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the Eastern Mail Service, I have the honour to transmit for your consideration the enclosed copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, expressing the opinion of the Committee of that Body on the subject.
2. I also enclose for your information a copy of a report by the Postmaster General with table attached, from which you will observe that, as far as can be calculated on the data given, the proportion of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service to be borne by this Colony on the basis proposed by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury will be approximately £11,896 instead of £6,000 as heretofore.
3. The only points touched upon by the Chamber of Commerce on which I have any remarks to offer are those connected with the question of paying on a mileage basis.
Endl. 1. 5th June, 1897.
Encl: 2. 27th January 1897.
sub-encl to Encl 9.
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the Eastern Mail Service, I have the honour to transmit for your consideration the enclosed copy of a letter from the Secretary of to
the Chamber
of Commerce, expressing opinion of the Committee
that Body
2.
on the subject.
the
I also enclose for
of
Endl. 1. 5th June, 1897.
Enel: 2. 27th
your information a copy of a
copy of a 9th Januar 3 report by the Postmaster General
with table attached, from
you will observe that
which you
100
far.
as can be calculated
B
1897.
sub-enela to Enel 9.
on the data given, the proportion
of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service to be borne by this
on the basis proposed
Colony
by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury will be
ap
proximately £11,896 instead
of £6,000 as heretofore.
The only points
3.
touched
upon by the Chamber
of Commerce on
which I have
are
any remarks to offer those connected with the question of paying.
on a mi
mileage basis
and
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