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as
The British sea rate is concerned,
His grace, with the concurrence
Lords of
of Fina
The Treasury, proposes to
fix it at 8t per 22 03: letter, and at
2th per 4 ozs: for hewspapers. Books
and Patterns, and he would
1
Vaggest as fair and reasonable
That the Colonial Inland rate
should be fixed at 2d per 1⁄2 oz:
d
letter, and 2th per 4ogs: for
newspapers &e. If the fovernment
of
The Straits Settlements concur.
The following would be the
combined rates to be collected in
advance upon the correspondence
queation: _
1. On a single letter not exceeding
1⁄2oz : in weight. _
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2.
3.
Colonial Internal rate...
Sea rate
2
ď
P
Total
d
10
On a newspaper not exceeding
4035:
Colonial Internal rate
Sea rate.
L
2
2
Fotial
l
4
On a Book Packet or Packet of
Patterns not exceeding 4 ozs.
Colonial Internal rate
Sea rate
f
Total 4d
2
2
combined
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further