CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 732

it is not possible for you to carry

the use

them

into effect, at least at the commencement of your duties without some assistance and His Excellency is therefore pleased to grant you

of the present Post Office - which is a Government Building- pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government, and further to authorize Special temporary measure the continuance of the present Establishment of the Post Office (with the exception of the 2nd Clerk, Mr Lane) during Quarter, at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be

as a

made.

Jay

this

His Excellency desires me to that he has observed that your Instructions do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of mails to the United kingdom and other places

beyond

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beyond India by the Ports of Calcutta and Madras and it will be necessary that you should consider this questions and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private

inconve

venience.

All Notifications that

may require to publish connected with the Post Office Department, general information and guidance you are requested to draw up, sign

when steps will

and enclose to me,

be taken to have them inserted in the Government Gazette.

I Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be

instructed to render

you every

assistance and to make you fully acquainted with the local Regulations, that have been fan

time

It is not possible for you to carry them into effect, at least at the commencement of your duties without some assistance and His Excellency is therefore pleased to grant you

the use of the present Post Office - which is a Government Building- pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government, and further to authorize special temporary measure the continuance of the present Establishment of the Post Office (with the exception of the 2nd Clerk, Mr Lane) during the quarter, at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be made.

His Excellency desires me to state that he has observed that your Instructions do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of mails to the United Kingdom and other places beyond India by the Ports of Calcutta and Madras and it will be necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private inconvenience.

All Notifications that may require to be published connected with the Post Office Department, for general information and guidance you are requested to draw up, sign, and enclose to me, when steps will be taken to have them inserted in the Government Gazette.

Mr Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be instructed to render you every assistance and to make you fully acquainted with the local Regulations that have been in force from time to time.