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the places named, may be transmitted by the United States Packets via San Francisco, if no objection exists thereto. 5. The suggestion which I would make is, that as the Imperial British Post Office maintains an Agent at San Francisco, possibly arrangement might be made with that Department, under which all the correspondence for the places indicated might be carried by the United States Packets in a mail made up in Hong Kong addressed to that Officer; who might be instructed from London as to the means he is to employ, for transmitting the letters to their various destinations.
6. The Colony's share of postage on the letters forwarded through London by both the English and the French Packets, is one penny per half ounce, and one penny for each paper, whilst it receives four pence for each half ounce letter, and one penny for each paper, sent in the mails by the United States Packets, and I would therefore
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the places named, may transmitted by the United States Pocketo via San Francisco, if
objection existo thereto 5. The suggestion which I
по
would make is, that
no
the
Imperial : British Poet Office.
maintains an,
Agent
ent at
come
San
Francisco, possibly arrangement might be made with that Department, under which all the correspondence for the places indicated might be Carried by the United States - Packets in a mnail made up in
Hongdong
HongKong
addressed to that Officer;
who might be instructed from
London
as to the
means
he is to
employ, for transmitting the
letters to their various destinations.
6. The Colony's share of postage on the letters forwarded through London by bock the English, the French Packets, is one
per half oun
ounce, and ones;
lish and
penny-
penny
four
each paper, whilst it receives, pence for each half ounce letter,
and one
penny for each paper, sent in the mails by the United States Packets, and I would
therefore
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