CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12] — Page 484

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the conditions upon which the late Postmaster General offered to transfer the office upon the 14 November next I have thought it necessary to take up the question myself,

Hurther and upon find that so to Lord Carnarvon Sir J. Bouring no 51 of 14 May 1859. Lord Colchester Lords of the Treasury G.P.O. 2320 April 1859 information as to the views of the Postmaster General on one or two important points is required before it will be possible for this Government to arrive at any determination on the subject.

As regards the proportion of the postage to be allowed to the Colony - Is it intended that the Local Government should receive a penny on each of all letters sent to or received from the continent of Europe and other places, (where a postage of six pence and upwards, is levied) although such letters not pass through the United Kingdom - as for example may be in the case of Malta, &c. ?

e.g. France-Triest-In China. and as regards Canton. the sub offices at the Consular Ports in China: Whampoa. Amoy. Foochow foo. Ningpo and Shanghai. In & Japan - at present Nagasaki. These are seven in number, and ...

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the conditions upon which the late Postmaster General offered to transfer the office upon the 14 November next I have thought it necessary to take up the question myself,Hurther and upon find that so to Lord Carnarvon Sir J. Bouring no 51 of 14 May 1859. Lord Colchester Lords of the Treasury G.P.O. 2320 April 1859 information as to the views of the Postmaster General on one or two important points is required before it will be possible for this Government to arrive at any determination on the subject.As regards the proportion of the postage to be allowed to the Colony - Is it intended that the Local Government should receive a penny on each of all letters sent to or received from the continent of Europe and other places, (where a postage of six pence and upwards, is levied) although such letters not pass through the United Kingdom - as for example may be in the case of Malta, &c. ?e.g. France-Triest-In China. and as regards Canton. the sub offices at the Consular Ports in China: Whampoa. Amoy. Foochow foo. Ningpo and Shanghai. In & Japan - at present Nagasaki. These are seven in number, and ...Page 480GR1178/1922/32(III)15/40/684781.159.Tryto
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