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for their Postal facilities. To these

Port must be added

that

newly

opened at Kowloon in Kowloon

"Mat of the Steamers which ply

this place

.."

are

British trade

to

Even

Shanghai, the centre of our interests is

greatly dependent upon

China is

true, for although there is a

carrier by

mail steamer

weekly

of the British and

also

the

French Contract Packet,

communication with

Hongkong by

private steamers is almost daily,

and so of

course largely availed of.

When it is considered that a private Steamer from Hongkong to Shanghai will often take on correspondence from Australia, New Zealand, the

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whole of India, and the Straits Settlements (which the merchants would not hear of being detained

by the Contract Mail) it is easily

seen

what

great inconvenience might arise

from the non-delivery of such correspondence. Residents in Hongkong

can and do send

duplicates by the

next Steamer, but from India the

communication is not

very frequent,

from Australia still less;

so that one mis

carriage of letters might involve a delay of

I would also

draw

9.

weeks.

Lordship's attention to the advantages to Imperial interests

arising from

a service by private Steamers to

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for their Postal facilities. To these Port must be added that newly opened at Kowloon in Kowloon "Mat of the Steamers which ply this place .." are British trade to Even Shanghai, the centre of our interests is greatly dependent upon China is true, for although there is a carrier by mail steamer weekly of the British and also the French Contract Packet, communication with Hongkong by private steamers is almost daily, and so of course largely availed of. When it is considered that a private Steamer from Hongkong to Shanghai will often take on correspondence from Australia, New Zealand, the 514 whole of India, and the Straits Settlements (which the merchants would not hear of being detained by the Contract Mail) it is easily seen what great inconvenience might arise from the non-delivery of such correspondence. Residents in Hongkong can and do send duplicates by the next Steamer, but from India the communication is not very frequent, from Australia still less; so that one mis carriage of letters might involve a delay of I would also draw 9. weeks. Lordship's attention to the advantages to Imperial interests arising from a service by private Steamers to
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for their Patal facilities. To there Port must be added that newly opened at Kring Chow in Aninan "Mat of the Steamon which ply, this place .." ar British cred to Even Shanghai, the contre of our interest sis greatly dependent upon China is thew, for although there is a carrie by milamna weekly of the Wirtish and ayet the Irench Antract Packel, ommunication with Wongthing by private theamers is almost daily, and so of course lav largely availed of. When it is cnsidered that a private Steamer from Angling to Shanghai will often take on corpondence from Anitralia, New Zealand, the 514 whole of India, and the Straits Settlements (which the merchants would not hear of being detained the Contract Mail / it is easily for leen arise what great inconvenience might- from the non-delivery of such correspondence. Residents in Winging can and do send duplicates by the nust Steamer, but from India the communication is not very frequent, from Australia still lef that one mis RI l v minearriage of letters might involve a delay of I would also donu Yan draw 9. weetls. Lordship's attention to the advantages to Imperial interests arising from a savice by purvate Steens to
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for their Patal facilities. To there

Port must be added

that

newly

opened at Kring Chow in Aninan

"Mat of the Steamon which ply,

this place

.."

ar

British cred

to

Even

Shanghai, the contre of our interest sis

greatly dependent upon

China is

thew, for although there is a

carrie by

milamna

weekly

of the Wirtish and

ayet

the

Irench Antract Packel,

ommunication with

Wongthing by

private theamers is almost daily,

and so of

course lav

largely availed of.

When it is cnsidered that a private Steamer from Angling to Shanghai will often take on corpondence from Anitralia, New Zealand, the

514

whole of India, and the Straits Settlements (which the merchants would not hear of being detained

the Contract Mail / it is easily

for

leen

arise

what

great inconvenience might- from the non-delivery of such correspondence. Residents in Winging

can and do send

duplicates by the

nust Steamer, but from India the

communication is not

very frequent,

from Australia still lef

that one mis

RI

l v

minearriage of letters might involve a delay of

I would also donu Yan

draw

9.

weetls.

Lordship's attention to the advantages to Imperial interests

arising from

a savice by purvate Steens to

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