CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 789

22.

23.

Administration has formally

consented,

and though the fillings of the Packek vo

are in readiness, the actual commencement

of Marine Sorting has not yet

authorised, I do not know

been

why. The

Consul has again been good enough to Communicate with the French Government,

and I hope that permission-

may

to commence

be received within a few weeks.

لشاب مامي

Meanwhile I trust Your Lordship will

be able to sanction the nece

to the Post Office Staff,

increase

necessary in

necessitated by

the service.

development of the

Imm

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this

my despatch N.° 299 of 10 tid

September

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September last, I addressed Your.

Lordship

on the question of the necessity of

increasing the salaries of the

the salaries of the Postal Agents

at the Treaty Port of China . I do not __ permit myself to doubt that the

representations which have, I am

been made

sure,

by Your Lordship to the ~

Post Office Authorities at home, will have

the effect of increasing

thannu ribution

16 from them.

which the Colony receives

But the necessity for improving the -

salaries of

of the

Agents is so urgent,

I have placed the sum.

purpose

on

that

required for the

the Estimates in case the

Imperial