CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 104

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In his report on the

Postal Department for 1886,

Mr. Lister again remarked. "The time has perhaps arrived when something should be done to bring the Chinese correspondence from this Colony to and from ... more under control. There can be no doubt that the revenue suffers serious loss from the smuggling of thousands of Chinese letters not to Chinese ports where there is no national Post office to receive them, but to San Francisco, Australia, the Straits settlements and other places where efficient Post Offices exist. The subject is surrounded with difficulties and the sweeping measures often advocated, besides being ruinously expensive, would make the Postal Department here a nuisance and a hindrance to trade, which would not be tolerated.

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In his report on the Postal Department for 1886, Mr. Lister again remarked. "The time has perhaps arrived when something should be done to bring the Chinese correspondence from this Colony to and from ... more under control. There can be no doubt that the revenue suffers serious loss from the smuggling of thousands of Chinese letters not to Chinese ports where there is no national Post office to receive them, but to San Francisco, Australia, the Straits settlements and other places where efficient Post Offices exist. The subject is surrounded with difficulties and the sweeping measures often advocated, besides being ruinously expensive, would make the Postal Department here a nuisance and a hindrance to trade, which would not be tolerated.

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4 In his report on the Postal Department for 1886, remarked. Mr. Lister again "The time has perhaps "arrived when something 'should be done to bring "the Chinese correspondence from this Colony "to and from more under control. There "more 萨 can be no doubt that the revenue suffers serious - "loss from the smuggling of "thousands of Chinese letters "not to Chinese ports where there C 103 there is no national Post office to receive them, but to San Francisco, Australia, # " the Straits settlements and # other places where efficient " Post Offices exist. The subject is surrounded with difficulties "and the sweeping # so measures often advocated, besides being ruinously expensive, # would make the Postal Department here a nuisance # and a hindrance to trade. which would not be tolerated.

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In his report on the

Postal Department for 1886,

remarked.

Mr. Lister again "The time has perhaps "arrived when something 'should be done to bring "the Chinese correspondence

from this Colony

"to and from

more under control. There

"more

萨

can be

no doubt that the

revenue suffers serious -

"loss from the smuggling of

"thousands

of Chinese letters

"not to Chinese ports where

there

103

there is no national Post

office to receive them, but

to San Francisco, Australia,

" the Straits settlements and

other

places where efficient " Post Offices exist. The subject is surrounded with difficulties "and the sweeping

measures

often advocated, besides

being ruinously expensive,

would make the Postal

Department here a nuisance

and a hindrance to trade.

which would not be

tolerated.

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