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No.103.

General:

Sir,

Enclosure

COPY.

277

C.U.

20600

Rece

Reap 20 SEP 19:

Inspectorate General of Posts,

Peking, 8th August, 1899.

I am directed by Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector

General of Chinese Posts, to acknowledge the receipt of your

despatch No.517 dated 19th July, and, in reply, to say that

as the proposals made in my despatch No.46 of 9th February

last, are distasteful to the HongKong Government, he now withdraws

them and will continue to act on the arrangement arrived at

two years ago.

The Postmaster General,

HongKong.

I have &c.

(Signed) J.A.Van Aalst,

Postal Secretary.

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? ( No.103. General: Sir, Enclosure COPY. 277 C.U. 20600 Rece C< Reap 20 SEP 19: Inspectorate General of Posts, Peking, 8th August, 1899. I am directed by Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of Chinese Posts, to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.517 dated 19th July, and, in reply, to say that as the proposals made in my despatch No.46 of 9th February last, are distasteful to the HongKong Government, he now withdraws them and will continue to act on the arrangement arrived at two years ago. The Postmaster General, HongKong. I have &c. (Signed) J.A.Van Aalst, Postal Secretary.

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? ( No.103. General: Sir, Enclosure COPY. 277 C.U. 20600 Rece C< Reap 20 SEP 19: Inspectorate General of Posts, Peking, 8th. August, 1899. I am directed by Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of Chinese Posts, to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.517 dated 19th. July, and, in reply, to say that as the proposals made in my despatch No.46 of 9th. February last, are distasteful to the HongKong Government, he now withdraws them and will continue to act on the arrangement arrived at two years ago. The Postmaster General, HongKong. I have &c. (Signed) J.A.Van Aalst, Postal Secretary.

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