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I have, &c.

(Signed) Thomas Byland,
Postmaster

True Copy
J. d'Homergue
Assistant Secretary.

By Order of
Post Office

Hongkong,
4th October 1855.

I beg to acknowledge your letter of this day's date, enclosing, from the Honble. The Colonial Secretary, accompanied by a letter of complaint from Lieutenant Wodehouse, the Admiralty Agent on board the "Pottinger", on the receiving of her last trip to this Port, representing to His Excellency, the alleged serious irregularities in regard to the despatch of the mails by that vessel on the 15th ultimo,

As you were not on the spot at the time, I feel it my duty to submit a most impartial explanation for Thomas Byland, Esqt,

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" he would call in the course of the day with the Time Bill and other voucheres " this he did at 2. P. M. I must admit that it was my duty to have declined receiving the Mails from any party but the Admiralty Agent, but as this would, in all probability, have involved delay of 3 or 4 of His Excellency's despatches, and in the sorting of the general Mails, especially at such a busy time, I refrained from following that course which was my strict line of duty. I have, &c. # (Signed) Thomas Byland, Postmaster True Copy J. d'Homergue Assistant Secretary. By Order of Post Office Hongkong, 4th October 1855. I beg to acknowledge your letter of this day's date, enclosing, from the Honble. The Colonial Secretary, accompanied by a letter of complaint from Lieutenant Wodehouse, the Admiralty Agent on board the "Pottinger", on the receiving of her last trip to this Port, representing to His Excellency, the alleged serious irregularities in regard to the despatch of the mails by that vessel on the 15th ultimo, As you were not on the spot at the time, I feel it my duty to submit a most impartial explanation for Thomas Byland, Esqt,

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" he would call in the course of the day with the Time Bill and other

voucheres "_ this he did at 2. P. M._ I must admit that it was my duty to have declined rescising the Mails from any party but the Admiralty Agent, but as this would, in all fartatility, he in the delivery in have involved delay of 312 4 of His Excellensy's despinteles, and in the sorting of the general Moviles, especially at such a nimentos time,

sucks. Irefrained from following that cove which woww my strict line of duty.

was

I have, Be.

(Signed) Shonas Byland,

Postmaster

True Loopy

Jodmour

Atomat Meretory.

Bypy

Post Office

129

Hooghong,

4th October 1855.

I beg to actumrledge your letter

Me me

of this day's date, housing, from the Houkle. The Commial keretory, cuccompanied by a letter of complaint from Lieutenant Worldridge, the Admiralty "Agent me board the "Pottinger", on the recusing of her last trip to this Prt, referesenting to His Excellency, the frames, billeged serious inequlovrities in regard to the despartel _ of the mails by that ressel me the 15th ultime,

As your

you were not on the shoot at the time, I feel it my duty to Submit a most impartial explanation for Thomaer Hyland, Exy+,

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