CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 614

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Enclosure 11th Deptor. 1908.

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30793 Stait

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the subsidy I herewith enclose.

3. I have received from the Acting Gov-

ernor of the Straits Settlements a copy of the despatch

which he has addressed to you under date of the 28th.ulti -

mo, and I agree in his view that the United Kingdom should

be charged 2/3rds.. instead of the cost of each section.

I also endorse Sir J.A.Swottenham's

of letters es the

by

objection to the selection the Imperial Post Office

criterion of value of the Mail Ser-

vice.

The 2nd. enclosure in my despatch

No.36 of 10th.ultimo shows the enormous excess in news-

papers etc., received from over the number sent to the

United Kingdom.

I concur in his remarks on E, F, and G of

paragraph 23 or the case of the Imperial Post Office and

in his criticisms on pragraph 24.

4. Finally I must protest most strongly

against the choice of the year 1901 in which to collect

statistics to form a basis upon which the contribution

of this Colony should be assessed. It is certain that the

will not be a normal one.

year

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

ilumble servant,

GOVERNOR, &C.