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of

letters between this Department

and the several British Colonies having the control of their own poots, it has been laid down that the amount of the

fee to be levied for registration shall,

be

fixed by the despatching in all cases.

and that such fee shall be

equally office. divided between the Imperial and Colonial

Post Offices.

Thus, this Department fixes the amount of the fee for the registration of lettins sent to the Colonies, and the respective Colories are at liberty to fix the amount of the fee for the registration of letters sent to the United Kingdom, this Department accounting to each Colony for half the amount of the registration fees upon letters sent to such Colony, the Colonies on their side accounting to this Department for half the amount of fees levied upon

letters forwarded to the United Kingdom.

✓

As sixpence was the registration

fee chargeable both in this Country and in Stong Kong when the posts of that

Colory

is

now thinks it

were transferred to Colonial control May 1860, and has to continued up to the present time, the Colonial Post office has properly accounted to this "Department for half the amount thes collected, vist threepence for each letter Brok Packet. But, if the Colonial Legislature

recessary to raise the amount of the registration fee to be collected in Hong Kong, the Colonial Post Office must account to this Department for half of such fee whatever

may it's amount; and consequently, if sinepeace be fixed, fourpeace halfpenny must be accounted for to this Department for

letter or book. packet forwarded

every

to this Country.

be

The Postmaster Feneral will be

e glad

if