&
1.have spoken to Mr. E.J. Harding about these drafts,
as I do not quite agree in his interpretation of
this letter and encll. 1 need not go into the points
in detail, as I think there is no need to telegraph
and that we can send copy of these papers to H.K.
and ask that the wishes of the L.C. may be complied
400 with. Send also copy to WHW. And inform Treas.
action taken.
I don't think we need raise the question of the
continuance of Mr. Messer's allowance after the 1st
of Jan. If he has to do any work for the G.P.0.
after that date we may rely on his putting in a claim
to remuneration. Let us:Let it be taken for granted
that the allowance will cease from Jan. ist, and
reply to 31346 that the S. of S. regrets to be
unable to approve of an allowance to Mr. Messer from
I.K. funds as compensation for the allowance which
ceases with the work it was granted for. Point out
that the allowance to Mr. Phelips was accompanied
by an increase of work in connexion with the audit
of expenditure accounts, an amount of work which the
Audit Office considered was not less than his former
work in connexion with the Naval accounts.
In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.
17724
10.
Sir,
C. 0.
02262
1607
564
21 T 10
TREASURY CHAMBERS,
20 October
October 1910
With reference to Sir Charles Lucas' letter of 30th August last (26645/1910), I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State, a copy of a Report from the Postmaster General dated the 29th ultimo, relative to the British Postal Agencies in China, and of Their Lordships' reply of even date.
I am to request that, should the Earl of Crewe have no objection, instructions may be issued to the Hong Kong Goverment in the sense of the suggestion in the perultimate paragraph of the Postmaster General's
Report.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Massay
J.Manay
M4
W
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
REU
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