CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870 — Page 267

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Great Britain instead of being forwarded in sealed boxes made up for England, as it ought to be, is invariably sent in the first place

to the care

of the Postmaster at Hongkong on A tome other Agent in that Colony.

I beg also to subjoin a list of the postage charged at Manila on correspondence from Europe and other Countries in order that your Lordship may

be able to see how unequally and heavily are the rate at present levied & the

by Spanish Post Office of Manila: a letter from New fork via the Pacific Railway and San Francisco to Hongkong paid 10 cents, the Jame from Houghong to Manila (three days Steam only) paid 25 cents.

A Letter from Calcutta to Honghong haid: one dollar, the same from Hongkong Manila 2 dollars. A letter from Leyton to Hongkong raid I dollar _ the same from Hongkong to Manila two dollars.

a

letters under one Envelope from

An packet of letters

Singapore to Hongkong paid $Dollar, the same from Hongkong & Manila 1 dollar and 25 Cents. A letter from Melbourne, Australi & Honghong 25 cents, and again from Hopkony &o Manila 25 cents, further a packet of letters under one Envelope from England to Hongkong was charged. 2 ts dollars and the- same from Honghong to Manila three dollars.

Inspected the Envelopes of all the

above mentioned letters and fackets. myself so that I can bouch for the truth of this Statement.

I have

Signed & Ricketts.