CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 230

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7

many mistakes.

The Officers accounted to

Love the letters on

boned might be styled

either Assistant Post Masters of

Dougtong Port Office Agents.

office agents; they should

be required to give security, and should

receive

$400 a

year each.

This expenditure would be more than

covered by the saving which might be effected in the present Establishment by the abolition of the Offices of

Assistant Post Master General and

the 2nd and 3rd Sorters which would

then no longer be required.

As the proposed scheme

combines the advantages of greater efficiency in the Post

Office department with a saving to both

the Imperial and Colonial treasuries, and as it would also be a

great boom to the Foreign mercantile

Community throughout the whole China (this being the centre from which, as it were, all the strings

are pulled) I trust it

may meet with

your Grace's

approval

and that the Post Master General and

the Lords of the Admiralty will

accord their sanction to it. From Communications which I have had on the subject with the Agent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company I am sure

that that Company

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7 many mistakes. The Officers accounted to Love the letters on boned might be styled either Assistant Post Masters of Dougtong Port Office Agents. office agents; they should be required to give security, and should receive $400 a year each. This expenditure would be more than covered by the saving which might be effected in the present Establishment by the abolition of the Offices of Assistant Post Master General and the 2nd and 3rd Sorters which would then no longer be required. As the proposed scheme combines the advantages of greater efficiency in the Post Office department with a saving to both the Imperial and Colonial treasuries, and as it would also be a great boom to the Foreign mercantile Community throughout the whole China (this being the centre from which, as it were, all the strings are pulled) I trust it may meet with your Grace's approval and that the Post Master General and the Lords of the Admiralty will accord their sanction to it. From Communications which I have had on the subject with the Agent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company I am sure that that Company
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7

many mistakes.

The Officers accounted to

Love the letters on

boned might be styled

either Assistant Pat Marters of

Dougtong Port Office Agents.

office irgents; they should

be required to give security, and shouch

receive

400 a

ench. This

year each

-venditure would be more than

Post Office

7

at 2407 euch. 2 800.

covered by the saving which might be Jean. effected in the present Establishment dat pride in by the abolition of the Offices of

Merinu

Pat

Assistant Post Martin General and met het luneti 2 57

the 2nd and 3rd Sorters which would

then no longer be required.

As the proposed scheme

combines the advantages of greater efficiency in the Port

Office.

175

225

department with a saving to bothe

the Imperial and Colonial reasmies, and as it would also be a

great

a vern

very

boom to the Foreign sucrcantile

Community throughout the whole China _ (this being the centre from which, as it were, all the strings

pulled) I trust it

me

with

your

Grace's

may

approval

mut

and

that the Post Macter General and

the Lords of the Admiralty will

accord their sanction to it. from Communications which I have had on the subject with the Agent of the Penincular and Oriental_ Steam Navigation company I am sure

that that

here,

Company

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