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presume however that Hongkong has not been

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euggested without & good reason.

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There will be

difficulty in distributing the stacceps

from Hongkong .

3.

inay

I would suggest, that they be pick in charge of the Strip Office rather than the Post Office. At preevect the office of ... Collector of Stamp Revenue is attached to that of Postmaster General, but it not always be so, and, whilst the Post Office is a didinolly overworked departisent, the same is not the case with the Stamp

· Office, where the hours are short aced the business is merely a quiet routine.

4.

I would suggest therefore that the Regulations be reprinted, Collector of Stamp Reucence being substituted for Postucester . Showcoor of however the latter Officer is rokained, he should be described by his proper title, Postmaster

General.

5.

H

would also be very

amond Rute Nr.16 by inserting

desirable to

the words

in duplicate after Applications. It is _ _ absolutely reccesary to keep a file of original

applications on record.

6.

would remark also that some

Instructions for the Collector at Hougkong.....

Ienclose a short draft

are AAC CLE

neccesary.

which I have ventièred to draw up, and

may say

006)

that I regard Rubs 4 in that

draft indispensable. The uturost care and watchfuluess will not prevent clerical": into accounts of stamps &

tom

errors

creeping

and once

verify

year is not too often

them. When strips are checked

ed once a

and surveyed.

year

there should

never be much difficulty in detecting

any

that has been committeds,