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But unless sonce regular weekly

fortnightly

mails on

pearso

existed of

or at least

of bringing the

from Madras, this route would

be uelew for all practical purposes. 10. On the question of the distribution

of expenses it is

-course the opinion

of cou

" in this Colony that Hongkong

should

not contribute 21⁄2 per cent of its revenue towards subsidising a mail service which cost the United Kingdom,

without allowing reimbursements,

Committee of the Legistative Comicil.

I have re

(Sigurd) Alister

Postmaster Geveral.

only per

&

cut.

bofit Revenue. But

so much has been said on this ro

subject that there can be no need

to dwell on it.

11.

need further

I centure to recommend that these papers be submitted to the Chauber of

Commerce and to the Finance.

Committee

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