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Minute by The Month Argh. B. Urbt.

I shall regret to see

any change Mwrine)

from the present system of c sorting between this post and Shu

Shanghai,

The speedy delivery of the Hongthing mail in Shanghai and that of Shanghai in Hongtong, I. conseiler of

if not of

much

importance to many

the prompt delivery of the home one

and I do not

ot gather from

The Lout

گه جین تیم

Master General's despatch that the

local mail is to have the same

consideration as

That

t' from hoine,

no

great delay

if this the case and no

accasion by the proposed change

oun

offor

1710

objection; there can be.

no doubt that the quick delivery of

the mails both here and at.

has been

a

Shanghai,

very great boon to the

and a tretien

The carriage

Mercantile community

to the old system, may

of letters by private hand, a practice so much complained of by the Test- Master in several of his annual i peports.

(Signed) HC. B. Cribb.

Minule by The Monte The Gelonial Flowchang

Referred to M = Mitchell for

Me-consideration.

(Signed) I. G. Austin

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& May.