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They appended their petition to this Lordship, the Postmaster General. I enclose copies of the only two letters I have addressed to Mr Davenport on the subject; and I beg that it may be clearly laid before the Colonial Office that I did not make such statement as the petitioners imagine.

I venture to suggest that the letter be forwarded with this explanation to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The argument of the petitioners as to the amount of local knowledge required by the Postmaster is no doubt entitled to consideration, but it must not be forgotten that whoever is appointed will have the services of Mr Davenport as most competent head clerk who passes on his knowledge and is himself capable of carrying on the duty. No doubt any intelligent person would in a few months have acquired all the local knowledge necessary.

With regard to Mr Davenport's remarks as to the desirability of the Postmaster's being a British subject, I may observe that no inconvenience arises at Yokohama from the fact that the Postmaster there is, like many of our public...

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576 They appended their petition to this Lordship, the Postmaster General. I enclose copies of the only two letters I have addressed to Mr Davenport on the subject; and I beg that it may be clearly laid before the Colonial Office that I did not make such statement as the petitioners imagine. I venture to suggest that the letter be forwarded with this explanation to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The argument of the petitioners as to the amount of local knowledge required by the Postmaster is no doubt entitled to consideration, but it must not be forgotten that whoever is appointed will have the services of Mr Davenport as most competent head clerk who passes on his knowledge and is himself capable of carrying on the duty. No doubt any intelligent person would in a few months have acquired all the local knowledge necessary. With regard to Mr Davenport's remarks as to the desirability of the Postmaster's being a British subject, I may observe that no inconvenience arises at Yokohama from the fact that the Postmaster there is, like many of our public... PSAOM/
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addrefped their petition to this Lordships the Portimoster General. I unclose copies of the only two letters I have addrefied to Mr Davenport on the subject; and I ben that it

may be dearly laid before the Ceolarial Office that I did not

make

such statement

as the

any petitumen imagine.

I venture to suggest that the letter be for.

petition and envering warded wit this explanation to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

argument of the petitioners

to the amount of local knowledge required by the Palmanter is no double- entitled to enrideration, but it

wist ned be forgotten that whoever

not

is appointed will have the services

ofo

as most competent head close who passes on this Knowledge and in himmelf capable of earning on the

cuity. No darlet

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any intelligent would in a few moich have acquired all the local Knowledge

necefpony.

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regard.

to ver. Davenporti

remarks as to the desirability of the Vatmentes's being a British suljel,

I

may som hox wisers

that

no inconvenience

arrows at Yokohama from the fast that the Palmaster there is,

other of our public

like

many

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