CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12] — Page 26

• not

"present in the minds of the members of the Conge-

rence on

- postage within the British Empire when it was decided to embrace Hongkong

in the scheme of a penny postage

various

service between the

parts of Her Majesty's

dominions.

4.

The enclosed copy of a report by the Postmaster. General, Mr Thomson, shows that the reduced rate of pos

tage will prove

a loss to

this

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this Colony; that the new rake will work in favour only of

such merchants and others.

as

correspond with different -parts of the British Empire; I that the majority of the pope.

Seater

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lation here, being Chinese, will

Only not only not be benefitted by

Real

Enclosura con the change of rate but will d. fuck bear the larger portion of the (at loss of revenue entailed by

24th October 1898

to

the introduction of the alter.

ed rate; and that the Colony

&

Colony

will incur a loss in transit

charges