CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 505

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che

when the "Madea's" lailed. "The "Madras" arrived here

the 20th celting, there

ultimo,

Nongsang

afternoon of

being

n packet Agent in the place,

the mail boves were

after considerable

by

the

delay received under protest Agent of the Tennisuler and Oriental

our

vere

Company,

but that genelem properly declined to asserme che responsibility of opening them.

On the 30th after great exertion the part of the Municipal leanmail, 's lensul and the Senior

in the Port, consented

Her Majestig's Naval Officer

to request Ihr Warden, the Peninsular

and Oriental

agent,

ما

and deliver the letters.

The serious inconveniences

nience and

probability of loss which this delay

might

have

occersioned is as apparent

that it is unnecessary for

dwell

upon

it.

1.

prevent

ov

ทาม

AD

thereof,

the Municipal lesmail earnestly

bey that with the nest mails for

chis

port,

you

will send

up

person clarly crachorized to deliver them

that be impradicable, they

if

would

est: the boces

anggest.

being

addressed to the Senior Naval Officer

here.

I have ti

(wigures) Edevin Pisteword. Leactory Mem lenneet.

General Tort Offices, Nongthong

9th May 1861

the boves

open which

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Acco

dingly

done and the mails were

their

Dir,

I do

myself who hora to assenow

aesenowledge.

the

received by the Communitig about

sive and

liventy

arrival in Port.

homes after

The