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Board of Trade

Freight Office

253

My Lordships notice the proposition of Earl Grey that before making any definite grant to the Company, it would be desirable that some arrangement should be made with them, in order to ensure the transmission of the Government Mails between Hong Kong and Canton on much favourable terms.

I am directed in reply to transmit to you for the information of Earl Grey, a copy of the offer made to the Treasury in November last by the Agent of the Hong Kong Canton Steam Packet Company in this Country, together with a copy of the Report on that proposal which the Postmaster General addressed to the Treasury on the 6th December last.

I have the honour to be Your obedient humble servant,

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Board of Trade Freight Office 253 My Lordships notice the proposition of Earl Grey that before making any definite grant to the Company, it would be desirable that some arrangement should be made with them, in order to ensure the transmission of the Government Mails between Hong Kong and Canton on much favourable terms. I am directed in reply to transmit to you for the information of Earl Grey, a copy of the offer made to the Treasury in November last by the Agent of the Hong Kong Canton Steam Packet Company in this Country, together with a copy of the Report on that proposal which the Postmaster General addressed to the Treasury on the 6th December last. I have the honour to be Your obedient humble servant,
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Board

of

Trad

E1B

Freigh

ffice

253

Lordships notice the proposition

of Earl Grey that before making any definite

grank to the Company,

it would be desirable that some

arrangement should be made with

them, in order to ensure the transmission

of the Government Mails between

Hong Kong and Canton

moch favourable terms.

ou

the

Company

in this Country, together

with a copy of the beport on that proposal which the Postmaster General addressed to the Treasury

on the 6th December last.

I have the honour to be

منورک

Your obedient

humble servant,

I am

directed in

reply

to

transmit to

سگے

you for the information

Earl Grey, a copy of the offer

made to the Treasury in November

last

Kong

the

and

Agent of the Hong Canton Steam Packet

Company

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