CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902 — Page 40

double the deficiency at the 2d. rate. The Postmaster General

seos no insuperable objection, however, to refraining from

raising any charge pending the receipt of the despatch to which

you refer, provided of course that the Treasury agree with

Mr. Chamberlain as to the expediency of that concession.

On the other hand it will, in the Postmaster General's

opinion, be very difficult to withdraw from the public in

China using the British Post Offices a cheap rate which they

have already enjoyed for a month.

I am,

Sir,

e U. S. of .

2.0.

3. 18/2

Lucas

Your obedient Servant,

HJ NG KONG

M.0. /10222

TOP

March 190K.

IMMEDIATE

Witi reference to the letter from this

reference

department of the 10th insant la directe i

by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to forwari

for the consideration of the Marcuess of

Lansdowne copies of correspondence with

the G.P.0. on the suoject of the e tension

of the Penny Postage system to the Britis

Postal Agencies in China.

2. Mr Chamberlain is consulting the L.C.

of the Treasury as to the possibility

of allowing the system to remain in force,

pending the receipt of the romised desoatch

from tau A: Gov: and he wiuld be glad to

learn whether ,YW in Cord Lansdowne's

opinion, it is for political reasons,

permitted

undesirable that this should bel dansr

I am dc.

ap

1.0. 7/3/02 10.7/3/02

(9525)

Con95-252)

(on 98931

fp.0. 12/3/26

8Po 12/3/02

10222

2 drafts.

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