facilities are being
Drove
and more
by the steadily increasing
swamped
contract mail work,
that I trust it is not necessary to say
more on
much
n'can
be
that point at present. It frequently happens that not a single postman cent out of the Post Office with a line for. anybody before 3pm., sometimes not ever
- hardly be called creditable
then. The can
I shall perhaps not be regarded as tating
an unreasonable position if I say that
up
long Rong
should have
as
to good a Postal
organized,
system as the Japanese have
much to their credit, since we surrendered
In
the Post Offices to them about ten
(years ago. passing through Japan last Jime, I could
not but see how completely
our Colony has been left behind in this matter. I will
mention only
one
point. The Japanese
deliver it promptly,
-on
Post Office delivers correspondence, and board ships in the various harbours. The Hongkong Post
Office
has hitherto never ventured to 2 attenept this, it has not had the means.
7.
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details of a
of
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I have completely worked: out the a scheme for Local Delivery, and, for
the expenditure
which will be
now recommended (most of
recouped) the Colony will,
-
receive the following advantages: -
of
(a) In the Town regular deliveries Local comespondence quite independent of either the arrival or departure of Contract Mails. These deliveries would take place
8.30a.m. to hour, from
every
8p..
with
m.
only a slight interval about 5 o'clock (way 5 - 6.30p.m.) to allow the Chrivese employed
to take rest and
(b.)
food.
In the suburbs, three deliveries each
day, morning, midday, and evening,
with much better
uch better arrangernen to than.
are possible at present for delivery of Kowloon, the Peak, the villages, and on board ship.
(c) A much quicker
quicker and better
boxholder' portion of
delivery of the non-
the contract Mails, and, I hope,
quicker delivery of all Registered.
a
Correspondenes
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