CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 375

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the recent reduction in the postal rate to 7 cents per half ounce should have been confined to letters for the United Kingdom; and to inform Your Lordship that on the 30th ultimo I caused a Notification to be published to the effect that on and after the 7th instant the rates of postage to the United Kingdom would be at the rate of 7 cents for each half ounce and 10 cents for each half ounce to other places in the Postal Union, except that as regards the Straits Settlements and North Borneo I have, with the advice of the Executive Council, included these in the list of Local Countries to which postage at the rate of 5 cents for each half ounce

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371 the recent reduction in the postal rate to 7 cents per half ounce should have been confined to letters for the United Kingdom; and to inform Your Lordship that on the 30th ultimo I caused a Notification to be published to the effect that on and after the 7th instant the rates of postage to the United Kingdom would be at the rate of 7 cents for each half ounce and 10 cents for each half ounce to other places in the Postal Union, except that as regards the Straits Settlements and North Borneo I have, with the advice of the Executive Council, included these in the list of Local Countries to which postage at the rate of 5 cents for each half ounce
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371 the recent reduction in the postal rate to 7/ cents per half ounce should have been confined to letters - for the United Kingdom; and to inform Your Lordship that on the 30th ultimo I caused а Notification to be published to the effect that on and after the 7th instant the~ rates of postage to the~ United Kingdom would be at the rate of 7 cents each for each half cents for each half to other places ounce and 10 ounce in the Postal Union, except that ad regards the Straits Settlements and North Borneo I have, with the advice of the Executive Council, included these in the list of Local Countries to which postage at the rate of fox each half 5 cents ou ne
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the recent reduction in the postal rate to 7/ cents per

half

ounce should have

been confined to letters - for the United Kingdom; and to inform Your Lordship that on the 30th

ultimo I caused

а

Notification to be published to the effect that on and after the 7th instant the~ rates of postage to the~ United Kingdom would be at the rate of 7 cents

each

for

each half cents for each half to other places

ounce and 10

ounce

in the

Postal Union, except that

ad

regards the Straits Settlements and North

Borneo I have, with the advice of the Executive Council, included these in the list of

Local

Countries to which

postage at the rate of

fox

each half

5 cents

ou ne

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