CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 273

view to a

afford

to the community of

both

plaves every facility in regard to Postal

accommodations, I made what appeared to

me to be a most liberal

offer

to the Proprieta,

Captain Larkins, sigh twopence per letter-

letter he would undertake to

versa. To this communication

convey

for every between Hongkong and fanton, and Vice-

Captain Larkins verbally replied declining the :ffer; and as it. subsequently proved, he

did not hesitate to enter into an

arrangement with the Mercantile Firms of Canton

and Houghong for the conveyance of the whole of their correspondence to and fro, for a stipulated monthly Allowance to be paid by each party, or Firme - Thus

setting

-

the Post Office, and its Laws at defiance, notwithstanding the wannings he had received. Until

was not in a

and.

as

I am

very recently,

position to prove

now

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I beg respectfully to suggest that it may

pleace. His kreetteney to direct that the matter be handed over to the Attorney General

with a view to

legal proceedings being

inetituted against the Offending party

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parties, should such course be deemed expedient,

I trust that it

may

not be considered

:tion in me to remark that I am

presumption in

humbly of Opinion the Post-Master General

of

might be dispored to take & lenient view

the ease, had faptain Larkins confined_ hineelf to the convoyance of the

correspondence between the two -the arrival and departure of the

Steamers, and

for

Ports

upon

the Mail

which service I feel

confident he would have received liberal- remuneration; but to enter into a

regular

written agreement for the conveyance.

twice or thrice a week

I

this fact;

fully prepared to do so,

of the local-

correspondence, which it is well known. would add several Thousands

a

year