CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 304

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already entered into between India, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements by which instead of sharing, the inland postage, the despatching office pays the postage of Books and Patterns in advance when they are handed over, and retains two-thirds of the amount, the office receiving them making no delivery.

As by this method, to use the words of Mr. Filley, the trouble of keeping accounts of the respective inland rates due to the despatching and receiving Colony is avoided, and the only item to be brought to account is the amount of sea portage (one-third) due to the Mother Country, I entirely approve it and, with the advice of the Postmaster General here, I have to request your Lordship to be good enough to intimate to Her Majesty's Postmaster General that the arrangement of details and the date at which it should commence is left entirely to his department.

Under the new system,

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,

W. T. Mercer

Governor

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300 already entered into between India, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements by which instead of sharing, the inland postage, the despatching office pays the postage of Books and Patterns in advance when they are handed over, and retains two-thirds of the amount, the office receiving them making no delivery. As by this method, to use the words of Mr. Filley, the trouble of keeping accounts of the respective inland rates due to the despatching and receiving Colony is avoided, and the only item to be brought to account is the amount of sea portage (one-third) due to the Mother Country, I entirely approve it and, with the advice of the Postmaster General here, I have to request your Lordship to be good enough to intimate to Her Majesty's Postmaster General that the arrangement of details and the date at which it should commence is left entirely to his department. Under the new system, I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant, W. T. Mercer Governor
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t 300 already entered into between India, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements by which instead of sharing, the inland fortare, the despatching office whet the portare of Books and Patterns forlage in advance when they are holid and retains tivo Kirds of the amount, the office receiving charge them making no delivery. – As by this method to use the works of Mr. Filley, the brouble of Keeping accounts of the resfictive inland rates due to the despatching and receiving Colony is avoided, and the only item to be brought to account is the amount of cea portage (one-third) due to the Mother Conubry, I entirely affrove it and, with the advice of the Postmaster Generi here I have, to request your Louddhing to be good enough to intimate to Her Majesty's Postmaster General that the arrangement of details and the date at which the should commence is left entirely to his department. new system I have the houn to be My Lord. Your Lordship's masoschient humble Servant, Rashid finns Thraus Mardormell Governan
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300

already entered into between India, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements by which instead of sharing, the inland fortare, the despatching office whet the portare of Books and Patterns

forlage

in advance when they

are holid

and retains tivo Kirds of the

amount, the office receiving

charge

them making no delivery. –

As by this method to use the works of Mr. Filley, the brouble of Keeping accounts of the resfictive inland rates due to the despatching and receiving Colony is avoided, and the only item to be brought

to

account is the

amount of cea

portage (one-third) due to the Mother Conubry, I entirely affrove it and, with the advice of the Postmaster Generi here I have, to request your

Louddhing to be

good

enough to intimate to Her Majesty's Postmaster General that the

arrangement of details and the date at which the should commence is left entirely

to his department.

new system

I have the houn to be

My Lord.

Your Lordship's masoschient humble Servant,

Rashid finns

Thraus Mardormell

Governan

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