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22nd. of August last.
Owing to increase of Postal work at Hoi-
how the allowance to the postal agent there has on the reco ---
mendation of the Acting Postanster General been increased to
$300 per annum,
The increasing importance of the Foochew
office has necessitated the appointment of an Assistant at $180
per annum at that port.
The 4 additional post men at the Shanghai
are rendered necessary by the increase in area over which
mail matter has to be delivered.
Extra lighting will be necessary at the
Post Office next year to light the extension which is being
added to the premises.
The increase in rents for Branch Post
Offices is due to the rents for the office in the Western Dis- triệt
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Victorca and for the ugotha dun raised during the current year.
-famoffice at Kowloon having been
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" Under allowance of extra work has been
provided an additional sum to cover allowances for overtime ・・
work being paid to Chinese employees in the Post Office in the
same way as they are paid to Europeans and Portuguese in the
Department.
A sum of $1400 has been provided to cover
the cost of 322 locked boxes for private boxholders who will
be thus enabled to obtain their mails at intervals while the mail is being sorted instead of waiting till the whole mail
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