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master, but without result. It was decided that the 

 Court could not interfere, as the rates of postage were 

 settled by A61 of Parliament. 



In 1818 a complaint was sent to the Postmaster 

 General by Mr. J. H. H. Holmes of Demerara, from 

 which it appears that franked letters had been charged 

 the full postage, and also that the then Deputy forced 

 the inhabitants of Georgetown to pay extra for quick 

 delivery, those who did not pay being subject to great 

 delay and vexation. 



Deputy Postmaster B. HARPER, in 06lober 1824, had 

 a little difficulty with Governor D'Urban, which ended 

 in his resignation. It appears that the Mail arrived a 

 little after sunset, when the Postmaster despatched the 

 Governor's private bag, leaving the others until morning. 

 As the Governor expe6led other letters, he wrote to the 

 Post Master for an explanation, who referred to the 

 rules that if the Mail arrived after sunset the letters 

 were to be delivered the following morning. He said, 

 in his letter to the Government Secretary, " it would 

 have taken me at least two hours by candle light, before 

 I could have assorted the letters in the different bags, to 

 have enabled me to ascertain if there were any for His 

 Excellency, either private or public — not being very 

 well I retired to bed about my usual hour, 8 o'clock. I 

 take this opportunity of requesting you will do me the 

 favour to state to His Excellency, my wish to be 

 relieved from this unpleasant and unprofitable office, by 

 appointing some person to take it over, until the pleasure 

 of His Lordship the Postmaster-General may be pleased 

 to appoint my successor." 



Mr. Wm. Eraser, who was then appointed, did not 



