CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 285

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C

1 OGAET

Dit vrodo tai Jesmo

sard want doplane

partio” mi ajout

and Bu-dawy f

ε

Jopi Ho!

do pi

copy of the replies I have received.

It will be observed from these reports that at Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Hankow the postal work is done by a member of the staff of the Consulate who has a certain number of Chinese employés under him and who is in receipt of a salary for his services from the Hongkong Post Office amounting to $60 to 75 per mensem. At Kiungchow and Yingpo the Consulate Constable performs the work under Consular supervision, while at Wuchow, in the absence of an Assistant, the sister of the Acting Consul and the Constable have together superintended the post office. His Majesty's Consul at Foochow complains that a large proportion of the time of the Assistant is taken up by his postal duties, and from the replies of His Majesty's Consular Officers at Canton, Amoy and Hankow, it is evident that the same inconvenience must prevail at those ports also. I venture to think that it is not desirable that the junior members of the Consular Service should be permitted to undertake work which interferes with the proper ...

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281 C 1 OGAET Dit vrodo tai Jesmo sard want doplane partio” mi ajout and Bu-dawy f ε Jopi Ho! do pi copy of the replies I have received. It will be observed from these reports that at Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Hankow the postal work is done by a member of the staff of the Consulate who has a certain number of Chinese employés under him and who is in receipt of a salary for his services from the Hongkong Post Office amounting to $60 to 75 per mensem. At Kiungchow and Yingpo the Consulate Constable performs the work under Consular supervision, while at Wuchow, in the absence of an Assistant, the sister of the Acting Consul and the Constable have together superintended the post office. His Majesty's Consul at Foochow complains that a large proportion of the time of the Assistant is taken up by his postal duties, and from the replies of His Majesty's Consular Officers at Canton, Amoy and Hankow, it is evident that the same inconvenience must prevail at those ports also. I venture to think that it is not desirable that the junior members of the Consular Service should be permitted to undertake work which interferes with the proper ... .0.18
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281 C 1 OGAET Dit vrodo tai Jesmo sard want doplane partio” mi ajout and Bu-dawy f ε Jopi Ho! do pi copy of the replies I have receivad. It will be observed from these reports that at Cant- on, Amay, Foochow and Hankow the postal work is done by a member of the staff of the Consulate who has a cert- ain mumber of Chinese employés under hin und who is in receipt of a salary for his services from the Hongkong Pust Office amounting to $60 to 75 per meniscif. At #iungchow and Yingpe the Consulate Constable performa the work under Consular supervision, while at walow in the absence of an Assistant, the sister of the Acting Consul and the Constable have together super- intended the post office. His Majesty's Consul at Poochow complains that a large proportion of the time of the Assistant is taken up by his postal duties, and from the replies of His Majesty's Consular Officsre at Canton, Amoy and Hankow, it is evident that the sume inconvenience must prevail at those porta also. I venture to think that it is not desirable that the junior members of the Consular Service should be per- mitted to undertake work which interferes with the proper .0.18
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281

C

1 OGAET

Dit vrodo tai Jesmo

sard want doplane

partio” mi ajout

and Bu-dawy f

ε

Jopi Ho!

do pi

copy of the replies I have receivad.

It will be observed from these reports that at Cant-

on, Amay, Foochow and Hankow the postal work is done by

a member of the staff of the Consulate who has a cert-

ain mumber of Chinese employés under hin und who is in

receipt of a salary for his services from the Hongkong

Pust Office amounting to $60 to 75 per meniscif. At

#iungchow and Yingpe the Consulate Constable performa

the work under Consular supervision, while at walow

in the absence of an Assistant, the sister of the

Acting Consul and the Constable have together super-

intended the post office. His Majesty's Consul at

Poochow complains that a large proportion of the time

of the Assistant is taken up by his postal duties, and

from the replies of His Majesty's Consular Officsre at

Canton, Amoy and Hankow, it is evident that the sume

inconvenience must prevail at those porta also. I

venture to think that it is not desirable that the

junior members of the Consular Service should be per-

mitted to undertake work which interferes with the

proper

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