(Circular.) Downing' Street, g. Ist April, 1854. Referring to my circular Despatch of the stli April, 1853, in which it was suggested that the Colony under your Government should join in the adoption of a general scheme for extending the benefits of a cheap and uniform rate of Postage to Co omal correspondence, 1 have now to acquaint you that it has been unavoidably determined so far to modify that arrangement as to abandon for the present the intention of imposing a charge upon newspapers between this country and the several Colonies, and only to carry into effect the contemplated reduction of postage on letters, with the extension to Parliamentary proceedings of the charges and regulations set forth in the Colonial Jtsook Post. n -rVr/f een recei y, cd from you to my Circular Despatch of the sth of April last, I have to call your attention to the necessity ofyour informing me, without de.ay, whether the Colony under your Government is prepared to acquiesce in the proposed general scheme. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant. Governor (Signed) Newcastle. Sir George Grey, K.C.8., &c. &c. (Circular.) Downing Street, gj rj sth April, 1854. i referenc f to Earl Grey's circular Despatch of the 27th Decern ber, 1850 recommending the establishment of a Book postal communication teSWlfa M.° 1 ■»« acquaint you S !Lif ntcntlon , ot Uei Majesty s Government to carry out a suwrestion made by my predecessor, Sir John Pakington, for extending the benefit of n cheap and uniform postage to Colonial correspondence. & Her Majesty s Government will be prepared to ndnnt «n penny rate for all Colonial letters within a specified rate so snnn SIX " stances which the Lords Commissioners of The Treasury may think duty to take into consideration will permit, upon" its Trine 2eSnid Sls those Colonies whose postal arrangements are independent of thScountry aS willing to acquiesce in the proposed arrangement. 1 transmit, for your information and p-uidance n Pnn v r»P j SLttEte ssr«i- "r 3 be adopted in its integrity by the Colonies. scheme that it I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, Governor Newcastle. Sir George Grey, K. . B. &o. &c.

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