No. 112

I have had the honor to receive Your Lordship's Circular
Despatch of the 25th June, transmitting a copy of a Letter from
the Treasury with copy of one from the Postmaster General
calling attention to the inconvenience and expense resulting
from the transmission by Post of heavy Packages containing
Printed Papers.

2. I find on enquiry that the observations of the Postmaster
General would scarcely be applicable to the case of this Colony.
I am informed that the heaviest weights of Printed matter have
not exceeded Two Pounds. And the great length of time required
for the transmission to England of Packages as freight would
render it very inconvenient in most cases to adopt this mode
of forwarding Papers of importance.

3. I may add that the remarks of the Postmaster General seem to
be directed more especially to the case of Mails forwarded by
Railway to different Departments in England, where the
facilities for obtaining modes of conveyance other than the Mail
are far greater and more numerous than in a distant Colony.

4. I shall however take care to use the Book Post for the
transmission of such heavy Papers as need not be enclosed in my
Despatch Bag to Your Lordship.