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duties, such as answering publics inquiries for letters or selling postages are performed simultaneously with their consular duties and with only small interruption, although it does happen, occasionally, when mails arrive after Office hours, when, of course, they will since apply themselves to the distribution of the correspondence.

We found that these duties, more especially the Stamping of the letters with the date of arrival or despatch had been much neglected; but we have taken steps to have these duties performed, in future, as efficiently as can reasonably be required of Officers having other important duties to perform.

The salaries paid to the Agents at the several Ports above referred to are as follows, viz: Canton £40, Swatow £100, Amoy £100, Ningpo £60, and Nagasaki £60.

And these salaries are, to our opinion, quite sufficient for the duties required to be performed; indeed, we should have felt disposed, in one or two instances, to have proposed some reduction.

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duties, such as answering publics inquiries for letters or selling postages are performed simultaneously with their consular duties and with only small interruption, although it does happen, occasionally, when mails arrive after Office hours, when, of course, they will since apply themselves to the distribution of the correspondence. We found that these duties, more especially the Stamping of the letters with the date of arrival or despatch had been much neglected; but we have taken steps to have these duties performed, in future, as efficiently as can reasonably be required of Officers having other important duties to perform. The salaries paid to the Agents at the several Ports above referred to are as follows, viz: Canton £40, Swatow £100, Amoy £100, Ningpo £60, and Nagasaki £60. And these salaries are, to our opinion, quite sufficient for the duties required to be performed; indeed, we should have felt disposed, in one or two instances, to have proposed some reduction.
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duties, such as answer

wering peablics

Inquiries for letters or selling postages

Moumpo

are performed simultan

simultaneously

with their bonsular duties and

witte

tony

small interruption, although it does happen, occasionally, thanks as

Maul arrives

after Office hours, whew,

of course, they wits since apply thremselves

to the distributions of the correspondence. 9

We found that this wine duties, more expecially the Stamping of the letters with the date of arrival or despatchs had been much neglected; but we have tention steps to have these duties performed, in future,

мохо

efficient

efficient

W mener as car reaso

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reasonably

be required of Officers haining other

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10.

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follows, vizh Cantow Swalow

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And these salaries are, to our

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opinion

quite sufficient for the duties required to be performed: indoed, we should have felt disposed,

ww one of two

instances, to have proposed some

reduction

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