CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 349

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therefore suggest, that whatever may be the rates of postage fixed, by the Imperial Post Office for correspondence by the proposed new route, the Colony's share thereof should be the same, as it receives on that forwarded to Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States generally.

7. There would be no difficulty whatever, in the collection by this Office of the whole postage on correspondence sent and accounting for it in the accounts with the London Post Office, and the Colony's share of the postage on correspondence received might be brought to account in like manner.

8. In bringing this matter under notice, it is right to observe, that the correspondence between China and the places named is inconsiderable in bulk, and therefore, so far as the question of Colonial Revenue is concerned, the matter is not of much importance, but at the same time, as the Pacific mail steamers afford the possibility of facilitating the transmission of such correspondence...

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345 share therefore suggest, that whatever may be the rates of postage fixed, by the Imperial Post Office for correspondence by the proposed new route, the Colony's share thereof should be the same, as it receives on that forwarded to Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States generally. 7. There would be no difficulty whatever, in the collection by this Office of the whole postage on correspondence sent and accounting for it in the accounts with the London Post Office, and the Colony's share of the postage on correspondence received might be brought to account in like manner. 8. In bringing this matter under notice, it is right to observe, that the correspondence between China and the places named is inconsiderable in bulk, and therefore, so far as the question of Colonial Revenue is concerned, the matter is not of much importance, but at the same time, as the Pacific mail steamers afford the possibility of facilitating the transmission of such correspondence...

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345 share therefore suggest, that whatever may be the rates of postage fixed, by the Imperial Post Office for borrespondence by the proposed. new route, the bolongs there of should be the same, as it receives on that forwarded to - Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States generally. 7. There would be no difficulty whatever, in the collection by. this Office of the whole postage on correspondence sent and counting for it in the accounts with the London Post Office, and and the botony's share of the postage on correspondence received might be brought to account in like manner. 8. In bringing this matter under notice, it is right to observe, that the correspondence between China and the places named is inconsiderable in bulk, and 00 the then fore, so far question of Colonial Revenue is concerned, the matter is not of much importance, but at the same time, as the Pacific mail steamers afford the possibility of facilitating the ansmission of such correspondence tran Omall

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therefore suggest, that whatever may be the rates of postage fixed, by the Imperial Post Office for borrespondence by the proposed. new route, the bolongs there of should be the same, as it receives on that forwarded to - Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States

generally.

7. There would be no difficulty whatever, in the collection by. this Office of the whole postage

on correspondence sent and

counting for it in the accounts with the London Post Office,

and

and the botony's share of the postage on correspondence received might be brought to account in like manner. 8. In bringing

this matter under

notice, it is right to observe, that

the

correspondence

between China

and the places named is

inconsiderable in bulk, and

the

then fore, so far question of Colonial Revenue is concerned, the matter is not of much importance, but at the same time, as the Pacific mail steamers afford the possibility of facilitating the

ansmission of such correspondence

tran

Omall

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