Number of Ships of war in and about the waters of China and Japan, and also because of the Consular and Diplomatic Establishments maintained at the various Ports, I do not anticipate that it is contemplated that the Hongkong Government should contribute to the costs of the conveyance of the mails, yet, as the arrangements for defraying the postal subsidy, after the expiry of the present Contract, are undefined, it is worthy of remark that, great as the mails received at and dispatched from here are, a large portion of them, carried by the British Contract Packets, are worked by this Office without any advantage to the Colony, as for instance the mails between Spain and the Philippines; they sail for Her Majesty's Mail, and tranship between France and Shanghai, none of which does the Colonial Government reap any benefit. And, in the cases of those parts of China and Japan, the Colony gets no greater portion of the postage than if the correspondence for those places originated in, or was destined to Hongkong. Notwithstanding the management
C
umber of Ships of war in and about the watins of China and
Jerporns, ands
also becauses of the Consular And Diplomatic Establishments
maintained at the various
Ports, I do not anticipaté that it is contemplated, thats the Houghing Government
should contribute to the costs
of the conveyances of the mails, yet, as the arrangements for depraying the postal subsidy, after the expiry of the present Contract, are undefined, it tevery tuary not be outs of places remark, thak, groats
to
iin bulk
as the mails received at
And dispatched from here
Ares, l
large portion of them,
Carried
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carried by the British Contract: Packets, are worked by this Offices
without
amy
advantage to the bolany,
as
o for instances the mails between Spein
and ther
Phillipines; they sails for
Hens trajesty's Theat, ands trans
between Frances ands
And
reap
Shanghans
none
· Japer, from mother of which doce the folonial, Government romp any benefit, And, in the cases of thor Parts of China and Japan, the holony gets no greater portion of the postage thaw if the correspondence for Atrose places originated in, or was destined to Houghong, Notivithstanding the
managements
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