CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12] — Page 23

Ittack it would be well if the P.O. with den Heir Responde

ifts

Military

صة

correspondence altogether

f

not merely I cannot Adel

learn

C

for

Australia.

any diffinient for it, & even with

Hoy Male a lot in Hong Kong the Colony would slike

love the fortage on the

My cold be

letters as

stamped with English

8 Campo- Suggest

Shiget

we not

this in weite

the Jecany

we do?

and.

W. Wingfield

Jagree

A

Larg

Valey to proposed action in

تھا

Straits should

To be told to

I think an

out their new lain thest rates at

couts See 26770

on this when al

to

7/12

The proposed

& also a

to Henghing

Strait Ju98/12

26770

We cannot go back on the 12

postage. deepatch

Da good

deal of

misapprehension.

is baked on mi

Sa

(PE

So inform

вери

CPZ

by

The

main point to settle is whether we

concession of letting

make the small concession

44 cents represent

5 cents the one

instead of

penny

: 4 cents is a

little under a

peusky

but is neare it than 5 cents

4

which is about I'1⁄2s pence: at present 10 couts represents 21⁄2d for postage purposes. Both Straits &

5 cents & I should have sug-

Hồng Kong

Suggest

gested

it also but I

I find

holdo

very strongly

Mi Pearson

to the dy cents & as

that is the more logical solution we had

helte

adopt

it I think

We should do inform the G.P.O with reference

our letter

28 Nov: on 26281:2

9 Telegraph accordingly to straits a

: we should also tell

Hongkong

I de M. Persone purposes, that are will not

α

tax-

press the Parcel's post : that the new rate will not apply to the Preaty Parts a thai Canada & India have come in.

We are

at to a newo

, should

noting of dealing with the points new post office

& extra taxation. "Extra taxation, if found necessay

be such as will fall principally upon Hose who benefit by the lower postage.