CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 457

No. 242.

Cop

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 2nd. July, 1901.

452

sir,

I have the honour to transmit for your

consideration a copy of the correspondence noted in the margin

and to suggest that, under the circumstances, it would be

advisable that the Post Office at Wei-Hai-Wei should be take n

over by the Imperial Goverment, in accordance with the sug-

gestion of Captain Hastings.

2.

His Honour the Commissioner has agreed

not to close the Post Office at Wei-Hai-Wei pending your

of the

ssioner, „Jai-Nei,· of·

44:01 102/3 of

$6.01. -

of the Com-

Jer, Fei-Hai-Hei

17.6.01.

r of the

bi, 16. 3. 01. -

ssioner, Wei-

enclosures.) 98/3 of

further instructions.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Huny

Governor, ke..

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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