We have received the following letter from a merchant of standing at one of the outports, The frat paragraph will expl why it dace not bear the name of any plac don't ing from indeed on with Customs working. The employes of it oan make their power felt in amall ports, and, consequently can give one great noynnee and trouble, As they have already too much authority and espionage over na, I fear that if the Post Office gularly into their hi to submit to many. ye: regulations, that at pr from. Lthonght then I would give you my own ideas and experience, a0 that you form an opinion xt least from one outsider, The Customs Post has now been working for some ye to and from this port, and the method they have adopted in working it makes the In appear Chin and he will laugh at are not hard to unde stand, Firatly sou wre made to pay a high postage for the privilege of banding your letter to the Customs which th companies will carry for nothing. the Customs will not deliver the letters to think the Customs Couriers to interfered with on more this by local officials.
only from memory, but fancy you find upon enquiry. that this ie right,—th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.