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the Director General of the French annexed, on the subject of

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the French lines of Mail Suckets to be established between Urarseilles and

Alexandria, and between Suez and Jordia and China, by the Compagnie

"des Services Maritimes des Messageries "Imperiales," requesting me to peruse the

papers and send in a report on the

propositions contained in them.

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2. As it is considered by His Sordship the Postmaster General to be unnecessny at present, to take advantage of : French Packets for the transmission Mails to and from the United __ Kingdom, because there are already

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two mail Services each mouth with China, and four trail Services a mouth with India, there appears,

so far as India is concerned, to be

good grounds for not availing of the opportunities afforded by the French. Packets for the transmission of Mails to and pour that Country, but so far as China is concerned, Jam of opinion the reason for not sending

such mails is not tenable inasmuch

as it will be considered a great hardship for the thercantile community of Cline,

off than their Pertian

neighbours in this respect, and

to be worse

Indian

although there are frequent opportunities

of getting advices from Europe at =