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sent to Consels in China ete from

the

Inland Revenice.

Office of "As the Treasury

provided that in the

Consuls shall.

All Andhhen it is

General Service

time to times sende

from requisitions to the Chief Cleak for further supplies of stamps and these after being countersigned will be passed

by that Officer

on/

to the Inland Revenue Office.

which has accepted the duty of

forwarding the stamps to their

respective destinations.

It is thought however that this

angement is not

arran

to the case

of

ther suited

altogether

China &

and it

has been suggested that the supply

might

233

might be mailiaired with greater regularity

a

stock.

byforwarding

Postmarter at Hongkong.,

him the distributor

Ther

addressing.

for fresh supplied

form

of stamps to the

and constituting

of stamps to Consuls

to hum requisitions

more or

in the

lessen

to be adopted in the

Las

of the General Service_

Should the Lords of the Treasury,

concur in this

arrangement

may

I

Am

be proposed

to request that it to the Postmaster General, and on

Lord Granville leaming that it is

- agreed

to the

necessary widiction

at this office

would be drawn

for

the

up

guidance of

at Hongkong

the Postmaster

I am ete

(or) B.Curric