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will be £1,170, to which we think it will,

be fair to add £100 per annum for expenses of occasional personal inspections of the Agencies which we consider will be very

greatly conducive to the efficiency

desirable and to the service.

32.

The Superintending Post Offices proposed, that this annual contribution

to the

expense of the Agencies shall be paid to the Colonial Government

in

the shape of a portion of the postages —

Commensurate with the trouble,

responsibility and expenses involved upon all correspondence to and from those lines Ports and Japan passing

through this Superintending Office, but looking at the fact that, in the last annual Report of this Office, a considerable diminution in the number of Letters and the amount of postages collected, appears as compared with the previous year, and

we

find from the accounts for the half

year ending the 30 June last, that this decrease in the correspondence continues,

we do not think it would be an equitable

arrangement to fix this pary to the Colony by a share of this postage (evidently decreasing) while the expenses of management would

remain stationary, and we submit, therefore, that the Colony should receive

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will be £1,170, to which we think it will, be fair to add £100 per annum for expenses of occasional personal inspections of the Agencies which we consider will be very greatly conducive to the efficiency desirable and to the service. 32. The Superintending Post Offices proposed, that this annual contribution to the expense of the Agencies shall be paid to the Colonial Government in the shape of a portion of the postages — Commensurate with the trouble, responsibility and expenses involved upon all correspondence to and from those lines Ports and Japan passing through this Superintending Office, but looking at the fact that, in the last annual Report of this Office, a considerable diminution in the number of Letters and the amount of postages collected, appears as compared with the previous year, and we find from the accounts for the half year ending the 30 June last, that this decrease in the correspondence continues, we do not think it would be an equitable arrangement to fix this pary to the Colony by a share of this postage (evidently decreasing) while the expenses of management would remain stationary, and we submit, therefore, that the Colony should receive Page 308
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will be £1.170, to which we think it will, be fair to add £100 per annus for expenses of occasional personal inspections of the Agencies which we considers will be very greatly tends to the efficisury desirable and of the service.. 32. The Semperions Post Offices Los proposed, that this annual contribution to the expence of the Agencies shatt, bes paid to the Colonial Government in this shape of a portion of the postages - Commensurate with the trouble responsibility and expenses involves upon all correspondence to and from thos blines Ports and Japan perforing througho 308 through this Houghtong Offer, but loading at the fact that, in the last annual Report of this Offices, as considerable dimminutions in the number of Letters the ammut of postages collectid, appears As compared wetter this firevious year, arre we and 3 find from the accounts for the half year ending the 30 June the 30 June last, that this decrease in the correspondence contines, KAKO do not think it would be an equitables arrangements his pary thie Colory by a share of this postings (evidently decreasing) while. the expenses of management; would stationary, and we subunit, therefore, that the Colony Should receive remain from
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will be £1.170, to which we think it will,

be fair to add £100 per annus for expenses of occasional personal inspections of the Agencies which we considers will be very

greatly tends to the efficisury

desirable and of the service..

32.

The Semperions Post Offices Los proposed, that this annual contribution

to the

expence of the Agencies shatt, bes paid to the Colonial Government

in

this shape of a portion of the postages -

Commensurate with the trouble

responsibility and expenses involves upon all correspondence to and from thos blines Ports and Japan perforing

througho

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through this Houghtong Offer, but loading at the fact that, in the last annual Report of this Offices, as considerable dimminutions in the number of Letters the ammut of postages collectid, appears As compared wetter this firevious year, arre

we

and

3 find from the accounts for the half

year ending the 30 June

the 30 June last, that this decrease in the correspondence contines,

KAKO

do not think it would be an equitables

arrangements his pary thie Colory by a share of this postings (evidently decreasing) while. the expenses of management; would

stationary, and we subunit, therefore, that the Colony Should receive

remain

from

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