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with
as the principal motive, viz: the saving of time, which mainly induces the surreptitious conveyance of letters, will, be removed, when the Public are allowed to post letters
up to the latest moment, and when the mails
are delivered to the public at their Doors quite
early, which in
reach the Port Office without having to
undergo the process of sorting, a process
that necessarily occupies
in all cases
a considerable
time. We do not think that the petty
motive of saving
a small amount of
postage
is very
prevalent to any
extent: arrange this. Arrangements for Convenience of China
In the case
of mails carried
by
Private Ships, we fear that, in the absence of Officers of Customs, it will, be
difficult
and indeed impossible to suppress
altogether this illegal conveyance of letters, where so many facilities are given by
greedy Ship Agents. At the same time we have to record
the advantages of
our
voyages from Board to Port: on the boats, to impress upon the masters of private Mercantile vessels the legal obligation they
are under
of delivering
all letters to the
Post Office,
and the advantages
which
they commercially receive personally in the shape of their letter grat...cities by complying
with the Law, and we
hope that some
improvement
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with
as the principal motive, vizt: the saving of times, which mainly induces the Surreptitions conveyance of letters, will, bes rencoved, when the Public are allowed to post letters
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boards up to thre
latest moment, and when the mails
are delivered to the public
lis Doors Que
they
which in
reach the Port Office without having to
process of sorting, undergottes process
necessarily occupies
all cases
a considerables
time. We do not think that the petty
motive of saving
es small amount of
frostinge
is vre
which prevails to any
extent: arrange this. Aritreanbits Convenenety of China In the case.
of mails carried
by
by Private Strips, we feans that, in the Absences of Officers of Customs, it will, bes
and indeed impossible to suppress
It
difficult
Altogether this illegal, conveyance of letters, where so many facilities are given by
griseus thres Stimmer Agents. At the same time we laves tindrem advantages of or
ours receands
ow
boyages from Bord to Pork: on the foosts. to impress upon the trasters of private Mörmers the legal obligation they
under
of delivering
Book Office,
fre
all letters to thie
and the advan
wantages
which
they commulit recesives personally in tha Shape of theip letter gratecities by complying
with the Law, and we
hope that some
unprovement
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