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Paris, July 22. Sir Graham Berry returned to-day to London. Mr Forman, of the British Post Office, proceeded to Rome, and the negotiations relative to the carriage of the Australian mails ace now entirely m the hands of the Imperial Post Office, which has submitted to Francea definite offer involving a large reduction of the transit rate and liberty on the part of England tp divide the mails. The latter condition is made a sine qua non. Mr Forman will make a similar offer to the Italian Post Office, whose acceptance will probably depend on the action of France. Sir G. Berry and Sir S. Samuel are understood to be satisfied with the result of their miasioD. ■
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1617, 23 July 1887, Page 2
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119COLONIAL ITEMS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1617, 23 July 1887, Page 2
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