CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 576

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Government House,

Hongkong, 27th. June, 1903.

30 JUL 031

In reply to your Despatch No. 193 of the

22nd. ultimo on the subject of the proposed Convention for a

a Parcel Post between Hongkong and the United States, I have

the honour to state that the suggested alterations in the

Windward Islands Agreement are in my opinion improvements

with the exception of the reduction in maximum weight to 2

kilograms. If the United States have determined to adhere to

such reduction I do not wish to object, but the maximum of 5

kilograms is almost universal in other countries and is there-

fore preferable.

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2.

I have already informed you in my Despatch

No. 240 of the 4th, ultimo that 3 cents was suggested as the

equivalent of the American one cent for the purpose of the

Convention. On further consideration the Postmaster-General

now suggests that it would be more convenient if the rates

per pound were rounded off into multiples of 5 (e.g. 35 cents

Hongkong-12 cents United States; 70 cents Hongkong-24 cents

United States), because 35 and 70 cents will only require 2

adhesive stamps against 3 for 36 and 72 cents. I leave the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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