THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND APRIL, 1870.
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1. The prompt transmission from Hongkong to Foochow of the Mails from home is not of the tance as the regular dispatch of Mails from Foochow to Hongkong, whilst to the steamer most important to have a liberal allowance of time at Hongkong after the arrival of the Mail, and the time of departure from Foochow is not usually of much importance as the cargo Foochow to Hongkong is insignificant when compared with that carried in the contrary Under these circumstances, therefore, the payment of any subsidy would really be for the re of despatching the steamers from Foochow at times convenient to the Mail services and to ements of the foreign merchants. At present, the vessels of Messrs. Lapraik and Co. notedly depart at intervals of about the same extent as would be required of them for the Mail but the owners, of course, now hasten or delay their departure as best for their own interests, se being large shippers, as I understand, the arrival and departure of English Mails is not A moment to them.
15. The arrangement I have suggested is that an offer be made to the owners of one or other or Enes of steamers to give them half of the revenue derived from the local correspondence to and fro, conditionally upon all letters, being duly handed over to the Post Office Agents of the Ports touched at, with a penalty of $20 for each letter otherwise conveyed save and (such as are exempt by Law,) viz. the letters of the owners or of the consignees of cargo then
nd the vessel.
4. Such an arrangement would, I am satisfied, materially increase the Colonial revenue, nce having fully convinced me on a recent journey from Foochow that immense numbers of are systematically carried in Lapraik's vessels and handed over to the steamer's Agents at the ports named, and, I believe, that many are almost as regularly brought here in the same and delivered by the Agents to the persons to whom they are addressed.
5. As the payment suggested would not be sufficient to induce the owners of the steamers to the above proposal, the Imperial Post Office should be called upon to contribute a further sum, on to the proposed payment from local funds, towards the maintenance, as suggested, of a far communication with Foochow in counexion with the Mail steamers. The more especially so as crester part of the correspondence to be forwarded to and from Foochow would consist of letters
which the Imperial Post Office receives a large proportion of the postage.
49. The bulk of the Mails will be a matter of little or no consideration, as the Mail for Swatow
exceeds one bag, and those for Amoy and Foochow seldom exceed three bags each.
17. The terms of any Contract should be assimilated, I think, where possible, to those contained Contract made between the Postmaster General of Great Britain and the Peninsular and Oriental Navigation Company on the 19th November, 1867.
1. These suggestions are thrown out with a careful regard to all legitimate interests and the
rowing wants of the public.
4. During the year the Money Orders drawn upon the United Kingdom have been as follows,
Commission which accrued to the Colony.
No. of Money Orders drawn.
Place.
Amount.
£
S.
1,309
Hongkong,
Yokohama,.
6,354
408 Shanghae, 366
Total,....2,083
59. The Money Orders drawn in the United Kingdom are as follows, viz. :---
1,834
13
1,807
2248 03 00
d.
$
ets.
10
129
63
3
32
84
8
9
30
98
£9,996
10 | $193
45
No. of Money
Place.
Amount.
Orders drawn.
Commission which accrued to the Colony,
£
S.
33
කීපය
On Hongkong,
124
10
6
On Shanghac,
14
On Yokohama,
18
18
$400
•-900
cts.
42
89
84
Total,... 44
£157
1
10
$7
08
1. The following figures will shew the result of the Local Money Order system :--
Number. Amount.
Commission.
Money Orders drawn in Hongkong on Shanghae,
Do.
do.
Money Orders drawn in Shangbae on Hongkong,
do. in Yokohama on do.,
Do.
$ c.
$ c.
18
318.88
3.30
on Yokohama,.
Q
131.63
1.50
31
678.20
5.85
33
626.76
6.15
Total,...
91
1,755.56
16.80
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