Friend of China will contract to print Government Documents - the

Tenders to be framed on the principle of so much per page of Fool's cap Paper- not less than Fifty copies being always required and Government Supplying the Paper.

In framing the above tender with reference to the price at which printing is executed for private individuals it is for the Proprietors of the Friend of China to take into consideration whether the fact of that Paper being made the Official organ of Government for the publication of their documents will be an advantage or not - i.e. whether in addition to the gratuitous insertion of all Government notifications, Proclamations, Copies of Treaties &c., it would not be worth the while of the Proprietors to make some abatement in the rate of printing such documents (Ordinances Regulations &c.) as may be required on Fool's cap Paper for Records; or, on the other hand whether the expense and trouble of publishing the notifications &c. in the Gazette will render it necessary for them to make an additional

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The Editor of the Friend of China Sir, Victoria. Hongkong, 18th March, 1844. With reference to your letter of the 12th instant addressed to the Under Secretary I am directed to say that Government will be glad to receive a tender of the terms upon which the Proprietors of the Friend of China will contract to print Government Documents - the Tenders to be framed on the principle of so much per page of Fool's cap Paper- not less than Fifty copies being always required and Government Supplying the Paper. In framing the above tender with reference to the price at which printing is executed for private individuals it is for the Proprietors of the Friend of China to take into consideration whether the fact of that Paper being made the Official organ of Government for the publication of their documents will be an advantage or not - i.e. whether in addition to the gratuitous insertion of all Government notifications, Proclamations, Copies of Treaties &c., it would not be worth the while of the Proprietors to make some abatement in the rate of printing such documents (Ordinances Regulations &c.) as may be required on Fool's cap Paper for Records; or, on the other hand whether the expense and trouble of publishing the notifications &c. in the Gazette will render it necessary for them to make an additional

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696 The Editor of the Friend of China Sir, Victoria. Hongkong, 18th Quarch, 1844. With reference to your letter of the 12th bustant addressed to the Aluvart Sam directed to say that Government will be glad to receive a tender of the terms upon which the hoprietors of the Thiend of China will contact to prink Government Documents - the Fenders to be framed on the principle of so much per page of Fool'd cap Paper- not less than Fifty copies king always required and lovernment Supplying the Paper. Sar framing the above tender with reference to the price at which printing No:102 printing is executed for Rivate individuals it is for the Roprietors of the Friend of China to take into- of consideration whether the fact of that Paper being made the Official organ of lovernment for the publication of their documents will be arr advantage not - i. e. whether in addition to the gratuitous insertion of all Sovernment notifications, hoclamation, Copies of Treaties be, it would not be worth the while of the Proprietors to make some abatement in the rate of printing such documents (Ordinance Regulations to) as may be required on Fool's cap Taper for Records; or, on whether the other hand the expense and trouble of publishing the notifications de in the bazette will render it necessary for them to make an additional

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The Editor of the Friend of China

Sir,

Victoria.

Hongkong, 18th Quarch, 1844.

With reference to your letter of the 12th bustant addressed to the Aluvart Sam directed to say that Government will be glad to receive a tender of the terms upon which the hoprietors of the Thiend of China will contact to prink

Government Documents - the

Fenders to be framed on the principle of so much per page of Fool'd cap Paper- not less than Fifty copies king always required and lovernment Supplying the Paper.

Sar framing the above tender with reference to the price at which printing

No:102

printing is executed for Rivate individuals it is for the Roprietors of the Friend of China to take into-

of consideration whether the fact of that Paper being made the Official organ of lovernment for the publication of

their documents will be

arr

advantage

not - i. e. whether in addition to

the gratuitous insertion of all Sovernment notifications, hoclamation, Copies of Treaties be, it would not be worth the while of the Proprietors to make some abatement in the rate of printing such documents (Ordinance Regulations to) as may be required on Fool's cap Taper for Records; or,

whether

the other hand the expense and trouble of publishing the notifications de in the bazette will render it necessary for them to make an

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