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Foreign Posts. 28.
nies, 2d. ; Foreign Possessions, 4d. ; and by the latter route, od. These rates
apply to all letters and papers to and from Australia, Bourbon, Cape of Good
Hope, Java, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand, Sumatra, and Van Dieman's
Land, specially addressed via India. Java and Sumatra are invariably sent by
' India, unless otherwise addressed.
Letters for Ceylon, and for Hong Kong and China, should be sent by the niails
of the- 18th and 22d, as there is a Packet waiting at the Port de Galle the
arrival of the Steamer conveying this mail ; Letters for these places may also
be sent by the mails of the 1st and oth, provided they are addressed via Bom-
bay, Madras, or Calcutta, and will be charged (except to Ceylon) the additional
rate of 4d. each single rate. On letters for places within the territory of the
East India Company, the payment is optional hy Southampton ; the postage
on all other letters to India, as well as on all letters addressed to countries be-
yond India (Ceylon and Hong Kong excepted), by whatever route they may be
forwarded, must have the postage prepaid.
Indies, British West (except Bahamas and Bermuda), via Southampton, IStli
and last of each month. When the loth falls on a Friday, the mails are made
up on the evening of the 16tli; and when the last falls on Friday, the mails are
made up on the previous evening. Payment optional. Is. under ^-oz., 2s. tinder
1 oz., and so on. To Jamaica (except the town of Kingston), and Berbice, the
postage is Is. 2d. under i oz., 2s. 4d. under 1 oz., and so on. Newspapers, free.
Indies, Foreign West (except Havannah), which see. The mails ai'e made np at
same time as those for "Indies, British West." Payment obligatory, Is. 5d. under
i oz., 2s. lOd. under 1 oz. ; Havannah, 2s. 3d. under ^ oz., 4s. 6d. under 1 oz.
Newspapers, generally free.
Ionian Islands, payment optional, via Southampton, Is. under i- oz., &c., and
payment obligatory, by France and Trieste, daily; to Calais, 5d.; to Trieste, Is.
Sd., 2s. Id., 3s. 4d., 4s. 2d., and os. lOd., under j, ^, |, 1, and Ij oz. respectively;
or by British Packets from Marseilles to destination. Is. 8d., 2s. Id., 3s. 9d.,
and 4s. 2d., under ^, ^, J, and 1 oz. respectively; or by French Packets from
Marseilles to destination. Is. 3d., 2s. Id., 3s. 4d., and 4s. 2d., under J-, j, f, and
1 oz. respectively. Newspapers, free by Southampton and Trieste ; by Mar-
seilles, British Packets, 3d. ; French, 2d.
Isle of France. See Mauritius.
Italy, Northern. See Austrian Dominions.
Italy, Southern, includes the Two Sicilies, (Naples and Sicily,) Papal States, and
Modena, Parma, and Placentia, payment obligatory (except the Papal States
and the Two Sicilies, which may be sent unpaid via Marseilles). Postage to
Calais, 5d. and to San Benedetto or Casal Pusterlengo, Is. 3d., 2s. Id., 3s. 4d.,
and 4s. 2d., under ^, i, f, and 1 oz. respectively. Newspapers, 2d. each.
Jamaica. See Indies, British West, Is. 2d. under i oz., except the town of Kings-
ton, which is Is. under |- oz., &c. Newspapers, free.
Java, payment obligatory, via Holland, Is. under ^ oz., 2s. under 1 oz., and so on :
via India, Is. 4d. under f oz. by Southampton; and 2s. 2d. by Marseilles,
under ^ oz. Papers, 4d. by Southampton, and 5d. by Marseilles.
Kentucky, State of. See America, United States of.
La Guayra. See Venezuela.
La Plata. See Buenos Ayres.
Leeward Islands, payment optional, 15th and last day of each month, via South-
ampton, Is under ^ oz., &c. Newspapers, free.
Leghorn, Tuscany, which see, and Italy.
Levant, The, paid to Calais, 5d.; or through France, Is. 3d., 2s. Id., 3s. 4d., and
4s. 2d., under j, ^, f , and 1 oz. respectively.
LippE Detmold. See German States, served through the Office of Tour and Taxis.'
Lombakdy, and the Venetian Provinces. See Austrian Dominions.
Lur.Ec, Free City of. See Hamburg and German States, served through the
Office of Tour and Taxis. ,•
Lublin, Government of. See Poland Southern. ■;
Lucca. See Tuscany and Lucca. ^
Madagascar, payment obligatory, via India, Southampton Packet, Is. 4d. under'

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