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FOREIGN POSTS.
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under Sj oz., 2s. 4d. under 4 oz., &c.
Newspapers, 2d. each. Letters for soldiers
and seamen may be forwarded for a penny
under J oz., by British packet, via South-
ampton and Malta, and thence by a vessel
of war, but these opportunities will neces-
sarily be uncertain. Letters for the Land
Transport Corps serving in Turkey or the
Black Sea charged at the same rates as
those for soldiers and seamen in Her Ma-
jesty's service. Letters, &c, for invalid
officers and soldiers in the British hospital
at Smyrna — see Smyrna. See Greece for
the British forces serving there. Letters
addressed to the officers, seamen, and other
persons employed on board transport ships
engaged in Her Majesty's service are de-
spatched at the same time, payment obli-
gatory, Is. under J oz., 2s. under £ oz.,
3s. under § oz., 4s. under 1 oz., &c.
Newspapers, 2d.
Bohemia. See Austrian dominions.
Bolivia, State of, Western South Ame-
rica, payment obligatory, via Southamp-
ton, 1st and lGth of each month, 1.20
p.m., 2s. under J oz., 4s. under 1 oz., and
so on. Newspapers free.
Bombay. See India, East.
Borneo. See Archipelago, Indian.
Botuschany, via Belgium, unless
otherwise addressed, payment obligatory,
8d. under ^ oz., &c. ; or via France, pay-
ment optional, Is. 7d. under J oz., &c.
Newspapers, via Belgium, 1-^d. under J
oz. ; via France, 2d. each.
Bourbon, Isle of. See Africa, and by
the Overland Mail, payment obligatory,
Is. 4d. under \ oz., via Southampton, on
the 19th of each month, and 2s. 2d. on
the 24th of each month, 7.20 p.m., via
Marseilles, under \ oz. Papers 4d. by
the former, and 5d. by the latter route.
Brazil, payment obligatory, via South-
ampton, the 8th of each month, 1.20 p.m.
When the 8th falls on a Saturday, letters
may be posted till 1.20 p.m. on the fol-
lowing day, Is. under \ oz., 2s. under 1
oz., &c. Newspapers free.
Bremen, Free City of, payment op-
tional, via Belgium daily (closed mail),
unless otherwise addressed, 8d. under -j
oz., Is. 4d. under 1 oz,, &c. ; or via
France, 8d. under \ oz., Is. 4d. under \
oz., &c, Newspapers, via Belgium, free ;
via France, 2d. each.
British West Indies. See West In-
dies, British.
Brunswick, payment optional, via
Belgium, unless otherwise addressed, 8d.
under £ oz,, &c. ; via France, Is. Id. un-
der J oz., 2s. 2d. under i oz., &c. News-
papers, via France. 2d. ; via Belgium,
free.
Bucharest, via Belgium, unless other-
wise addressed, payment obligatory, 8d.
under J oz., &c. ; or via France, payment
optional, Is. 7d. under J oz., &c. News-
papers, via France, 2d. ; other routes, 1 £d.
each.
Buenos Ayres, or any other part of
the Argentine Republic, payment obliga-
tor}', via Southampton, 8th of each month,
1.20 p.m., Is. under i oz., 2s. under 1 oz.,
&c. Newspapers free.
Cadiz, payment obligatory, via South-
ampton, unless otherwise addressed, 6th,
16th, and 26th of each month, 1.20 p.m.,
2s. 2d. under -£ oz., &c. ; or via France,
daily, 10d., Is. 3d., 2s. Id., 2s. 6d., 3s.
9d., under J, £, f, 1, and 1J oz. respec-
tively. Newspapers, via Southampton,
free ; via France, ^d.
California, payment obligatory, via
Chagres, unless otherwise addressed, 1st
and Kith of each month, 1.20 p.m., 2s. 4d.
under \ oz., &c. ; or via United States,
every Friday, at 7.20 p.m., Is. 2£d. un-
der \ oz., &c. Newspapers, 2d. each.
Canada, payment optional, by British
and United States packets, via United
States, every Friday, 7.20 p.m. All un-
paid letters not specially addressed, " By
British packet," or " By United States
packet," will be forwarded by the first
packet leaving, whether British or United
States. With regard to paid letters, as
the postage by the two lines of packets is
different, being Sd. under J oz. by British,
and Is. 2d. under \ oz. by the United
States packet, the sum prepaid will be re-
garded as an indication of choice on the
part of the sender, and letters will be for-
warded \>y the United States packet only
when paid, Is. 2d. under \ oz. ; or via
Halifax, if so addressed, 6d. under \ oz.,
&c. ; or by Private Ship, 6d. under \ oz.,
&c. Newspapers free.
Canary, or Fortunate Islands,
payirent obligatory, on the 8th of each
month, 1.20 p.m., Is. lOd. under £ oz.,
3s. 8d. under 1 oz., &c; or via Portugal,
if so addressed, 6th, 16th, and 26th of
each month, 1.20 p.m., Is. 9d. under £
oz., &c. Newspapers, 2d. each.
Cape de Verd Islands, by Packet,
payment obligatory, 8th of each month,
1.20 p.m., Is. lOd. under \ oz., 3s. 8d.
under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers, 2d. each.
Cape op Good Hope, payment obli-
gatory. Private Ship, 8d. under \ oz.,
Is. 4d. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers, Id.
each.
Cape Town. See Cape of Good Hope.
Cape Hatien. See Indies, Foreign
West.
Carthagena, South America, Is. tin-