I am to request that you will be good enough to draw Lord Knutsford's attention to the Report of the Commissioner who in that year enquired into the Postal Agencies in China, given in paragraph 19 of their Report for not recommending additional Agencies, and to the reasons.
In Mr. Raitt's opinion those reasons are conclusive and apply as much to present circumstances as to those then existing.
In stating that the Colony pays in Salaries and Allowances a total of $940, Lord Knutsford does not appear to have taken into account the circumstance that, in return for its share of expenses, the Colonial Post Office retains the whole of the postage collected on local letters transmitted between Hong Kong and Consular ports, as well as the fees upon all registered letters posted at the ports, whether local or international, which, the Postmaster General presumes, must produce a considerable amount of revenue.
With regard to the statistics given in the enclosure to the Acting Governor's despatch of the 10th of September 1889, I have to remark that they mainly seem to apply to the numbers of registered letters sent and received.
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I am to request that be good enough to draw ford
Kuntsford's attention to the
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Report of the Commissioner
who in that year Enquired into the Postal Agencies China, given in paragraphe 19 of
their Report for not recom-
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mending of additional Agencies in Mr. Raitis's opinion those
the establishment
Comen
reasons are conclusive and apply as much to present Circumstances ac to those then
txisting.
In stating theat the felony pays in Salaries and Allowan
a total of #940s, Lord Knutsford doco not appear to have taken into account. the circumstance that set off for its share of expences,
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the Colonial Post Office retains the whole of the postage
Collected.
on local letters travemitted
between Hong Kong
Consular porto,
and the
as the
as well a
fees upon all registered letters posted at the ports, whether Local or Enternational_
overclo
which, the Post-
master General presumes, must
produce a considerable.
of reverme.
Amount
With regard to the
Statistics given
in the ew-
Closures to the Acting fovernor's
despatch of the 10th of tember 1889,
that they
Mainly
Sep-
damn to remark
seem to apply to the numbers of
Registered letters sent and
Sectived; and that, of these
Registered
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