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coolie.

Also at Feking, 1 European, 3 Chinese

and messengers.

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shroff

Japanese. Two offices. The Head office con-

sists of 7 Japanese officials, including the Direc-

tor, and 6 assistants and 2 Chinese; and a Branch

office with two Japanese; total 9 Japanese officials.

Russia. Two Russians and 4 Chinese.

With these figures to show what four other

Powers have found necessary in order to do the work

of a Post Office in Tientsin efficiently, I believe

I may conclude my remarks on the proposal of the

Hongkong Government to carry on the same business by

adding it as an additional duty to a single Consular

assistant.

(signed)

I have &c.,

L. C. Hopkins,

Consul General.

Sir:

PEKING,

March 20th, 1906.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

Your Excellency's despatch No.942 C.5.0. of the 21st

ultimo forwarding copies of correspondence regarding

the establishment of a British Post Office at Tient-

sin and asking me whether I consider it feasible to

open at that port a branch of the Colonial Post Of-

fice under the superintendence of a Consular Officer

in the same manner as prevails at most of the Treaty

Ports.

On receipt of Your Excellency's despatch I for-

warded it and its enclosures to His Majesty's Consul

General at Tientsin for his opinion, and I have now

the honour to enclose, for Your Excellency's consider-

ation, a copy of Mr. Hopkins's reply.

I entirely concur in the views expressed in Mr.

Hopkins's despatch.

I have &c.,

18 Excellency

(Signed)

Sir M. Nathan, K.C.M.G.,

&c., &c., &C.,

E. Satow.