CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 527

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Treasurer and the Acting Postmaster-General and they are of

opinion that before Post Offices are opened in other parts of

the Chinese Empire, those already recommended at Tientsin

Peking and Chefoo should first be considered.

5.

In view of the fact that the creation of

Post Offices and the affording of postal facilities is a

matter of Imperial interest, I desire to ask whether you

would sanction the establishment of British Postal Agencies

at the three places above mentioned and what increase in the

postal subsidy you would be pleased to recommend.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

J. Gascoigne

Major-General,

Administering the Government.

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523 gritså at sri datt » Treasurer and the Acting Postmaster-General and they are of opinion that before Post Offices are opened in other parts of the Chinese Empire, those already recommended at Tientsin Peking and Chefoo should first be considered. 5. In view of the fact that the creation of Post Offices and the affording of postal facilities is a matter of Imperial interest, I desire to ask whether you would sanction the establishment of British Postal Agencies at the three places above mentioned and what increase in the postal subsidy you would be pleased to recommend. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Humble servant, J. Gascoigne Major-General, Administering the Government.
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A སྙ་་

Treasurer and the Acting Postmaster-#eneral and they are of

opinion that before Post Offices are opened in other parts of

the Chinese Empire, those already recommended at Tientsin

Peking and Chefoo should first be considered.

5.

In view of the fact that the creation of

Post Offices and the affording of postal facilities is a

matter of Imperial interest, I desire to ask whether you

would sanction the establishment of British Postal Agencies

at the three places above mentioned and what increase in the

postal subsidy you would be pleased to recommend.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

4.J. Gascoigne

Major-General,

Administering the Goverment.

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