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HONG KONG'S POSTAL

HISTORY..

[BY W.S.]

Mr. Hyland took over charge of the Hong Kong post-office in 1844, and under his guidance the postal business increased rapidly, but with the increase came periods of trouble and dissatisfaction. Post-office "re- gulations were ignored and violat- ed; methods were adopted for trans" mission of letters, and, all things considered, it would appear that Mr. Hyland experienced a few un- happy years while roping in the culprits who preferred to continue as they thought it rather than as Government regulations demanded.

nareful consideration of the arrange- ments proposed by the Postmaster- General (Lord Canning), certified against the proposed transfer, but suggested that certain proposals put forward be submitted for the consideration of the Home Govern- ment.

Correspondence followed dealing with the matter, and on November

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13, 1859, the Governor (Hercules G.THE Undersigned have received R. Robinson) said that he would be glad to receive at an early date the remarks which had been called for from the Colonial Treasurer, and Messrs. Jardine and Dent, on the ultimate conditions of the postal authorities at home for placing the post-office of Hong Kong under the control of the local Government.

Local Control Established. These remarks were brought for

and ward

dealt with BOM what expeditiously, as by May & 1860, the following Government notification was published:-" It is herety notiáed that, under instruc tions from the Secretary of State. the Post Office Department is placed from this date under the control of the Government of this Colony, and that, until the return of Wm. Chapman, Esq., Postmaster-General" of Hong Kong, the duties of the Department will be conducted by F. W. Mitchell, Esq., Acting Post- master-General," dated May 1, 1860, above the signature of W. T. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.

The Press and the Post-Ofice. I suppose "never has man gone forward to enforce a new principle but what has met with similar reception, but Mr. Hyland per- severed under difficulties. The following extract from the China Many collectors are of the opinion Mall dated January 21, 1848, that English postage-stamps were in give some idea of the opposition common use in Hong Kong during which prevailed against the Post the Imperial administration. This Office procedure. Yes, we wish is not correct, as it was customary that, for a season at least, we could to pay over the counter or to run drop all notice of the post-office; monthly accounts for "any corres- but the authorities of that estab-pondence on which prepayment, or lishment will not have it so, and we must submit to this as well as to the other numerous evils which it is the pleasure of those per- zonages to inflict upon us."

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part prepayment, was permissible. English postage-stamps were mostly, used by the naval and military ser vices, but in these cases not many were dealt with as loose letters in Hong Kong, as they were packed and sealed aboard the ships or at the stations.

Had not the regulations beea rigidly enforced in those days, it would have meant that the regula- tion-abiding would have been "coni- pelled to pay considerably more for

His Majesty the King has recent- the transmission of their letters, as

ly purchased the specialised collec the charge was not governed by die- tion of Australian Commonwealth tance or weight, but according to

stamps formed by Mr. J. R. W. the quantity of correspondence, and Purves, of Melbourne. The collec I venture the opinion that we would tion is stated to be the finest of its not have been in the happy posi-kind in existence, and contains tion we are to-day of being able to ernd a lengthy epistle to the United Kingdom for the modeab amount of

four centa

Inter-Port Postal Facilities.

It was in 1844 that facilities were afforded for the transmission of letters through the post-office to and from the ports of China, hut as the public was informed by Government notification dated April 16, 1944, signed by Richard Woosman, who was private secretary to the Gover- nor, it cannot be assumed that Mr. Hyland was in any way responsible

for those facilities. It would ap pear that the arrangements made were purely local, and were much appreciated by all who had occasion to find recourse to them.

Bitter Press Comment.

In 1847 a postál-clerk was sent to Canton to perform, or take charge of, postal operations, but here again that dissatisfaction which charac- terized practically the whole time during which the Imperial Govern ment was responsible for the postal administration was evidenced, was seen in the following extract taken from the China Mail dated "April

many varieties and quite a number of unique pieces. It was advertised in the Australian Philatelic Record, the price asked being £1,025.

With the rendition of. Wei-hai- wel, which it is understood is to take place on October 1 next," it must be assumed that the "China on Hong Kong stamps will be withdrawn, this being the only place where these stamps are now in use. As the Script and one or two values of the. Multiple CA are still ob tainable at the General Post Office, fellow-collectors will be well advised to fill their gaps while the going is good.

A new 4-cent postage stamp, bear ing the portrait of the late William H. Taft, has repjaced the 4-cent stamp bearing the portrait of Martha Washington. It was put on sale on June 4 in Cincinnati, Mr. Taft's old home. The portrait of Martha Washington will be re- tained on the reply portion of the 2-cent business postal-card.

[These, articles will appear in the "Daily Fre"

every Thursday, 90, 1618: The post-office author- and W.SC will be pleased to ities have not established any re gular postal communication between annter any questions relating to Hong Kong and Canton, but they dressed to him, care of the Editor.] philately. Letters should be ad have levied additional rates of postage in consideration of the per formance of a duty which they cau- not discharge, and do not even pre- tend to discharge."

A Local Appointment.

In 1955 Mr. Hyland disappears from the scene of action, and with his disappearance, a new state of affairs eeem to have come into exist ence, not due to the man himself, but to the conditions under which he was compelled to labour. A locally-appointed gentleman, in the person of William Chapman, now comes into the picture as Acting Postmaster.

"Although it should be clearly understood that the post office had. not yet come under local control, it was during this year that negotiations began between the Postmaster General in England, the Lords Commissioners of Her Treneury, Majesty's

and the Colonial Department, with regard to the transfer of the Hong Kong. post-office from Imperial to local control. After discussing the

· matter for - three years in October 1858, the Governor (Sir John Bowring) reported to the Legisla tive Council that the Secretary-of- State had recently required his opinion upon the proposal for the transfer to the local Government of the control of the post-office' in Hong Kong; and that the necessary enquiries were being made in order to enable him to come to a decision upon the subject.

The Governor recommend that a committee consisting of the Acting Colonial Secretary, and two non olicial members of the Council, Lahould be appointed to report the Government might properly take vharge of the post-office in Hong Kong, The following gentlemen were appointed: Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Fred Froth), Mr. Jardine, and Mr. Dent. On Decem ber 11, 1868, the Committee, alter

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