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the

who com cetiny as Post Office -Agents, of this change, and direct

them to act upon amy orders connected with the Postal Service, which they may receive front Governor of Hong Hony or from the Fest Master General of that Colony acting. as the subordinate of the Governor.

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Dame to

(Signed) Stanley.

(Copy)

Siv

233

General Post Office,

March, 17th, 1868.

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The Post Master General:

has recently obtained the authority of the Treasury for placing the " whole of the Post Office Ologencies in -Chines and Japan under the

immediate and exclusive control

of the Government of Hong Kong.

Hitherto the Imperial and Molonial Governments ham shared.

in

a manner the control and

expense of those Agencies but such

- arrangement could only be

Right Honorable,

C. Hammond.