CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 75

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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...

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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...
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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,

11

0114

retirement from Japanese

Postal business it became

it

74

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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