CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 511

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ernment is prepared

the Hongthing Gover

to offer

in aid of this arrangement. The principal items to les provided

for

are livo,

leo, viz.

aw

efficient clerse to

the allashed to this Office

Conr

dions

and

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for the reception

and distribution of the Mails.

I have Ac (signed) Edwin Tickwood Decretary Mun. Commeil

I. M. Mitchell Eq

Ading Postmaster Jernal.

Wing

Dir.

Hongkong

General Post Office, Annykhong

15th dime 1867.

I do myself the home to vesennoledgo the receipt of your letter of the 21, the ultime informning by direction of the Meuricipal

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Municipal leonncil that the llomail.

is willing

to undertake thes

management

at

of the Agency of the Post Office Thanghars, but that it is considered that the Salary offered an of the 4th May, any

ашиит

is

letter

my

• £250 per

insufficient for carrying

the duties of the Departinen

efficient

this

manner,

ment is

and

requesting

inform you of the actual summ erment is prepared to

Government.

mu

give

in aid of the arrangement, at the

done time

promising

to

as certains

the feeling of the deshabitanti what extent they

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are inclined to

contribute to the object in view,

reply I beg

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від

the outlay proposed in

to

to observe that

my

letter is

the total amount which the Local

Government

Can

disburse for the

service, and this is £ 100 in excess

of the