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the salaries which are

paid

to the Postal Agents at the

Consular Ports of

2.

of China.

the

After perusing documents enclosed, Your Lordship will, I have

no

doubt, recognize that the

16 present,

rate of remuneration is inadequate. The work has

increased

3.

Enclosure 2 23rd July to 264 August. 1889.

very considerably, and the low rate of exchange

has reduced what was

formerly the equivalent of £100 a year

to the equivalent

of

of £72 a year only

3.

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Some time ago, M.

Lister, Postmaster General,

On

the

pressed the question consideration of this Government; but, as it was then thought likely that- the Post Offices at the Ports would soon be handed

over to the Chinese Government, the Governor

was

unwilling to introduce

any change which might in any way interfere with

the

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