CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 537

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Enclosure 2.

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General Post Office

Hongkong, 15th.November, 1899.

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sir,

I have the honour herewith to submit two

letters

from the Marine Officers.

Not an nexed

2.

In support is attached list, of bags sorted

by last mail which arrived on the 10th.instant and similar

list for corresponding mails back to 1895 inclusive.

3.

Going down they have nothing to do but

coming back 18 hours a day is too much and in the event

of mistakes occur ing what can be said to a man who is

probably half dead with sleep ?

4.

Mr. Lewis the Assistant Postmaster General

who came up in April last spoke to me not only about the

A extravagant, labour, but the grave responsibility trust

?

on one man by himself with the registered mails open, it

being an absolute impossibility for one man doing his own

Honourable

The Colonial Secretary

work

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