CO129-083 - Public Offices - 1861 — Page 227

Coupled with these provisions, I think the offer of the Company ap liberal one, and Irecommend that you Lordships should authorize me

to accept it.

The measure is in general accordance with the recommendations of the Committer on Contract Packets of 1883.

It will prevent the expenditure for the Packet service from being

unnecessarily swelled for purposez quite anernnected with flic Conveyance of the muits, whilst it will offer to the other Departments, which have hitherto possessed the privileges an vincreased surtive for economy in its use.

I have the honor to be

My Lords

Your Lords licks obedient servant P, Stanley of Alderley.

My Ford;

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Peninsular and Corantal Steam

Navigation Company,

122 Leadenhall Street,

London. 10th January 1061.

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With reference to the concluding paragraph of my letter dated 146 instant, on the subject of the addihoval payments for the Indian and lchina Mail Services, I have no the hover by order of the Browrd of Directors to submit Statement and proposal relative to these parts of the avisting Contracts which provide for the conveyance of ot certain number of Military Naval and Civil servants of the Government at reduced rates of fare›

The question having assumed

importance both in its pecuniary and general bearing upon the Companijs operations for selvol the discolors soere in no way prepared sut had in no way calculated upon si negociating the main Contact m 1053 they took occasion to address The Lord's Commissioners of the Creniralty on the su Geet - on the 360 Ime 10959; and, að their Letter embraced the leading points of the case they would now submit to the con

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