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the coins in quantity are accepted by the banks at a discount of 15%. tencent piece is therefore worth gécents and a twenty cent piece 17 cents when purchasing stamps.Moreover the cent, non-existent, is worth only 8 cash.So there is a loss either way, whether you change the subsidiary coins into dollars or cash.ThePoste Res- tente and Ship's letters were very much neglected hens when I arrived there and to give an instance where
extreme hardship: "as caused to a resident I beg to sả say that a Mr. Grossman formerly in longkong had an im→ portant telegram addressed to him, care of the British Post Office and which was lying there, according
to the dete stamp, since the 25th June.On the 18th July
› he called again for letters and was attended to byte.
I gave him this telegram and another letter.lie haɖcalled several times in the interval and had letters given
to him but the clerk who attended him did not give him the telegram, he was therefore naturally very indig -
legali
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nant and threatened to take proceedings against the
Post Office.When Mr.Bastien was taken on, the poste res-
devolve t bo kup
tabte work hoe, Hovated on him and I think he will
manage silzi** paná koop a better state of affairs as
he has had two months experience of the Post office as
temporary clerk during Mr.Machado's absence on leave
before retiring on pension.
In conclusion I have to express my
great surprise in finding the Chinese staff so
proficient in English. There is no dificulty at all
in dictating letters for delivery and in fact, the money
order shroff and one of the postman can read the
addresses on the covers and can sort into the box-
holder's boxes.
The shroff especially is able to keep
all along kept a
accounts in English and has
check on the Imperial, money orders issued, and accounts
un paid
Weekly
for the orders issued, and hands in the amount
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