CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868 — Page 49

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disordered condition..

In the contrary direction, the Correspondence is invariably received here in good order and unmutilated; very few complaints have been received from India or Australia respecting the use of bags for the Mails, and no instance is known of any bag for either of those Colonies having been tampered with..

The Mails for the West Indies, Brazil, the United States of America are known to have always been enclosed in bags, and their unfitness or their want of security has never been questioned..

Under these circumstances, the Postmaster General does not consider that sufficient cause exists for discontinuing the use of bags for the China Mails and reverting to the far more costly system of enclosing the correspondence in boxes - a change, too, which would be attended with considerable inconvenience to this Department; more particularly with regard to the return Mails -- The outward Mails are generally much larger than the homeward, and consequently, there are always surplus boxes or bags to be returned..

Bags can conveniently be folded and sent back in one or more sacks, while returned empty boxes, on the contrary, occupy as much space as full boxes, and thus inconveniently and unnecessarily increase the bulk.

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47 disordered condition.. In the contrary direction, the Correspondence is invariably received here in good order and unmutilated; very few complaints have been received from India or Australia respecting the use of bags for the Mails, and no instance is known of any bag for either of those Colonies having been tampered with.. The Mails for the West Indies, Brazil, the United States of America are known to have always been enclosed in bags, and their unfitness or their want of security has never been questioned.. Under these circumstances, the Postmaster General does not consider that sufficient cause exists for discontinuing the use of bags for the China Mails and reverting to the far more costly system of enclosing the correspondence in boxes - a change, too, which would be attended with considerable inconvenience to this Department; more particularly with regard to the return Mails -- The outward Mails are generally much larger than the homeward, and consequently, there are always surplus boxes or bags to be returned.. Bags can conveniently be folded and sent back in one or more sacks, while returned empty boxes, on the contrary, occupy as much space as full boxes, and thus inconveniently and unnecessarily increase the bulk.
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47 disordered condition.. In the contrary direction, the Correspondence is invariably received hare in good order and unmutilated bery few complaints have or Australia India or been received from respecting the use of bags for the Mails, and no instance is known of any bag for either of those Colonies having been tampered with.. The Mails for the West Indies Brazil, the United States of America to have always been enclosed in bags, and their unfitness or their want of security has rever. been questioned.. Under these circumstances He Postmaster General does not consider that for sufficient cause exists the use of bags for discontinuing ther the China Mails and reverting to the far more costly system of enclosing the correspondence in boxes - a change too, change too, which would be attended with considerable inconvenience to this Department; more particularly with regard to the return Mails -- The outward Mails are Generally much larger than the homeward, and consequently, there are always surplus boxes or bags to be returned.. cau conve conveniently be Bags folded and sent back in one or more sacks, while returned empty boxes, on the contrary, occupy as much space as full boxes, and thus inconveniently and unnecessarily increase the buck 7
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disordered condition..

In the

contrary

direction, the Correspondence is invariably received hare in good order and unmutilated bery few complaints have

or Australia

India or

been received from respecting the use of bags for the Mails, and no instance is known

of any bag for either of those Colonies having been tampered

with..

The Mails for the West Indies Brazil, the United States

of America to have always been enclosed in bags, and their unfitness or their want of security has rever. been questioned..

Under these circumstances

He Postmaster General does not consider

that

for

sufficient cause exists

the use of bags for

discontinuing

ther

the China Mails and reverting

to the far

more

costly system of

enclosing the correspondence in boxes - a change too,

change too, which

would be attended with considerable inconvenience to this Department; more particularly with regard to the return Mails -- The outward Mails are

Generally

much larger than

the homeward, and consequently,

there are always surplus boxes or bags to be returned..

cau conve

conveniently

be

Bags folded and sent back in one or more sacks, while returned empty boxes, on the contrary, occupy as much space as full boxes, and thus inconveniently

and

unnecessarily increase the buck

7

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