CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 106

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surprise visits might be made to vessels entering their Ports from Hongkong

Civil replies from some were received of the Countries written to stating they would do what they could in the matter, but as in them no laws existed authorizing the searching of ships, many of them proposed they expressed their inability to do so at being able.

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The subject was again taken up towards the end of last year by the late Mr Lister, who had previously proposed the establishment of a Chinese Branch of the Post Office which should be authorized to convey Chinese correspondence subject to certain conditions.

The establishment of such a Post Office would, Mr Lister remarked, give rise to a good deal of trouble

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105 9 surprise visits might be made to vessels entering their Ports from Hongkong Civil replies from some were received of the Countries written to stating they would do what they could in the matter, but as in them no laws existed authorizing the searching of ships, many of them proposed they expressed their inability to do so at being able. 4. The subject was again taken up towards the end of last year by the late Mr Lister, who had previously proposed the establishment of a Chinese Branch of the Post Office which should be authorized to convey Chinese correspondence subject to certain conditions. The establishment of such a Post Office would, Mr Lister remarked, give rise to a good deal of trouble
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105 9 surprise visits might be made to vessels entering their Ports from Hongkong Civil replies from some were received of the Countries written to stating they would do what they could in the matter, but as in them no laws - many of them existed authorizing the. searching of ships ao proposed they expressed_ their inability able to do so. at being- 4. The subject. up was towards again taken the end of last year by the late Mr Lister, who had the previously proposed 'establishment of a Chinese Branch of the Post Office which should be authorized to convey Chinese correspondence subject to certain conditions. The establishment of such a Post Office would, Mr Lister remarked, give rise to a good deal of trouble
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105

9

surprise visits might be made to vessels entering their Ports from Hongkong

Civil replies from

some

were received of the Countries

written to stating they

would do what they could in the matter, but as in

them no laws -

many of them

existed authorizing the.

searching of ships

ao

proposed they expressed_

their inability

able to do so.

at being-

4.

The subject.

up

was

towards

again taken the end of last year by

the late Mr Lister, who had

the

previously proposed 'establishment of a Chinese Branch of the Post Office

which should be authorized

to convey

Chinese correspondence

subject to certain conditions.

The establishment of

such a Post Office would, Mr Lister remarked, give rise to a good

deal

of

trouble

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