1.—Proclamation of the Magistrate of the 2 Mized Court, Chen, There are numerous native Post-offices of different trustworthiness in the foreign Settlements. Private money letters despatched to Chekiang, Ningpo and laces have been robbed, and many petitions for recovering sch money have been tiled. I now have received the following joint petition from eight letter-offices, Yung-li and others.
Tu accordance with official rules, we have established an association for mutual inst ance against losses arising from losses of letters sent by us, Moneysshiall be deposited for the purpose of paying the loss of one ofice, the other seven sharing the loss. Should anew Post-office be started, and not enter the association, it shall not be recognised. Sometimes signboards of Post-ollices are fraudulently posted—no Post-office really existing in the houses—in order to embezzle money, and the oltonder having absconded, the sender claims the money from the veal office. We humbly pray to prohibit such Practice.
Having received this petition, I hereby order that every agent of a native Post-
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