CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 568

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under the notice of His Excellency Sir John Bouring by me, with a view to his personally bringing them under the notice of His Lordships the Post Master General and Mr. Rowland Hill in London, and I now ask to be favoured

with the approval or otherwise of the Honorable the Acting Governor to the

Same.

I have &c.

(Signed) F.M. Mitchell,

Acting Post Master.

(Approved)

M. Macdonnell

Colonial Secretary

(Copy)

Sir,

Post Office, Hongkong,

16th May, 1839.

565

I do myself the honor to

bring under your notice two Systems

or plans by which I conceive great, and

under some circumstance, most valuable

advantages to the Mercantile Community

here would accrue, they are as follows. Firstly: I would suggest that the Post Office building be entirely remodelled

And fitted with private boxes with plate glass doors to them, so arranged that the proprietors of such Boxes could

    A Hill, Esquire

    London.

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2under the notice of His Excellency Sir John Bouring by me, with a view to his personally bringing them under the notice of His Lordships the Post Master General and Mr. Rowland Hill in London, and I now ask to be favouredwith the approval or otherwise of the Honorable the Acting Governor to theSame.I have &c.(Signed) F.M. Mitchell,Acting Post Master.(Approved)M. MacdonnellColonial Secretary(Copy)Sir,Post Office, Hongkong,16th May, 1839.565I do myself the honor tobring under your notice two Systemsor plans by which I conceive great, andunder some circumstance, most valuableadvantages to the Mercantile Communityhere would accrue, they are as follows. Firstly: I would suggest that the Post Office building be entirely remodelledAnd fitted with private boxes with plate glass doors to them, so arranged that the proprietors of such Boxes could    A Hill, Esquire     London.
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2under the notice of His Excellency Sir John Bouring by me, with a view to his personally bringing them under the notice of His Pordships the Post Master General and allr. Rowland Hill in London, and Iumes now ask to be favouredwith the approval or otherwise of the Honorable the Acting Governor to theSame.I have yer(Signed) FM. Mitchell,Acting Post Master.(Arvesespy)MothmurrColonial Secretary(Copy)SirPost Office, Hongkong,"6". May, 1839.565I do myself the honor tobring unde your notice two Systemsروor plans by which I conceive great, andunder some circumstance, most valuableadvantages to the Mercantile Communityhere would acerve, they are as • follows.. Firstly : I would suggest that the Post Office building be entirely remodelled_And fitted with private boxes with plate glass doors to them, so arranged that the proprietors of such Boxes couldOwners orA Hill, CoquireLondon.
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under the notice of His Excellency Sir John Bouring by me, with a view to his personally bringing them under the notice of His Pordships the Post Master General and allr. Rowland Hill in London, and I umes now ask to be favoured

with the approval or otherwise of the Honorable the Acting Governor to the

Same.

I have yer

(Signed) FM. Mitchell,

Acting Post Master.

(Arvesespy)

Mothmurr

Colonial Secretary

(Copy)

Sir

Post Office, Hongkong,

"6".

May, 1839.

565

I do myself the honor to

bring unde

your notice two Systems

رو

or

plans by which I conceive great, and

under some circumstance, most valuable

advantages to the Mercantile Community

here would acerve, they are as • follows.. Firstly : I would suggest that the Post Office building be entirely remodelled_

And

fitted with private boxes with plate glass doors to them, so arranged that the proprietors of such Boxes could

Owners or

A Hill, Coquire

London.

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