CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 497

CONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

C.C.

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 19th. June, 1903 03

490

Sir,

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In reply to your Confidential Despatch of

the 30th. December last, I have the honour to inform

you that

I concur with the Imperial Postmaster-General in deprecating the institution of Penny Postage between China and the British

Empire.

2.

A Draft Postal Convention forwarded by

direction of Sir Robert Hart to the Acting Postmaster-General

of the Colony in the year 1900 has recently been under con-

sideration and it has been decided that it is not desirable

for this Colony to enter into it.

3.

There seems to be no advantage in altering

the system, and I propose that it should be adhered to.

4.

Mr. Johnston will visit Wei-hai-wei in

the course of the next few months for the purposes mentioned in the last paragraph of Mr. Antrobus's letter of the 30th. December last to the General Post Office.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient Humble servant,

Henry Asthabe

Governor, &c..

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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