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W. O. 31432 138 7E03 NOV 13 HONG KONG

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

Sir,

13th June, 1899.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of 19th May and 7th instant. In the former letter the proposition is put forward that I should agree to settle the claim made by the Hongkong Government for the refund of the money amounting to $2022.85 paid by the General Post Office for the mails shipped from Hongkong for Bombay by the Company's steamers during 1895 & 1896 which, it appears, were usually transferred at Colombo and forwarded thence to India, by another route by consenting to refund this money, receiving, as a set-off, payment from the Hongkong Government for the actual mails carried by non-Contract steamers from Hongkong to Bombay during the above later period, which I learn, from your letter, may be estimated to amount to the trifling sum of $8.74.

Capt. W. C. H. Hastings, R.N.

Postmaster General

HONG KONG.

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A COPY W. O. 31432 138 7E03 NOV 13 HONG KONG Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Sir, 13th June, 1899. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of 19th May and 7th instant. In the former letter the proposition is put forward that I should agree to settle the claim made by the Hongkong Government for the refund of the money amounting to $2022.85 paid by the General Post Office for the mails shipped from Hongkong for Bombay by the Company's steamers during 1895 & 1896 which, it appears, were usually transferred at Colombo and forwarded thence to India, by another route by consenting to refund this money, receiving, as a set-off, payment from the Hongkong Government for the actual mails carried by non-Contract steamers from Hongkong to Bombay during the above later period, which I learn, from your letter, may be estimated to amount to the trifling sum of $8.74. Capt. W. C. H. Hastings, R.N. Postmaster General HONG KONG.
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31432

138

7E03

NOV 13

HONG KONG

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

Sir,

13th. June, 1899.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your letters of 19th. May and 7th, instant. In the former

letter the proposition is put forward that I should agree

to settle the claim made by the Hongkong Government for the

refund of the money

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amounting to $2022.85 paid by the

General Post Office for the ails shipped from Hongkong for

Bombay by the Company's steamers during 1895 & 1896 which

it appears,were usually transferred at Colombo and forward-

ed thence to India, by another route by consenting to

refund this money, receiving, as a set-off, payment from the

Hongkong Government for the actual mails carried by non-

Contract steamers from Hongkong to Bombay during the above

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later period, which I learn, from your letter,may be estimated

to amount to the trifling sum of $8.74.

Capt.W.C.H.Hastings, R.N.

Postmaster General

H 0 N G K O N G.

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