the British Postal Agencies in China.
As to this question is that why the course suggested, and why 83237 should not now be followed?
On 8323
(2.) The question of Postal rates to Europe to/from the Treaty Port agencies. Lev 29163. Sir H.A. Blake recommended that the Govt. should be reduced by 5 cents. The J.P.O. point out that logically it should be 4 cents. For the reasons given here it is doubtful whether the Treasury would approve the proposal. The J.P.O. say Sir H.A. B.'s suggestion is beside the point, but I take it that what he was trying to say was that the Treasury want to introduce a system by which their share of the loss over the Haiphong-Shanghai section will fall on the P.O. Hongkong & it is to this that he objects. At present, as I understand it, the share of Haiphong has no necessary connection with the cost of any section being a fixed $66,000, agreed upon as a 'modus vivendi'.
If the Treasury agree to our suggestion on 31793/00 Straits that H. King should pay only transit charges in respect of this section, the matter will be disposed of satisfactorily. The Govt. wishes the Imperial Treasury to recoup Hongkong for the loss caused by this new rates.
(3) Proposed establishments of Agencies at Tientsin, Peking and other chief ports. The G.P.O. do not wish this but in the interests of the English people there it seems desirable to have them. But the Govt. says Hongkong cannot afford to establish them without increased subsidy from the Imperial Govt. of $1500 a year. This is really a Colonial matter rather than Imperial and the Treasury is not much concerned with it. It is the only argument that I can find in these papers for the Imperial Subsidy for, as it appears even from the figures as they stand that there is a slight profit in the work of the agencies.
I like the J.P.O. cannot understand what principle there agencies have been assessed with a part of the Mail Subsidy. It is a way to cut out the amount so added in their accounts, the result is...
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& the Bitish Postal Agencies in China.
As to this wai hai bei queation is that
why the course suggested, andy
83237 Shmed not now to follared?
On 8323
(2.) The queatim of Postal rates to Europe to from the Treaty Port agencies. Lev 29163. Sir H.a. Beaker recommanded that the go. shimmed br. to reduced/
Date
5 cents. The JP.0. promit out that logically it should Gr. 4 cents. For the reasons Gavin here it is dattiful whether the
propraal. Treasury would approve The the J.P.o. say sir H.A. B.`s suggesting
this
2916.3 about the mail subsidy rather beside the point, but I take it
that what he was
trying to
ay
Seas
was that
the Treasury want to introduce a system by which there share of the love over the Haughing Shanghai sution
with fall
an
off
the P.B.
Hangking &
it is to this that he objects. At present, as I understand it, the share of Haughing/
kas no necessary
connection with the
cost of any section bring a fixed $66,000, agreed
Ѣ
O
'modus vivendi'
If the Trasung agree to our suggestion on 31793/00 Straits that H. King shmed pay only transit changes in respect of this sutim, the matter will G. disposed of satisfactorily. The fort wishes the Impeinal
So H. Blak
presses for ar
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Treasury to recoup
ttio loss causen.
Hongking by this rodentic
Heis
new
(3)
rates.
200
they world certainly not do.
Proposed estables luments of
at Timksin, Pakin and
Agnies
cliefos. The G.P.O. do not with this but in the interests of the English people
there it seen
desirable to have them. that Hangking
But the fame says
cannot afford to establish them withink incased subsidy from the
am
Emperial first of $1500 a your. This
is really
a Colmial matter
Semperial rather than
Stingthing is not
much concerned with it
int it is
the only argument that I caw
find in these.
papers for
winen.
il
of the Imperial Subsidy for, as if the arguments in 23433 & 37115,
appears
even from the figures as they stand that their is
M.
M
in the work
of
a
slight profil
the agencies
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like the J. P.O, Cannot understand
what principle there agmies have
ади
bran assessed with a part of ther
Crat
아
the mart Eabsidy. It in-
a vay 'cut ant the aumount so added in there acedents, the result is
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