CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 276

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16th betober 1866-

Magistrate's letter about the

Complaint of Messrs Pore and Smith

Enclosure N. 3 in Governor Sir Richard Macdonnell's

Despatch N. 11 of 11" ape iste.

Duplicate

Hong Song

The Right Honorable

25331

31th October 1865

Edward Cardwell Exgf = M.??

Her Majestve Steretary of State for the

Colonies. Downing

Tight North Sir.

Street,

London

273

We have the honor in batting the liberty herewith, to transmit for reference, Sundry Original and Copies of Conrespondance Consequent on om,

on om unsuccessful application to His Excellency. The Acting Governor, for

redress from the personally injurious result of " accusation and prosecution, brought

An

imjnst accusation and

against no by the Local Postmaster General, referring our grievance, as therein stated, respectfully, for consideration and choision

under your paramount authority -

If it be a penal offence to tap at the Hong Kong Post Office windows, bring The only

available expedient to obtain over: due delivery of mail despatches, we certainly were not aware of any existing prohibition, and that we did no more on the occasion. Can be substantiated by a Gentlemand him : Self, a Government Official, who also tapped

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