To Colonial Secretary - Ceylon - Explains that under the revised contracts entered into by His Majesty Government with the P & O Steamer N. Company the Postage of letters & packets addressed to the Ceylon Government on His Majesty Service forwarded by the P & O Companys mail contract Vessels must full as a charge on the East India Company if the exisiting practice of franking such letters & be continued - The Post Office authorities in Calcutta, Madras & Bombay have been instructed to forward all such letters etc. in future bearing Steam postage unless the postage be prepard & the postage should be setted accordingly the letter which may be forwarded to the Colonial Government on His Majesty Service by the Inland Dak will continue to be sent free of postage.

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1855
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1855
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File No./Reference No./Sheet No./Folio No. O. C., 8 Jun., No. 41
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