CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 130

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No.50.

Sir,

0.0. 31432 Rece NOV O

General Post Office,
Hongkong, 19th January, 1899.

127

With reference to your letter of the 16th November last, I have the honour to inform you that I submitted the question of the refund of payments made in respect of transit of mails between Colombo and Bombay and to state that before coming to a decision His Excellency the Governor would be glad to learn what meaning you attach to the following extract from your Directors' letter:

"Seeing that the mails were shipped for a port off the Contract Lines, and it was no fault of ours that they were not conveyed to destination as intended in our steamers"

H.A. Ritchie, Esq.
Superintendent, P. & O. S. N. Co.,

I have etc,
(Sd) A. Thomson.
Postmaster General.

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No.50. Sir, 0.0. 31432 Rece NOV O General Post Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1899. 127 With reference to your letter of the 16th November last, I have the honour to inform you that I submitted the question of the refund of payments made in respect of transit of mails between Colombo and Bombay and to state that before coming to a decision His Excellency the Governor would be glad to learn what meaning you attach to the following extract from your Directors' letter: "Seeing that the mails were shipped for a port off the Contract Lines, and it was no fault of ours that they were not conveyed to destination as intended in our steamers" H.A. Ritchie, Esq. Superintendent, P. & O. S. N. Co., I have etc, (Sd) A. Thomson. Postmaster General.
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COPY No.50. sir, 0.0. 31432 Rece NOV O General Post Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1899. 127 With reference to your letter of the 16th.November last, I have the honour to inform you that I submitted the question of the refund of payments made in respect of transit of mails between Colombo and Bombay and to state that before coming to a decision His Excellency the Governor would be glad to learn what meaning you attach to the following extract from your Directors' letter: "Sering that the Ibils were shipped for a port off the Contract Lines, and it was no fault of ours that they were not conveyed to destination as intended in our steamers" H.A.Ritchie,ïsq. Superintendent. P. & 0.S.N.Co., I have etc, (Sd) A..Thomson. Postmaster General.
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No.50.

sir,

0.0.

31432

Rece

NOV O

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 19th January, 1899.

127

With reference to your letter of the

16th.November last, I have the honour to inform you that

I submitted the question of the refund of payments made

in respect of transit of mails between Colombo and Bombay

and to state that before coming to a decision His Excellency

the Governor would be glad to learn what meaning you

attach to the following extract from your Directors' letter:

"Sering that the Ibils were shipped for

a port off the Contract Lines, and it was no fault of ours

that they were not conveyed to destination as intended

in our steamers"

H.A.Ritchie,ïsq.

Superintendent. P. & 0.S.N.Co.,

I have etc,

(Sd) A..Thomson.

Postmaster General.

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