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Carry the Post Office to the consular buildings.

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business u~

As might naturally be expected, with Officers altogether inexperienced in Post Office business and acting under brief written instructions, we found that the duties were performed, in some cases, with considerable laxity. Moreover, the consular buildings in some places are situated inconveniently for Post Office purposes; for instance, at Ningpo, the Consulate is at least a mile and a half from the business quarter, and at Swatow it is divided from the Foreign Settlement by at least half a mile of sea. At these places it is hardly to be expected that merchants will send their letters to the Post Office when the Steamer Agency, where facilities are always given for the deposit of letters, is close at hand. And hence arises, no doubt, usually, the practice of sending letters otherwise than through the regular channel of the Post Office.

The same circumstances probably induce the merchants at those ports to make arrangements with their correspondents at Hongkong and elsewhere to forward their letters through the Steamer Agent, instead

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Carry the Post Office to the consular buildings. 5 business u~ As might naturally be expected, with Officers altogether inexperienced in Post Office business and acting under brief written instructions, we found that the duties were performed, in some cases, with considerable laxity. Moreover, the consular buildings in some places are situated inconveniently for Post Office purposes; for instance, at Ningpo, the Consulate is at least a mile and a half from the business quarter, and at Swatow it is divided from the Foreign Settlement by at least half a mile of sea. At these places it is hardly to be expected that merchants will send their letters to the Post Office when the Steamer Agency, where facilities are always given for the deposit of letters, is close at hand. And hence arises, no doubt, usually, the practice of sending letters otherwise than through the regular channel of the Post Office. The same circumstances probably induce the merchants at those ports to make arrangements with their correspondents at Hongkong and elsewhere to forward their letters through the Steamer Agent, instead
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Carry thie Bost Office the borsular buildings. 5 bueniess u~ As might naturally be expected, with Officers altogetties inexperienced in Post Office bresiness and Acting under brief written instructions, we found that the duties were performed, in some cases, with considerable lapitiy Moreover, the housular buildings in Some places are situated inconveniently for Post Office purposes for instance at "Ninghs the Consulate is at least as write and a half from this brisiness quarter, and at Swatov it is divided, from this. Foreign settlement by ot e least 288 least half a mile of sea. At: these places it is hardly to be expected, thraks Merchants will send their letters to the Post Office when this Steamer Affin where facilities are always given for the deposit of letters-is close at hands, And hence arises no doubt;, usualy, thie practices of sending letters otherwvice then through the regular channel, of the Post Office The same circumstances ~ probably. Ports to make arran induce the luerchants at those Stain ents withi arrangements correspondents at Haugssong and elsewhere to forward their - letters through, this Steamers Argento, instead
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Carry

thie Bost Office the borsular buildings.

5

bueniess u~

As might naturally be

expected, with Officers altogetties inexperienced in Post Office bresiness and Acting under brief written instructions, we found that the duties were performed, in some cases, with considerable lapitiy Moreover, the housular buildings in

Some places

are situated inconveniently for Post Office purposes for instance at "Ninghs the Consulate is at least as write and a half from this brisiness quarter, and at Swatov it is divided, from this. Foreign settlement by ot

e

least

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least half a mile of sea. At: these

places it is hardly to be expected, thraks Merchants will send their letters to the Post Office when this Steamer Affin where facilities are always given for the deposit of letters-is close at hands, And hence arises no doubt;, usualy, thie practices of sending letters otherwvice then through the regular channel, of the Post Office

The same circumstances ~

probably. Ports to make arran

induce the luerchants at those

Stain

ents withi

arrangements correspondents at Haugssong

and elsewhere to forward their - letters through, this Steamers Argento,

instead

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