the
in the heart
The Customs would bring to the task very much larger staffs, officers on duty night and day, buildings in the business quarters, steam-launches, facilities for boarding steamers both on arrival and departure, search, and, most important of all, the sanction of the national authority, which would allow of the making and enforcing of regulations, such as exist in most ports elsewhere.
11. I am aware that a proposal to hand over Postal business to anyone not under the immediate control of the British Government is regarded by some persons, whose opinions are entitled to respect, with a feeling of little less than horror. I may say that very much the same prejudice existed with regard to the withdrawal of our Post Offices from Japan some years ago. If, since that withdrawal, there has ever been a syllable of complaint from foreign communities in Japan, I have not heard of it, and if there are Post Offices that do their work better than the Japanese Offices do, I have yet to be made acquainted with them.
12. Moreover, the way in which the Customs Postal Agencies have been managed (of which I feel I am in a position to speak), the way in which the whole work of the Customs is done, and the manner in which the lighting of the coast of China has been accomplished and maintained, forbid the supposition that Postal work, which only requires ordinary care and attention, would be unsafe in the hands of the Customs establishment.
13. I therefore most cordially recommend the acceptance of the proposal put forward by our Hopei Customs.
14. With regard to C.F. Kopack's further questions numbered 2 & 3, I may report ...
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the
in the heart
The Customs would bring to the task very much larger staffs, officers on duty. night and day, buildings
of the business quarters, steam -launches, facilities for boarding steamers both on
the power of
arrival and departure, search, and, most important of all, the sauction of the national authority, which would allow of the making and enforcing of regulations, such as exist in most ports elsewhere.
11. I am aware that a proposal to hand over Portal busuicess to
Postal busincess to any one
not under the immediate control of the British Government
by.
some persons,
whose opinions
neat will be.
eveu
regarded
by
some persons
5 great
are entitled to
- respect, with a feeling of little lees than
horror. I may say
the same
that
very wach
regard
same prejudice existed with, to the withdrawal of our Post Offices from Japan some years ago. If,
since that withdrawal, there has ever
been
been a syllable of complaint from
communities in Japan, I have
foreign com
not heard of it,
and if there
it,
are
Post
Offices that do their work better than
the Japanese Office do, I have yet to be made acquainted with them.
Moreover, the way
12. Customis Postal
Agencies
in which the have been manage
sofar (of which I feel Jave to come extect in a position to speak), the way which the whole work of the Customis is
all.
in
done, and the manner in which the lighting of the coast of China has been accomplished and maintained thise forbid the supposition work, which only requires ordinary
that Postal
care
in the
and attention, would be unsafe hands of the Customs establishment.
most Cordially
13. Itherefore
recommend
the acceptance of the proposal put forward by our Hopech,
With regard
Olspect's
14. regard to cter Kopack's further questions musubered 2r3, I may report
ad
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