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APPENDIX.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MAILS.
Rates of Postage.
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Union (for list see page 23)
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Countries and colonies not in the
Postal Union, viz. : —
Abyssinia ....
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Africa, W. C. Native Poss. .
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Arabia
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Ascension ....
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Bechuanaland
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Do. Protectorate,
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Ngami, Macloutsie, Ma-
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shonaland, Matabeleland,
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Molepolole, Palachwe
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(Khamas town), Shochong,
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Tati River, and Zambesi.
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British Central Africa .
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2
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2
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Including — BritishNyassa-
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Tanganyika, and Upper
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Zambesi.
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Cape Colony ....
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China
Friendly Islands, .
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Madagascar, via Marseilles .
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None
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(except French Establish-
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page 23.)
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Madagascar, via Mauritius .
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Morocco (except places given
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Prepayment to Morocco is coinpi
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Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche,
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tions) correspondence can be
sent
under
the con
ditions
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applicable to Gibraltar.
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in
Navigators Islands (Samoa) .
2*
1
2
*
2
Oil Rivers Protectorate, viz.:
Benin, Bonny, Brass, Cala-
bar (New and Old), Opobo,
and Warree or Forcados .
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1
2
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2
Orange Free State
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1
2
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2
St. Helena . . . .
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4
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Sarawak ....
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1
2
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Society Islands
C 2%
1
2
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Other parts ....
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