CO129-307 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [10-12] — Page 620

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sir,

Government House,

2.71 616

3 JAN 22

Hongkong, 30th. November, 1901.

Honore

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(losures)

With reference to paragraph 3 of my

Despatch No. 480 of the 31st. October, 1900, I have the

honour to transmit for your further information the enclosed

copy of a letter from the Postmaster-General to the Colenial

›ĮSecretary, with enclosures thereto, and to express the hope

that you will see your way to impress upon the General Post

office the serious nature of the loss entailed upon the

British Post Office by a continuance of the abuses to which

the Local Auditor drew attention in the Report which I trans-

mitted to you under cover of the Despatch to which I have re-

ferred.

2.

If any additional facts are required to

impress the General Post Office with the urgent necessity

for decided action, I suggest that you should apply for the

desired information to Mr. Nicolle, who is at present on

leave of absence.

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMKERLAIN, M.P.,

&C...

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I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Henry & Make

Governor, do....