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APPENDIX.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL PARCEL POST.
I. A Parcel Post is established between the United Kingdom and
the countries named in the following list : —
R
ates of Postage.
Countries.
Not Exceeding in
Weigh
t
ilb j 2
lb
3
tb
4
lb
5 lb
61b
7
lb~
81b
9ft)
10 lb
nib
J. d. s.
d.
j.
d.
s.
d.
j. d.
s. df.
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d.
5.^.
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s.rf.
s.d.
Algeria
i 9
I
9
i
9
2
2
2 2
2 2
2
2
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
Ascension .....
o 8
I
4
2
o
2
8
5,4
4 o
4
6
5 4
6
6 8
7 4
Austria Hungary, via Hamburg
i sh
I
5^
I
_ i
5v
II
4
III*
ii
A
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 4
,, ,, via Belgium
i 9
I
9
I
9
2
2
2 2
2 2
2
2
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
Azores, by Sea ....
2 II
2
11
2
11
2
II
2 II
2 II
2
11
—
—
—
—
Barbadoes, Grenada, St.Kitts, )
St. Vincent f
o 8
I
4
2
o
2
8
3 4
4 °
4
8
5 4
6
6 8
7 4
Bechuanaland ....
I o
2
o
3
o
4
o
5 o
6 o
7
O
8 o
9
10
11
Belgium
1 3
I
3
I
3
i
8
i 8
i 8
8
2 2\
2 25
2 2^
2 2\
Bermuda . . .
O
I
6
2
3
3
o
3 9
4 6
5
3
6 o
6 9
7 6
8 3
Beyrout
I II
I
ii
1
ii
2
IO
2 IO
2 IO
2
IO
3 9
3 9
3 9
3 9
Bosnia
2 I
2
i
2
i
2
6
2 6
2 8
2
8
3 3
3 3
3 5
3 5
British Central Africa
i 6
3
o
4
6
6
o
7 6
9 o
IC
6
,, East Africa .
1 o
i
8
2
4
3
o
3 8
4 4
5
o
5 8
6 4
7
7 8
,, Guiana ....
o IO
i
6
2
2
2
IO
3 6
4 2
4
IO
5 6
6 2
6 10
7 6
,, Honduras
o 8
i
4
2
o
2
8
3 4
4 o
4
8
5 4
6
6 8
7 4
Bulgaria, via Cologne
2 g
2
9
2
9
3
2
3 2
3 2
3
2
—
—
—
—
,, via Hamburg .
2 5
2
5
2
5
3
o
3 °
3 °
3
o
—
—
—
—
Cameroons ....
3 o
3
o
3
o
3
7
3 7
3 7
3
7
4 o
4
4
4
Canada
O IO
i
6
2
2
2
IO
3 6
4 2
4
IO
5 6
6 2
6 10
7 6
Cape Colony . . , .
o 9
i
6
2
3
3
o
3 9
4 6
5
3
6 o
6 9
7 6
8 3
Ceylon
o 9
i
3
I
9
2
2
2 9
3 3
3
9
4 3
4 9
5 3
5 9
Chili
3 io
3
IO
3
IO
4
5
4 S
4 5
4
5
4 TO
4 10
4 10
4 10
Congo Free State
2 7
2
7
2
7
3
o
3 o
3 o
3
o
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
Constantinople, direct
i 3
\
3
I
3
2
o
2 O
2 O
2
o
2 9
2 9
2 9
2 9
,, via France
2 4
2
4
2
4
2
IO
2 IO
2 IO
2
ro
2 4
3 4
3 4
3 4
Cyprus
I o
1
5
1
IO
2
2
2 3
3 i
3
6
3 ii
4 4
4 9
5 2
Denmark, via Hamburg .
i 5
z
5
I
5
2
o
2 O
2 O
2
o
2 5
2 5
2 5
2 5
,, via Belgium
i 9
1
9
1
9
2
2
2 2
2 2
2
2
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
Egypt) via France .
2 6
2
6
2
6
3
2
3 2
3 2
3
2
_


__
,, direct . . .
i 3
1
3
1
8
2
I
2 6
2 II
3
4
3 9
4 2
4 7
5
Falkland Islands
o y
,
6
2
3
3
O
3 9
4 6
5
3
6 o
6 9
7 6
8 3
Fiji
2 O
2
o
3
o
4
O
5 o
6 o
7
o
8 o
9
10
11
Finland . .'.*'.
i 4
I
ii
2
6
3
7
4 2
4 9
5
4
—
—
—
France . . . .
i 4
1
4
1
4
i
9
1 9
i 9
i
9
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
German East Africa
4 2
4
2
4
2
4
7
4 7
4 7
4
7
5 o
5
5
5
Germany, by Sea
1 o
o
o
i
7
1 7
i 7
7
2 O
2
2
2
,, via Belgium ' .
1 4
i
4
i
4
i
9
1 9
1 9
i
9
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
Gibraltar . . . . .
o 8
i
o
i
4
!
8
2 O
2 4
2
8
3 °
3 4
3 8
4 °
Gold Coast Colony .
o 9
i
6
2
3
3
o
3 9
4 6
5
3
6 o
6 9
7 6
8 3
Greece, via Brindisi
2 6
2
6
2
6
o
3 o
3 °
3
o
—
—
—
„ via Cologne
2 IO
2
IO
2
IO
3
3
3 3
3 3
3
3
—
—
—
—
Hawaii
I 2
2
4
3
6
4
8
5 id
7 o
8
2
9 4
10 6
11 8
1210
Holland . . . ' .
I O
I
o
o
8
i 8
i 8
!
8
2 3
2 3
2 3
Hong Kong .
o IO
1
4
i
IO
2
4
2 IO
3 4
3
IO
4 4
4 10
5 4
5 10
India . . . .
I o
j
8
2
4
3
o
3 8
4 4
5
o
5 8
6 4
7
7 8
Italy, via France
H 8
1
8
I
8
2
i
2 I
2 I
2
I
2 6
2 6
2 6
2 6
,, via Belgium .
2 4
2
4
2
4
2
9
2 9
2 9
2
9
3 2
3 2
3 2
3 2