CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 574

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forth, to give

to give this

appointment to

M. Dallas; which document I trust

you will be able to forward to England

with

your favorable recommendation.

It will be unnecessary for

me to point out to

you,

that, in

the interests of the Post Office

department, it is advisable that the

Postmaster here should be amenable

to British law and therefore British subject.

I have ...

(Signed) Arthur Davenport

Acting Consul

Shanghai. 31st July 1877.

The Right Honorable

Lord John Manners

My Lord,

Her Majesty's Postmaster General

We, the undersigned residents

at Shanghai venture to address your Lordship under the following circumstances:

The Office of British Postmaster of Shanghai having become vacant

by the death

of W. Martin,

a Gentleman

named Mr. Barnes Batter

applied for the vacancy;

his application

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569 forth, to give to give this appointment to M. Dallas; which document I trust you will be able to forward to England with your favorable recommendation. It will be unnecessary for me to point out to you, that, in the interests of the Post Office department, it is advisable that the Postmaster here should be amenable to British law and therefore British subject. I have ... (Signed) Arthur Davenport Acting Consul Shanghai. 31st July 1877. The Right Honorable Lord John Manners My Lord, Her Majesty's Postmaster General We, the undersigned residents at Shanghai venture to address your Lordship under the following circumstances: The Office of British Postmaster of Shanghai having become vacant by the death of W. Martin, a Gentleman named Mr. Barnes Batter applied for the vacancy; his application
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569 forth, to give to give this appointment to M. Dallas; which document I Frust you will be able to forward to England with y your favorable recommendation. It will be unnecessary for me to point out to you. that, in the untcreets of the Post Office department, it is advisable that the Postmaster here should be amenable to British law and therefore British subject. Thave yo B (Signed) Arthur Davenport Reting Consul > D } Shanghai. 31th July 1877. The Right Honorable. Lord Joher Ennunar My Lord Iter Beajesty'; Postmaster Peuent AT We the undersigned residents at Shanghai venture to address your lordships under the following circumstances The Office of British Postmast of thanghai having become bacaut by the death death of WW. Martin, Gentleman a named Mr Barnes Batter applied for the back bacaney; ther application
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569

forth, to give

to give this

appointment to

M. Dallas; which document I Frust

you will be able to forward to England

with y

your favorable recommendation.

It will be unnecessary for

me to point out to

you.

that, in

the untcreets of the Post Office

department, it is advisable that the

Postmaster here should be amenable

to British law and therefore British subject.

Thave yo

B

(Signed) Arthur Davenport

Reting Consul

>

D

}

Shanghai. 31th July 1877.

The Right Honorable.

Lord Joher Ennunar

My Lord

Iter Beajesty'; Postmaster Peuent

AT

We the undersigned residents

at Shanghai venture to address your lordships under the following circumstances

The Office of British Postmast of thanghai having become bacaut

by the death

death of WW. Martin,

Gentleman

a

named Mr Barnes Batter

applied for the back

bacaney;

ther

application

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