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them, had we not a decision to make regarding a reduction in them, I had to recommend some facilities to the Public which will impose additional duties and responsibilities.

11. You are aware, I trust, under the arrangement laid down in the Secretary of State's dispatches, No.224, of 24th March, 1861, the salaries of the Officers employed at the Postal Agent's offices at the Ports are paid by Imperial Treasury, which meets all other expenses apart from those provided for by the salary.

12. The total expenditure from Colonial funds on account of the whole of Agencies during the year 1818 amounted to £156:6:0, while the Colony received the sum of £292 from the Conveyance of Ship mails between these places and the sum of £1,236:08:5. It is estimated, however, that in consequence of the improvements about to be made, especially at Yokohama, the cost to this Colony will be increased by about a thousand Dollars per annum.

13. As already stated to Your Excellency in a separate report, we found the postal arrangements at Yokohama conducted in a manner so unsatisfactory, in fact, so much beyond the power of our Consular Officer having paramount duties of his own to attend to, that it became...

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them, had we not a decision to make regarding a reduction in them, I had to recommend some facilities to the Public which will impose additional duties and responsibilities. 11. You are aware, I trust, under the arrangement laid down in the Secretary of State's dispatches, No.224, of 24th March, 1861, the salaries of the Officers employed at the Postal Agent's offices at the Ports are paid by Imperial Treasury, which meets all other expenses apart from those provided for by the salary. 12. The total expenditure from Colonial funds on account of the whole of Agencies during the year 1818 amounted to £156:6:0, while the Colony received the sum of £292 from the Conveyance of Ship mails between these places and the sum of £1,236:08:5. It is estimated, however, that in consequence of the improvements about to be made, especially at Yokohama, the cost to this Colony will be increased by about a thousand Dollars per annum. 13. As already stated to Your Excellency in a separate report, we found the postal arrangements at Yokohama conducted in a manner so unsatisfactory, in fact, so much beyond the power of our Consular Officer having paramount duties of his own to attend to, that it became...
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them, had we not decisão

reduction in them, lad

to recommend some facilities to the Public

which will impose

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the

Aggart's

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Additional duties and responsibilities.

11.

is aware

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Ars, provideds for by than bolory.

12.

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Colonial funds

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1818

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the

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received from the Cor

Conveyance of Ship - tails between these places and:

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consequence of the unprovements Abonat to be inade, especially a the cost to this Colony with w

A Yoticbama,

will be increased

2.

by about a thousand Dollars per annum.

13.

Excellency,

As already started to four

in a seperate report, we found the postal destres at

A Gotohanas

Conducted in a manner to unsati

as manner so unsatisfaction,

mard, 110 fact;

so much beyond the power

of ar forsular Officer banning paramount

duties of his own to attend to, that it;

became

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