the
are
mense, Account
of detail to be
dealt with in this Office, where there is practically only the Assistant Postmaster General and myself to
dispose of anything beyond the commonest daily routine, makes me desirous of cutting down all detail
processes and making them as infrequent as they can be consistently with efficiency.
Should the proposal of the Government to take over the Chinese Postal Administration on the Coast of China be accepted, I shall recommend that the sale of Postal Stamps here be either discontinued or be very considerably curtailed, the only values kept, probably, being the $1 note. In any case, there will only be Hongkong to provide for, the stock can be kept down much lower, and a much smaller reserve will suffice.
In case of only one value being kept on sale, I would make Quarterly Requisitions with pleasure.
Postal Orders have been a great success at the Ports of China. They have enabled this Office to give what are really Money Order facilities at Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Kingpo, and Hankow. They have completely stopped the distracting practice of writing to Hongkong or Shanghai for Money Orders and never sending quite enough money to pay for them. But owing to the abnormal fluctuations of Exchange, they have been found unprofitable. I shall not be sorry, if we get rid of the outports, to get rid of this rather troublesome, and ... means to limit the sale of Postal Orders at the exchange of the day. Meanwhile, while the question of the surrender of the Ports is pending
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the
are
иии
mense, Awcount
of detail to be
dealt with in this Office, where there practically only the Assistant Postinaster Geveral and unself to
matton beyond dispose of any commonest daily routine, makes me clesvious of cutting down all detail
processes
making
as much as
/
the
анд
possible infrequent as they
them as infrequen
can be consistently with efficiency,
Should the proposal of the
Government to take
Chinese
our Postal Aquain
China be
to take over
the Coast of
accepted, I shall
recommend
r cousued that the sale of Portal Holes here be either discontinued.
Or be
very
-considerally curtailed,
the only valus kept, probably, being the Lnote. In
any
Caw
there will only be Hongkong to
· provide for,
the
stock cau
be ke
kept
down unuch lower, and a much
smaller reserve will enffice.
en
Case
care
of only
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one value being kept on
sate I would make Quarterly Requisitions with pleasure.
Postal Orders have been a great
They
encores at the Ports of h
of China. have enabled this Office to give what are really Money Order- facilities at Canton, Swatow, Ancon Forchow, Ringpo,
Kingpo, and Hankow. They have completely stopped the distracting practice of writing to Hongkong or Shanghai for money Orders and never sending
quite cuough money to pay for thein. But owing to the abnormal fluctuations of Exchange, they have been found
byro profitable, I shall not be sorry, if we get rid of the outport, to get rid of __
rather troublesome, and
Portal Ordero too,
or
means
to limit the sale.
to florders at the exchange of the day: Meanwhile, whild the question of the surrender of the Port is poudin
peuding
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