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Registered letters, the local appear to preponderate, especially at Shanghai, over the international.
Allusion is made by the Agent to the labour thrown on his Office in making up mails for Australia and for Vancouver; and on this point I may state that while mails for Vancouver receive nothing, mails for Australia this office only receives the sea postage leaving the residue of the postage collected to the Hongkong Post Office for its share in the duty of collection.
A comparison between the weights of correspondence forwarded in the Hongkong mail in the years 1883 and 1889 respectively does not show considerable growth of any correspondence: it amounts in the six years to about 14 per cent of letters and 27 per cent of other articles.
After full consideration of all the circumstances brought to his notice, Mr. Raitis does not feel that he should be justified in recommending the Treasury to increase the contribution now made towards the support of the Postal Agencies and thus augment in China the already considerable loss sustained by the Imperial Revenue in maintaining the mail service.
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623
Registere
pered letters, the local appear to preponderate, es- pecially at Sevator, over
the international
Allusion is made by
at Too clear to
tat
the Agent.
the labox thrown on his
Office in mathing up mails for
Australia and for Vancouver; and on this
point I may
прои
state that
Vancouver
Mails for Vanco
the United Kingdoms receives
nothing.
while
upon
emails
for Australia Chiis office
only receives the sex postage leaving the residue of the postage collected to the
Hongkong
Post Office for its share in the duty of collection.
A comparison between
the weights of correspondence forwarded in the Honghong mail in the years 1883 and
considerable
1889 respectively does not chow
owth of any
grows Correspondence : it amounto in the six years to about 14 per cent of letters and 27 per
cent of other articles.
After full consideration.
stances brought of all the circume.
to his notice Mr Raites does not feel that he should be pestified in recommending the
Treasury
to increase the con-
towards
tribution now made towe
the support of the Postal Agencies
and thus augment in China,
the already
considerable loss tus –
lained by the Imperial Revenue
ining
the trail
service
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