CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 693

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Hongkong.

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1903.

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sir,

Goverment House 16 DEC 03)

Hongkong, 10th, November, 1903.

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With reference to the second paragraph of

Lord Onslow's Despatch No. 447 of the 30th. December, 1902, I

have the honour to inform you that Mr. L. A. M. Johnston,

Postmaster-General, visited Weihaiwei last month, and has fur- nished the Report, of which I enclose a copy, on the subject of postal arrangements in that Dependency and the proposal to establish a separate Post Office there. You will observe that

Mr. Johnston is in favour of allowing the Postal Administration there to remain for the present in the position of an Agency

of the General Post Office in this Colony.

I have furnished the Commissioner with a

2.

copy of Mr. Johnston's report.

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Sonne, Assala

Governor, Ecc..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, M.P.,

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