CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 307

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secure this power of making ours covering

remittances at the same rate as that

which the public pays for the orders The Commission

20

received from

the Public on Money Order Accounts

will be divided between the brother

Country and Hongkong according

principle which governs similar transactions with other Colonies.

29.

With's reference to the illegal conveyance of letters by this Contract:

Mail packets and otherwise to which

Your Excellency's been called our special Attention, we beg to report that no additional evidence of this practice has

Come to our notice since the matter was

fully brought before you in a letter dated 25 January last, W:10; but we have

much reason to think that the System still prevails although not to the extent it did

formerly. We think that, if the measures recommended in the letter above alluded to are adopted,

and if sorting Officers are placed

on board the Mail Packets between

Singapore and Shanghai, as proposed

in paragraph 21 of this report, this System will

probably be altogether stopped, as regards letters conveyed by the Contract Packet, inasmuch

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305 secure this power of making ours covering remittances at the same rate as that which the public pays for the orders The Commission 20 received from the Public on Money Order Accounts will be divided between the brother Country and Hongkong according principle which governs similar transactions with other Colonies. 29. With's reference to the illegal conveyance of letters by this Contract: Mail packets and otherwise to which Your Excellency's been called our special Attention, we beg to report that no additional evidence of this practice has Come to our notice since the matter was fully brought before you in a letter dated 25 January last, W:10; but we have much reason to think that the System still prevails although not to the extent it did formerly. We think that, if the measures recommended in the letter above alluded to are adopted, and if sorting Officers are placed on board the Mail Packets between Singapore and Shanghai, as proposed in paragraph 21 of this report, this System will probably be altogether stopped, as regards letters conveyed by the Contract Packet, inasmuch
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sleure this power of matting ours covering

remittances at the same reste as that

which the public pays for the orders The Commision

20

received from

thie Public ou Money Order Accourants

will be divided between the brother

Country.

and Houghtong mecording

principle which governs seinalers transactions with ottier Colorines.

29.

to the

With's reference to thow illegal Correyance of letters by this Contract:

Mail packets and otherwise to which

Your Grattenery bean casted our special. Attention, we beg to report that no- Additional evidence of this practice has

Come

Come to our notice since the matter was

fully brought before, you in a letters datis 25 January last, W:10; but we have

دهد

Munch reason to think that the Systeem still prevails although not to the extent it did

· formerly. We think that, if the measures recommended in the letter above alluded to are adopted,

I lund

d

if sorting Officers are placed

board the Mail Packets between

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Singapors aed Shanghias, as propose

is paragraphe 21 of this report;, this — Systeem will

probably be altogether Stopped, as regards letters conveyed ~ "the Contract Packie to inasmuch

by'll

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