CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 216

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Office or Individual.

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1902

10 Mch

Last previous Paper.

70 45841

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No.

10798

(Subject.)

Land

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10198

Rea 13 MAR 2

adjoining British P.O. Shanghai

Cify letter from Office of Works inclosing report by Ag Officer of Bain China and asking whether — s kot be leavert to Po

on a commercial basis

basis or at a nominal rental requests of Sobono.

(Minutes.)

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73 & £ (73)-60759-2)000-12-01

ext subsequent Paper.

You Tryab

Mr Lucas

I think we should reply that in view of the fact

that the british Agencies are finding it increasingly

difficult to compete with the Foreign Agencies and

that the H ongkong Govt: has recently been pressing

for an increase to the Imperial subsidy on that ground

Mr Chamberlain considers that it is desirable that the

for the time being at any rate

land should be leased to the Postal Agency at a nominal

(

rental of

کو

Otherwise there seer no observations to be offend

on the matter.

mattor.

R.E.S.

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