CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 362

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certainly asking that, if profile between be asked as Wolmics the sea postage Shanghai and Yokohama be similarly reduced. This cannot be a right; but the Imperial Government, in view of the fact that this Colony has at considerable loss of revenue, reduced its private ship postage to these places to go may not perhaps object to allow the Contract Packet rates to be reduced to the same amount.

The postage charged by private ship to or from Shanghai and Yokohama is 20 per 12 letters, 1? each, and 1? per newspaper, or for book &.

It would be very desirable that the rate for French Packet to places should if possible be similarly reduced, which could not be done if the Union rates for postage were 22 to be paid. Perhaps this latter question should be settled by direct reference to the French Post Office, but such application would be useless unless the rate were to be lowered, there can be no harm in submitting the live point to the Imperial Government simultaneously.

I have to

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aching Colonial Secretary

(2) Alfred Lister, Postmaster General.

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360 certainly asking that, if profile between be asked as Wolmics the sea postage Shanghai and Yokohama be similarly reduced. This cannot be a right; but the Imperial Government, in view of the fact that this Colony has at considerable loss of revenue, reduced its private ship postage to these places to go may not perhaps object to allow the Contract Packet rates to be reduced to the same amount. The postage charged by private ship to or from Shanghai and Yokohama is 20 per 12 letters, 1? each, and 1? per newspaper, or for book &. It would be very desirable that the rate for French Packet to places should if possible be similarly reduced, which could not be done if the Union rates for postage were 22 to be paid. Perhaps this latter question should be settled by direct reference to the French Post Office, but such application would be useless unless the rate were to be lowered, there can be no harm in submitting the live point to the Imperial Government simultaneously. I have to (Jun Copy) aching Colonial Secretary (2) Alfred Lister, Postmaster General.

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certainly

asking

that, if profille between

be asked as

Wolmics the sea pestage Shanghai and

Yokohama be similarly reduced. This cannot-

a right; but the Imperial Garemment, in view of the fact that this Calmny has at emonderable lef of revenue, reduced its private ship postage to these places to go may not perhaps object. to allow the Contract Packet-

rates to be reduced to the

Даша?

amount.

The postage charged by private ship to or from Shanghai

Yokohama

is 20 per 12 me

letters, 1? each.

and 1? por

오

--W

newspaper,

of for book go

It would be

very

desirable that

the cater for French Packed to

plares should if possible

the same

be similarly reduced, which could not be done if the Union rates for

postage

22 a

to be paid. Perhaps this

lätter quation should be settled by direct reference to the French Part offin but o

made

Ало

such application world be unless the Pr0. rate were

to be lavered, there

اشند

Can

hann

erbruitting the live point to the Infrarial Gesamment sinullaremmily

I have to

(Jun Copy)

aching Orlurial Secretary

(2) Alfred Lister, Patmaster Gene.

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