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Director of New Gardens, directing me to give up in my accounts with the Home Government the sum of £16.8.10, for which this Department received credit on account of the Box in question, and requesting explanation of the circumstances under which the said Box was sent through the Post, if within my recollection, and in reply I beg to report

Firstly, That the £16.8.10 will be duly credited in my accounts with London for the present month, and the same will be claimed in my account with the Colony.

Secondly, That the Box was brought to this office on the 17 February last with the mails from Japan by H. M. S. Ringdove, and that the person who delivered the same here was informed that it was evidently not intended to go through the post, and that if he persisted in leaving it, there was no alternative but for it to be charged with the letter rate of postage, to which he replied that his orders were clear to leave it at the Post Office, and therefore he would do so, and I consequently dispatched it by the first British Mail, which left Hongkong on the 1st March last in the Contract Packet "Columbian".

I have to

(Signed) MeMitchel Post Master General

(True Copy) MARlesande Acting Colonial Secretary.

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Director of New Gardens, directing me to give up in my accounts with the Home Government the sum of £16.8.10, for which this Department received credit on account of the Box in question, and requesting explanation of the circumstances under which the said Box was sent through the Post, if within my recollection, and in reply I beg to report Firstly, That the £16.8.10 will be duly credited in my accounts with London for the present month, and the same will be claimed in my account with the Colony. Secondly, That the Box was brought to this office on the 17 February last with the mails from Japan by H. M. S. Ringdove, and that the person who delivered the same here was informed that it was evidently not intended to go through the post, and that if he persisted in leaving it, there was no alternative but for it to be charged with the letter rate of postage, to which he replied that his orders were clear to leave it at the Post Office, and therefore he would do so, and I consequently dispatched it by the first British Mail, which left Hongkong on the 1st March last in the Contract Packet "Columbian". I have to (Signed) MeMitchel Post Master General (True Copy) MARlesande Acting Colonial Secretary.
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འ་ 107 Director of New Gardens, directing me to give up in my accounts with the Home Government the sum of £ 16.8.10, for which this Department received credit on account of the Boxe in question. and requesting explanation of the circumstances under an which the said Bose was sent through the Post, if within my recollection, and in reply t Firstly, That the £ 16.8.10 will be beg to report duly credited in my accounts with Sondow be for the present month, and the same will claimed in my account with the Colony. Box Seemaly, That the Pork was brought to this office on the 17 Febmany last with the mails from Japan far. H. M. I. Ringelove, and that the person who delivered the same here was informed that it was evidently, noh intended to go through the post, and that it, there was no if he persisted in leaving it, alternative but for it to be changed with the letter rate of postage, to which he replied that his orders were clear to leave it at the Post Office, and therefore he would do there fore so, and I Consequently dispatched it by the first British Mail, which left Heonghing on the 1st March last in the Contract Packet Columbian? I have to (Signed) MeMitchel Post Master General (True Copy) MARlesande Acting Colmial Seentar.
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Director of New Gardens, directing me

to give up

in

my

accounts with the Home

Government the sum of £ 16.8.10, for which

this Department received credit on

account

of the Boxe in question.

and requesting explanation of the circumstances under

an

which the said Bose was sent through the Post, if within

my recollection, and in reply t

Firstly, That the £ 16.8.10 will be

beg to report

duly credited in

my

accounts with Sondow

be

for the present month, and the same will claimed in my account with the Colony.

Box

Seemaly, That the Pork was brought to this office on the 17 Febmany last with the mails from Japan far. H. M. I. Ringelove, and that the person who delivered the same

here

was

informed that it was evidently, noh intended to go through the post,

and that

it, there was no

if he persisted in leaving it, alternative but for it to be changed with

the letter rate of postage, to which he replied that his orders were clear to leave it at

the Post Office,

and therefore he would do

there fore

so, and I Consequently dispatched it by the first British Mail, which left Heonghing on the 1st March last in the Contract Packet Columbian?

I have to

(Signed) MeMitchel Post Master General

(True Copy) MARlesande

Acting Colmial Seentar.

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