CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 200

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obvious advantage of an early decivery of the Marseilles Mail, induced His Excellence compliance with the wishes of the Mercantile community to direct that this boon should be granted to them, but: as your instructions from the General Post Office prohibit this measure, you of course have only to obey them; and

I am directed to inform afou,

that the Governier

is not at all desirous of having anything, further to do with the Post Office, beyond requiring that the Official Mail's should be delivered first

I have, se

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(Signed)

W. Caini,

Off 4 Colomal Secretary

P. S. __ When you reply to the Postmaster

General, it will perhaps be propor

that should transmit a copy

you

of

of this letter.

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Off! Colonial Secretory.