CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5] — Page 119

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under the control of Mr Simpson,

have the honor lo stale, Wheat M. Simpson's management had previously been the

Source

of frequent complaints and in

the Postmaster General's report last,

my..

wt year.

attention to much that was

he brew

-very... unsatisfactory

in Mr Sampson's

de pertinent. appears from the

enclosed. copy of that report:

Mr Simpson

AVAI

then

admonished and reprimanded, but

was not aware and could not have

supposed that in explanation of 2

many missing

the

letters frostedt at Mokohama

Enclosure NL 4205liplember, 1869 Vide Vars. 77 to 79. and 88 to 07.

She could have put forward the abswed

Mz

excuse mentioned in Mrr Hill's letter.

irregularities resulted from

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117

گی

dance:

1 = gigantic

perccess of swindling that could only

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all probability have been planneet in

London and carried out's

"

t by Agents of the

"quilly partics at Tokohama.

only

The Post office at the latter glace

of everal rival establishments competing for business by the French = English. and American Steamers, and

it is a

کی کی گفته

place where a vigilant and thoroughly competent servant is required. I cannot longer conceal from myself.

achat indeed I have

long begun to apprehend, that Mt. Simpson though

کنے کے

a gentleman of high houer and most

xions to perform

Sis

Office

deficient

of the 3rd February last viz. that these Post Effin

1375

duly - is eminently.

40- and

in the power of doing

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