CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 494

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alvener of any Official Portal Agency would not be viewed with favour by the buck of the Community of Shanghaw, and that the recent

has already

been

considerable inc

ort

productive of

erience

change

3. His Excellmary regrets cherefore that Mr Meadows should not have

Dv

ον

arrangement

found it fensible to continues for livele time further which had received the sandion of Her Majesty's Government, and which had been in operation for several

mor

especially

as

in the absence

of a local Post Office, the expersons

gave to by

subsidizing

the Horses Government

the Teninouler and

~

years,

in

Oriental fleans Navigation lexmpany

the mails to Shanghave would be altogether ther

for carrying

Le

away.

By the mail which arrived yesterday

yesterday His Excellency has learns

chat St. M's

Gov

//

428

emment has determines

(1) to contime the present practier of

all the correspondence for

sending

China and lapan in the mail for

; (2) that the Jacket

Agencies at the Port: shall contine Rub. Offices

of Hongthing; and (3) that provision will be made for the

payment of the salaries of the Officers employed at these Ports. from Semperial funds, leaving the duaiduntal Expenses to be provided for by the Colony. Amonget the salaries anchorized by the Lords the Treasury to be paid, under

of the

this

In

is £150

for th

arrangement Agent at Shanghae.

5. His Excelhway is advised that

if the Packet Agest at Shanghae should be severed from the levnsulates the establishment of a separate

ffren