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Office relative to and approving generally arrangement proposed by More Currie, Agent of the United States Government, and recommended which I provisionally approved in my despatch No. 210 February last.

The arrangement in question, proposed to regulate the postage of letters and newspapers conveyed between the United States and Hongkong by the new line of Mail Packets from San Francisco, is of a very simple character and eminently advantageous to the Post Office here.

I have now the honor to enclose. Enclosure! 5 August, 1867 copy of a letter from Mr. Mitchell Postmaster here covering copy of a letter received by that officer on the 4 Instant from the Postmaster General of the United States.

The latter confirms the arrangement suggested by Mr. Currie, with the exception that he prefers to fix the rates of postage chargeable by such country, and names 10 cents and 2 cents as the amount payable in the United States on letters and newspapers respectively posted there.

The United States Postmaster General made a suggestion as to the rates payable on letters and

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60 Office relative to and approving generally arrangement proposed by More Currie, Agent of the United States Government, and recommended which I provisionally approved in my despatch No. 210 February last. 13 The arrangement in question, proposed to regulate the postage of letters and newspapers conveyed between the United States and Hongkong by the new line of Mail Packets from San Francisco, is of a very simple character and eminently advantageous to the Post Office here. I have now the honor to enclose. Enclosure! 5 August, 1867 copy of a letter from Mr. Mitchell Postmaster here covering copy of a letter received by that officer on the 4 Instant from the Postmaster General of the United States. The latter confirms the arrangement suggested by Mr. Currie, with the exception that he prefers to fix the rates of postage chargeable by such country, and names 10 cents and 2 cents as the amount payable in the United States on letters and newspapers respectively posted there. The United States Postmaster General made a suggestion as to the rates payable on letters and

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Office relative to and approving. generally arrangement proposed

مجھے شرم سے

by More Currie, Agent of the

United States Government, and

recommended.

which I provisionally no in my despatch N. 210 February last.

of the

The arrangement in question, proposed to regulate the postage

of letters and newspapers conveyed

between the United States and

Hengthing by the New line of Muil Tuckets from Son Francisco,

is of a very simple characting eminently advantageous to the Post office here.

I have

now the honor to enclove. Enclosure! 5€ August, 1867

copy of a letter from Mr. Mitchell Postmaster here covering copy of

a letter received by that officer

& Instant from

هیم خود کریمی

the 4

the

Postmaster General of the Unikt States - The latter confirms the

arrangement suggested by Mo lowrrie, with the exception that he prefers to fix the rates of Portage chargeable

such c.

country,

and names

cents and 2 cents as the amount

payable

in the United States

letters and newspapers respecting.

posted there -

The United States Postmaster

General made

suggestion

as to

27.0

the rates payable

on letters and

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