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from Mr. H. Dr. John Browne the Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, being in reply to enquiries from your office. It was the opinions of the Members present at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held to discuss this subject that as the Japanese postal service has hitherto given entire satisfaction to the Community, there can be no objection to the discontinuance of the British Postal Agency, provided that the department of the Japanese Post Office continues as heretofore to be under the charge of a competent European and the existing Tariff of postage be maintained.

In lieu of the excessive additional postage which is now imposed upon correspondence from the United Kingdom and other Countries from Yokohama to Kobe—a letter weighing half an ounce, although prepaid, say in London, to Kobe, is taxed with the additional postage of two pence between Yokohama and this port—and newspapers are equally charged with extra postage at the rate of one penny each. I cannot but coincide with the opinion given by the Chamber of Commerce, as was also my individual opinion requested by you.

(Signed) A. A. Annesley

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from Mr. H. Dr. John Browne the Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, being in reply to enquiries from your office. It was the opinions of the Members present at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held to discuss this subject that as the Japanese postal service has hitherto given entire satisfaction to the Community, there can be no objection to the discontinuance of the British Postal Agency, provided that the department of the Japanese Post Office continues as heretofore to be under the charge of a competent European and the existing Tariff of postage be maintained. In lieu of the excessive additional postage which is now imposed upon correspondence from the United Kingdom and other Countries from Yokohama to Kobe—a letter weighing half an ounce, although prepaid, say in London, to Kobe, is taxed with the additional postage of two pence between Yokohama and this port—and newspapers are equally charged with extra postage at the rate of one penny each. I cannot but coincide with the opinion given by the Chamber of Commerce, as was also my individual opinion requested by you. (Signed) A. A. Annesley
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from Mr. H. Dr.

1. John

Browne the

Chairman

of

the Robe Chamber of

being in

reply

Engsurces

Commerce

from

fice.

It was

the opinions of the as

Members present at the meeting of the Chamber

of Commerce held to discuss, this subject that as the Japanese postal service has hitherto gioln Entire satisfaction to the Community, there

CAN

be

objection to the discontinuaver

of the British portal Agency, provided that the department of the Japanese. Post Office continues as heretofore

to be under the charge of a competent

and the existing Tariff of

European. puzlage

to manitauild

In

In meid of the excessivl

*

additional geralage which is now

115

imposed upon correspondence from the United Singdom

Pingdom and other.

Counties from Gokohama to kêbe-a letter weighing half

An bruĈ€–

ve

although

prepaid, say in Sondon, to strogo, is laxed with the additional postage. of two pence between Gokohama and this port - newspapers VC are. squally charged with rebre postage at the rate of one penny rach. I cannot but comicide with the opinion groen by the Chamber of Commerce,

as

my individual opinion requested by you.

Shave &C

(Signed) A. A. Annesley,

was also

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