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POSTAL DIEECTORY— RATES.
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Falkland Islands; Fiji Islands; France and French Colonies, viz. — Martinique, Guadeloupe and
dependencies, French. Guiana (Cayenne), Senegal and dependencies, Ahgwey, Gaboon, Grand
Bassam, and Half Jack (also Sette Cama and Assinie), Reunion, Comoro Islands, Mayotte and
dependencies, French Establishments in Madagascar, New Caledonia and dependencies, the
French portion of the Low Archipelago, and the French Establishments in India (Pondichery,
Chandernagor, Karikal, Mahe, and Yanoan), Annam, Cambodge, Tonkin, Cochin-China, and
French establishments in Morocco.
Gambia ; Germany and German Colonies, viz. — Marshall Islands, New Guinea (portion of), Samoa
(Apia), Togo Territory, including Bageida, Little Popo, Lome, and Porto Seguro, and territory in
South "West Africa, viz. Grand Namaqua, the Damaras Country, and southern portion of Ovambo ;
also Bagamoyo and Dar-es-Salaam, Lindi, and Tanga in East Africa ; Gibraltar (including the
British Post Offices at Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier,
and Tetuan) ; and Gold Coast ; Greece: Grenada- Grenar'iTies • Guatemala.
Hawaiian Islands ; Hayti ; Herzegovina ; Honduras (Republic of) ; Hong Kong.
India ; Italy.
Jamaica ; Japan.
Labuan ; Lagos ; Liberia ; Luxemburg.
Madeira ; Malta ; Marquesas Islands ; JMauritius and dependencies ; Mexico ; Montenegro ; Montserrat.
Natal, Netherlands, and Netherlands Colonies, viz. — Dutch Guiana (Surinam), Cura^oa and de-
pendencies, viz. — Bonaire, Aruba, the Netherlands portion of St Martin, St Eustache, Saba,
Java, Madura, Sumatra, Celebes, Borneo (except north-west part), Billiton, Archipelago of
Banca, Archipelago of Riouw, Sunda Islands (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Floris, and the south-
west part of Timor), the Archipelago of the Moluccas, and the north-west part of New Guinea
(Papua) ; Nevis ; Newfoundland ; New Zealand ; Nicaragua ; Norway.
Paraguay ; Patagonia ; Persia ; Peru ; Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, viz. — Goa and its dependencies
(Damoa and Diu), Mocao, Timor, Cape Verd Islands and dependencies (Bissau and Cacheu),
Islands of St Thomas and Prince (in Africa), with the Establishment of Ajuda, Angola, Delagoa
Bay, and Mozambique.
E,oumania ; Russia.
St Kitts ; St Lucia ; St Pierre-et-Miquelon ; St Vincent, West Indies ; Salvador ; Servia ; Seychelles ;
Siam ; Sierra Leone ; Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands) and Spanish Colonies, viz. —
Cuba, Porto Rico, Fernando Po, Annobon and dependencies, Philippine Islands, and Marian
Islands ; S. African Republic (Transvaal) ; Straits Settlements ; Sweden ; Switzerland.
Tahiti ; Tobago ; Tortola ; Trinidad ; Turkey ; Turk's Islands.
United States ; Uruguay. Venezuela. Zanzibar. Zululand.
COLONIAL AND FOEEIGN EATES OF POSTAGE.
Countries and Colonies in the Postal Union,
Countries and Colonies not in the Postal Union, viz. :—
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Afghanistan, ......
Africa (West Coast Native Possessions),
Bechuanaland and Pbotectorate, .
British Central Africa, . . . .
Orange Free State, Niger Coast Peotectoeate .
Arabia,
Ascension and St Helena,
China,
Friendly Islands,
Madagascar, via Marseilles,*
,, via Mauritius,
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Sarawak, .
Society Islands, .
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* Except places mentioned in list of Postal Union Countries.
(a) denotes that an additional charge is made on delivery ; (c) that prepayment is compulsory ; (h) that the
Registration is incomplete, to Port of Arrival only.
A packet of Newspapers, Printed Matter, or Commercial Papers, addressed to the British Colonies or
Possessions or to non-Union Countries or Colonies, must not exceed 24 X 12 x 12 inches, but to Foreign Countries
in the Postal Union the size is limited to 18 X 12 X 12 inches. If in the form of a roll the limits of size in either
ease are 30 X 4 inches. The limits of weight are 4 lb. for Foreign Countries in the Postal Union, and 5 lb. for
British Colonies or Possessions and for non-Union Countries or Colonies.
The limit of weight for Patterns or Samples for British Colonies or Possessions or for non-Union Countries
is 5 lb., but for the Argentine Bepublic, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Holland, Honduras Republic,
Hungary, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Mexico, Persia, Peru, Portugal, Roumania, Salvador, Servia, Siam,
Spain, Switzerland, Tunis, United States, and Venezuela, the limit is 12 ounces, and for other Countries of the
Postal Union, 8 ounces. For dates of despatch and arrival of mails, see following pages.