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Address reply to "The Secretary, General Post Office,"

quoting Registered No...

60 G..

Ripres

Reco

C.C.

23405

GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG

507

28 June 1906.

Sir,

Referring to your letters of the 4th of last month and 16th instant, No. 15524, I am directed by the Postmaster General to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that after the Colonial Office and other Government Departments concerned in the Western Mail Service had been consulted the tender forms were approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and issued to firms applying for them. In these circumstances the Earl of Elgin will understand that it is too late to modify the forms relating to the China Service by inserting a provision for sea sorting between Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In the despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong of which you furnished a copy it is stated that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company do, as a matter of fact, allow sorters to proceed beyond Hong Kong to Shanghai; and it may be possible to have this arrangement formally recognized in any fresh contract, should it be decided to maintain the Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE, HONG KONG

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C Address reply to "The Secretary, General Post Office," quoting Registered No... 60 G.. Ripres Reco C.C. 23405 GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG 507 28 June 1906. Sir, Referring to your letters of the 4th of last month and 16th instant, No. 15524, I am directed by the Postmaster General to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that after the Colonial Office and other Government Departments concerned in the Western Mail Service had been consulted the tender forms were approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and issued to firms applying for them. In these circumstances the Earl of Elgin will understand that it is too late to modify the forms relating to the China Service by inserting a provision for sea sorting between Hong Kong and Shanghai. In the despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong of which you furnished a copy it is stated that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company do, as a matter of fact, allow sorters to proceed beyond Hong Kong to Shanghai; and it may be possible to have this arrangement formally recognized in any fresh contract, should it be decided to maintain the Secretary of State, COLONIAL OFFICE, HONG KONG extension
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C Address reply to "The Secretary, General Post Office," quoting Registered No... 60 G.. Ripres Reco C.C. 23405 GENERAL POST OFFICE FORDON 06 507 28 June 1906. do Sir, Referring to Yo letters of the 4th of last month and 16th instant, Ho. 15524, I an directed by the Postmaster Generol to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretmy of State for the Colonies, that after the Colonial Office and other Gov erament Departments concerned in the Wastein 'fail Service had been consulted the tender forms tere approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and issued to firms applyin; for then. In these circumstances the Earl of Elgin vill understand that it is too late to modify the forms relating to the China Service by inserting a provision for sea sorting between Hong Kong and Shanghai. In the dospatch from the Governor of Hong Kong of which you furnished a copy it is stated that the Peninsular and Criental Steam Navigation Company do, as a matter of fact, allow sorters to proceed beyond Hong Kong to Shanghai; and it may be possible to have this arrangement formally recomized in any fresh contract, should it be decided to aintain te Secretary of State, COLONIAL OF? CH. extension
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C

Address reply to "The Secretary, General Post Office,"

quoting Registered No...

60 G..

Ripres

Reco

C.C.

23405

GENERAL POST OFFICE FORDON 06

507

28 June 1906.

do

Sir,

Referring to

Yo

letters of the 4th of last month and

16th instant, Ho. 15524, I an directed by the Postmaster

Generol to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretmy

of State for the Colonies, that after the Colonial Office

and other Gov erament Departments concerned in the Wastein

'fail Service had been consulted the tender forms tere

approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and

issued to firms applyin; for then. In these circumstances

the Earl of Elgin vill understand that it is too late to

modify the forms relating to the China Service by inserting

a provision for sea sorting between Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In the dospatch from the Governor of Hong Kong of which

you furnished a copy it is stated that the Peninsular and

Criental Steam Navigation Company do, as a matter of fact,

allow sorters to proceed beyond Hong Kong to Shanghai; and it

may be possible to have this arrangement formally recomized

in any fresh contract, should it be decided to aintain te Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OF? CH.

extension

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