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Herve

The Honor G

Brow.

State to your Excellency that my reply above referred was founded, Excellent As upon to which I stated to your report from the Law Offices, Who based upon the assumption that your Excellency's letter of the 2nd December last intended to convey the fact that the "Tigre" was not engaged in conveyance of correspondence, but in the carriage of baggage only;

It was upon that assumption it was not considered by St. In. Government that the "Tigre" was in execution of Articles II and IV of the Postal Convention, 20 as to be within the scope of list: I of that Convention.

Her Majesty's Government did not however intend it to be understood that they considered the Postal Convention of 1856 to apply only to vessels engaged exclusively in carrying correspondence. They hold that vessels chartered and subsidized by either the English or French Governments as Packets, will be within the scope of Art: X of the Convention, provided they are actually conveying correspondence, notwithstanding that they may also be conveying Passengers and Merchandise, and as the "Tigre" was such a vessel and was engaged, St. I. Government are...

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Herve The Honor G Brow. State to your Excellency that my reply above referred was founded, Excellent As upon to which I stated to your report from the Law Offices, Who based upon the assumption that your Excellency's letter of the 2nd December last intended to convey the fact that the "Tigre" was not engaged in conveyance of correspondence, but in the carriage of baggage only; It was upon that assumption it was not considered by St. In. Government that the "Tigre" was in execution of Articles II and IV of the Postal Convention, 20 as to be within the scope of list: I of that Convention. Her Majesty's Government did not however intend it to be understood that they considered the Postal Convention of 1856 to apply only to vessels engaged exclusively in carrying correspondence. They hold that vessels chartered and subsidized by either the English or French Governments as Packets, will be within the scope of Art: X of the Convention, provided they are actually conveying correspondence, notwithstanding that they may also be conveying Passengers and Merchandise, and as the "Tigre" was such a vessel and was engaged, St. I. Government are...
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herve

the honor G

Brow.

state to your Excelling that

my reply

above referred

was founded, Excellent

As

upon

to which

I stated to your

report from

the Law Offices,

Who

based

upon the assumption that your Excellency's letter of the 2-44

December last intended

Convey

was

to

fact that the "Tigrè

the fact

not

engaged in

conveyance of correspondence, but

in the carriage of baggage only;

анд при

was

that

asammption it

not considered by St. In. Gwernment that the " Dégré

in execution

was employed Articles It II of

4

of

As Postal

Convention

Convention, 20

as to be within the scope of

list: I of

that Cowent 153

Her Majesty's Envernment dir

not however interd it to

understood that they

the Postut Convention

be

Considered

of

1856 to

apply, only to defaels engaged

exclusively

As

in

carrying correspondence

they hold that befeels chantered

aubsidized by either the

English or Frend Envernments

as Packets, will be within the

Art:

x of

the

scope of Convention, provided they

are

actually conveying correspondence, notwithstanding that they mig also be conveying Pasalingen Muchandige, and

an

ste- " Tigre"

was

such

A

refael

ard

engaged,

St. I. Errenmoment are

д

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