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would be afforded to the public, principally in the sale of Postage Stamps, but that, even with Post Offices at hand, these letters would always be forwarded by preference through the Steamer Offices, and hence the expenses would doubtless exceed the receipts.

These places are out of the jurisdiction of Imperial or Colonial law, so far as regards this Post Office, and you cannot oblige people to send letters by this regular route; they would use it, if established, only when it happened to suit their convenience, for instance, for the purchase of Postage Stamps, as above stated, and they would not be fettered by the rules and regulations laid down by the Post Office, nor by the releases issued by the Office for public business. The proximity of the Steamer Office frees them from all these restrictions and they would continue to forward their letters as usual unless, in any particular instance, they desired to avail themselves of the security of this Post Office. For these reasons, among others, we have come to the conclusion that no additional Post Offices are necessary.

Were we more willing to master this Agreement referred to in paragraph 18, for handing over to the Local Post Office at...

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298 would be afforded to the public, principally in the sale of Postage Stamps, but that, even with Post Offices at hand, these letters would always be forwarded by preference through the Steamer Offices, and hence the expenses would doubtless exceed the receipts. These places are out of the jurisdiction of Imperial or Colonial law, so far as regards this Post Office, and you cannot oblige people to send letters by this regular route; they would use it, if established, only when it happened to suit their convenience, for instance, for the purchase of Postage Stamps, as above stated, and they would not be fettered by the rules and regulations laid down by the Post Office, nor by the releases issued by the Office for public business. The proximity of the Steamer Office frees them from all these restrictions and they would continue to forward their letters as usual unless, in any particular instance, they desired to avail themselves of the security of this Post Office. For these reasons, among others, we have come to the conclusion that no additional Post Offices are necessary. Were we more willing to master this Agreement referred to in paragraph 18, for handing over to the Local Post Office at... Page 300 Page 301
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would be afforded to the public, principally

sale

in this so tr. of Constage Stamps, bruti

Chanly

that, even withs en

Post Offices

Ave Lee

at

hand, these buse of ther letters would Always be forewarded by preferences throughs the Steamer Offices, and hasance tire expenses would doubtless exceeds the receipts.

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places

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