11
information of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,
that at the request of the Postmaster General, the directors of the Peninsular and Oriental company have been sent instructions to their Superintendent at Hong Kong to fit up proper sorting offices on board each of the mail Packets employed on the line between Bombay and Shanghai, and they have desired him to place himself in communication with the Postmaster General regarding the mode in which the sorting offices should be fitted.
As the Packets employed on the Bombay and China line are occasionally interchanged with vessels from other lines, it is not considered necessary to require the erection of sorting offices on deck, as on board the Mediterranean Packets. The Postmaster General thinks it will be sufficient to appropriate for the purpose a...
11
information of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,
that.
at the request of the
General, the
Kostmaster
directors of the Peninsular
and
Oriental compamp
pare sent instructions
their Superintendent at Hong Kong to fit up proper sorting officer
on bound each
of the mail Packets employed
01
the line between Bombay and Shanghar, and
They have
desired him to place himself
in communication with the
Postmaster
Postmaster General of bring
King relative to the mode in which the sorting offices should be fitted.
On
As the Packets employed
The Bombay
line are
and China.
occasionally
interchanged with vessels
from other lines, it is not
considered necessary
require the erection
of
sorting offices on deck, as in board the Inediterranean
Packets. The Postmaster
General thinks it will be sufficient
to appropriate for the purpose
A
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.