CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 391

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of a Lester received from the General Post office covering Copies of two Despatches received from the Pritisn Consul at Manila Complaining of the Portages charged on correspondence between the Philippine Islands and Dongkong, and the United Kingdom.

As regards the charges

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fixed and collected by the Spanish Gremment

emment on Correspondence sent in either direction between the

United Kingdom and the Philippine

Islands, the Home Authorities will doubtless deal with the question is to them

may appear expedient, but in respect to local Correspondence, this Government is prepared to

make the following arrangements:-

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1st To reduce the Portage on Litter

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//2 of /1⁄2 07: weight from 3 Sent 5

4 Cent..

gud To Kansmit 4 Sue Backs and Packet or samples of

ami

Merchandise at a share of

2

4 Cents, the Charges for Newspapers and Prices Current remaining

at Ius cents.-

I enclose for the

information

If Your Lordship the Copy of a Letter addressed unter

my

direction & ber

Majesty Comme 26 Manine of the Colonial Secretary, in which it is notified to Mr Ricketts that

conditionally on peeiprocat, arrangements,