CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 323

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Steamers between Singapore and this Island, as that scheme, if allroved

would necessitate

several alterations in the existing postal Establishment.

2.

Lince the ente of that Dispatch I have received your Graces Dispatch Nelll of the 10th December lack, informing we don

mie that

London

the Post Master General in was not prepared to withdraw

the Naval agents from on brend

the China contract Packets at present, and that the arrangement proposed by me could therefore

only be carried into effect by this

Government menning

on each

th

expense

from

voyage,

added

of a clerk's passage to and Lingapor to the Cost of fitting up sorting offices on brand the Packets employed on the china line, amounting to about £100 to each packet.

3. I have ascertained that such

annum, un

an arrangerment would involve an additional expenditure to the local Post Office of nearly £1,400 pur

outlay at which the saving of a few hours in the delivery of the English mail would be too Mearly purchased. I therefore delay

longer in

in submitting a proposal

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