ANGLO-COLONIAL POSTAL RATES. London, October 10.
Mr Cecil Raikes, Postmaster General, has stated that if the colonies are agreeable he will propose, should the mail contract be ratified by Parliament, that the rate of postage by the direct mails to Australia should be reduced to id per -|oz. It is expected that the provisions of the new mail contract will include 2d postcards between England and Australia, to commence in January. The postage on newspapers will remain unaltered, and postcards via Brindisi will be fixed at 3d.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 308, 17 October 1888, Page 5
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87ANGLO-COLONIAL POSTAL RATES. London, October 10. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 308, 17 October 1888, Page 5
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