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represented that the sailing of the mail

the 1 of the Steamer at daylight on the 1 mouth, causes them serious inconveux ence and that it involves the risk of their Correspondence not reaching

Teaching in sufficient tive to be forwarded in the Tony mail made up on the last de

of the day month; His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to duces that in future the Steamer shall take her departure at 2 pm, unstead of at daylight on the 1th of each month, provided that it any way infringe the terins of the Contract with the Peninsular and Precital Company.

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Hey to furnish you with a Copy of this Corcellency's Commands to me

the subject.

| Signed / Thomas Nyland

II. Alead Ka

Adamralty Agent. Braganza "

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Colonial Office Victoria

Hong Kong 20. J our Web.

Kereply to your letter of the

19th Instant, Enclosing a proposal from. the Merchants at fautor, that the axelave

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mail in future may be despatched in the afternison of the day appointed prits departure, niskad of at daylight heretofore, I am duested by #. E. the Governor to inform you, that as far

it can be done without uiterfering with the terms of the contract. #4.6. entirely approves of the suggested alteration. Signed, Fred & to. a. Bruce

Colonial Sear

B.S. D. Braganza Hong Kong

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received from the Postmarter,

er General at Yong Long, and to state for; your information that the time of departure pour heall as been heretofore at daylight on the 1 the mouth, and as the mail is for the Juture to be despatched at 2 fm. on that day, there will be a positive los light hours from hence to England,

The Calcutta Packet has Every instance been ready for Sea. before our arrival at point de Galle.

On the receipt of the enclosed letters, I waited on his Excellency the four = in Chief, who said he could not interfere,

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