said that the Agencies have been liberally conducted by the Hong Kong Government. Substantial Post Office has been built at Shanghai and is kept insured against fire. A Post Office built at Yokohama, upon retirement from Japanese Postal business it became necessary for repairs, painting, and for boatmen's uniform.
12. It may be said, the increase of work caused by increased steam communication between those ports and Hong Kong, America, and Australia, is in excess of local work, leading to increase in total loss. Salary and allowances at Hiogo in Japan to the amount of £75 a year have been paid for several years without any grant from London. Boats have been provided at most of the Ports at Colonial expense, and with these boats come, of course, charges for repairs.
That is true to some extent; it is nevertheless the fact that, but for the contrast mainly, I should advise this Government to close the Agencies tomorrow, and to confine itself to Postal work in Hong Kong.
13. Mr. Breane complains that his Consulate has to distribute...
said
that the Agencies have
been liberally conducted by
the
Hong Kong Government.t. Substantial.
Fost Office has been built at Shanghai
and is kept insured
against fire.
A Post Office
berilt at Yokohama,
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retirement from Japanese
Postal business it became
it
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repairs, painting, and for boatmer's
inform.
12. It
of
may
be said, the increase
work caused by increased steam
Communication between those
ports and Hong Kong, America,
and Australia, is increvsi of local work, leading to increas
me a lotal
of
local
loss to Salary and allowances at Hiogo in Japan to the amount of
had cost $10,000.
£75 a year
without
paid for several any grant from
years London. Boats have been provided
at
most of the Ports at Colorrial
expense, and with these boats
have
CANAL,
of course, charges for
repairs
postage:
That is true to
some extent, it is nevertheless the fact that, but for the contrast maily
I should advise this Government. to close the
tomorrow,
Agencies for:
and to confine itself to Postal trork in Hong Kong.
13.
Mr. Breane complains
that his Consulate has to
distribut
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