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Minute by otto Percival

Youghong,

11758

th 13. Sehtember, 1862.

Jum of opinion that two Mails a mouth to China from Europe is

ample for the requirements of the

trade and I would be

for

very

aversi

this reason to subsidise another.

line of Steamers. At the same time

as a

been

New Company has already--

formed and are about to

establish a n

monttily

convmmunication

from France to China it might

be desirable to have Mails made up by these Steanvers charging the present rute of Postage and the two Governments make their