CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 172

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In 1902.

168

than those reaching

Mails from

www

of

to

registered We 20010.

thus in the

the Post Office, it having

come to my knowledge that

the large mercantile houses here and

at Shanghai

are in the

habit

of

sending their correspondence between

these places in this

way,

which

gives them such great advantages

over

the Community who

adopt the legitimate

means

of

transmitting their correspondence,

by being able to obtain their letters immediately on

the arrival

of the Packets instead of having to

wait whilst the mails

are

being

examined and taken account of by this Government.

I have, &c.,

14. Postmaster General

[signed] H. W. Mitchell

Hongkong General Post Office, London,

March, 1863.

In compliance with the request contained

in your

letter of the 25th ultimo, I

beg to transmit to

you

a copy of the

contract with the Peninsular

and

Oriental Steam Navigation Company

for

the

conveyance of the India and China

mails.

The Company will be requested to

cause

enquiries to be made into the alleged illegal conveyance of

letters

Postmaster General,

Hongkong.

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In 1902. 168 than those reaching Mails from www of to registered We 20010. thus in the the Post Office, it having come to my knowledge that the large mercantile houses here and at Shanghai are in the habit of sending their correspondence between these places in this way, which gives them such great advantages over the Community who adopt the legitimate means of transmitting their correspondence, by being able to obtain their letters immediately on the arrival of the Packets instead of having to wait whilst the mails are being examined and taken account of by this Government. I have, &c., 14. Postmaster General [signed] H. W. Mitchell Hongkong General Post Office, London, March, 1863. In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 25th ultimo, I beg to transmit to you a copy of the contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for the conveyance of the India and China mails. The Company will be requested to cause enquiries to be made into the alleged illegal conveyance of letters Postmaster General, Hongkong.
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In 902.

168

than those reaching

Mails from

www

of

to

gistered We 20010.

thun in the

the Post Office, it having

my knowledge that

the large mercastle houses here and

at Shanghai

unt

in the

the babit.

of

+

sunding their correspondence between

these places in this

gives such fines

that portious of

иг

way,

which

advantage

over

the Community whe

adopt the legitimate

legitimate means

off

transmithing their correspondence,

by their buing able to obtain their letters immediately

of

کیا کیا ساری

the arrival

the Packets instead of having to

wait whilst the trail's

are

being

taxed and taken account of by this Gomniment.

I live, St

14. Posthruster General

[signed] H. W Unitchell

Ilve

in

Siy

Gurnal Post Office, Lenders,

March, 1863.

Iar compliance with the request contained

your

litter of the 35th Summary bast, I

bey to transmit to

31

you

CA

copy of the

and

contruct with the Penicula

A

Oriental Steam Navigation Company

for

the

tarts.

conveyance of the India and China

The Company will be requested to

cums

enquing to be made into the alleged illegal convegana of

Post Uruster General,

Hongkong.

letters

on

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