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POSTAGE DIRECTORY — RATES.
Foreign and Colonial Book Post.
Book Packets and Printed Papers of every kind may be forwarded to the undermentioned British
Colonies and Foreign Countries on the conditions applicable to the Inland Book Post.
COUNTRrES, &c.
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Exceptions.
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(3)
(3)
(5)
(3)
(4)
f Ceylon, .
Hong Kong,
India, .
Labnan,
Mauritius,
New South Wales,
New Zealand, .
Queensland,
South Australia,
Tasmania,
Western Australia,
(^Victoria,
Accra, .
Alexandria,
Ascension,
Bathurst (Q-ambia)
Bahamas,
Bermuda,
Buenos Ayres, .
Cairo, .
Canada,
Cape of Good Hope,
Falkland Islands,
Gibraltar,
Gold Coast,
Hayti, .
Heligoland,
Honduras,
Ionian Islands, .
Lagos, .
Liberia,
Malta, .
Monte Video, .
Mosquito Territory,
Natal, .
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland, .
Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island,
St Helena,
St Juan de Nicaragua,
Sierra Leone, .
Suez,
Sweden,
Vancouver Island
Venezuela,
West Coast Africa (Foreign)
West Indies (British)
Do. (Danish)
s. d.
4
6
5. d.
s. d.
s. d.
s. d.
'via Southampton."
8
1 4
2
" via Marseilles."
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3
6
2
1
3
1 6
8
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1. No Book Packet can be for-
warded to these countries ex-
ceeding 24 inches in length,
12 inches in depth, or 12
inches in width; and the
weight of each Packet for
India, Queensland, or New
South Wales, is limited to
three pounds.
2. No Book Packet can be sent
direct to any other part of the
Cajje Colony than Cape Town,
Port Elizabeth, and Mossel
Bay, and Books for any place
in the interior of the Colony
should be addressed to the
care of some person at Cape
Town, Port Elizabeth, or
Mossel Bay.
3. Book Packets for these
Countries are forwarded by
private Ship only.
4. The Danish West Indies are
St Thomas, St Croix, and St
John.
5. Book Packets for Sweden are
forwarded by the Mail Packets
via Hull to Gottenburg. The
following are the only places
in Sweden to which Book
Packets may be sent : —
Aby. Lund.
Arboga. Malmo.
Atvidaberg. Mariestad.
Calmar. Nora.
Carlshamn. Norrkoping.
Carlskrona. JVykoping.
Christianstad. Cdeshog.
Ekohund. drebro.
Engelholm. Ostersund.
Enkoping. Ramunde-
Fahlun. boda.
Falkenberg. Runneby.
Gamleby. Stockholm.
Gefle. Sodertelje.
Grenna. Solvesborg.
Gotheborg. Sundsvall.
Halmstad. Tievp.
Helsingborg. Torehoda.
Hessleholni. Uddevalla.
Horby. Upsala.
Hoor. Wadste7ia.
liinkoping. Warberg.
Kongelf. Wernamo.
Kongsbacka. Westei-vik.
Koping. Westeras.
Laholni. Wexio.
Landskrona. Wisby.
Linkoping. Wrigstad.
LJungby. Ystad.