CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 390

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V. 193 of 30th July last I have yo the honour to say that while

these

recommen...

confirming dations I desire to modify ~

that one as

to filling up the Postmaster Generalship of this

Colony when it become

:cant.

rues va

The Post Office work in this Colony is enormously in creased, it is growing rapidly, its subordinate staff cessarily local men Portu-

guese;

Eurasians or

are ne-

Chinese

who

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who have not naturally the I

energy of Englishmen, and who do not, like them, rise to

emer

gencies. If these circumstances

In

and in view of the present difficulties I strongly recom mend that if the present Postmaster General be trans- ferred to the post of Colonial "Treasurer for which he is well qualified,

official Post Office ma.

well versed in

an

nagement and work, be sent

out

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