NEWSPAPERS FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
General Post Office, February 9.—A desire having been expressed on behalf of the Australian colonies that the governments of these colonies should pay the cost of transit through Egypt of Newspapers sent to Australia via Southampton and Suez, instead of such newspapers 'Bring' subjected to a charge for this transit the additional penny levied on these newspapers since the beginning of the present year will cea3e. The postage of newspapers for Australia and New Zealand, sent via Southampton and Suez .will henceforth, therefore, as formerly, he Id. each ; hut the postage of newspapers by this route to India, Ceylon, Mauritius, China, avid all other places eastward of. Suez, will continue as at present, via. :—-Upon a newspaper addressed to the East Indies 2d. when not exceeding four ounces m weight; 3d. when about 4 ozs., and not exceeding 8 ozs.; Id. being added for every additional four ounces or fraction of four ounces. Upon newspapers adi dressed to any of the other countries or places re[ferred to, 2d. for each newspaper of, whatever. [ weight.— Home- N&u. > ;
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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 262, 24 April 1860, Page 3
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182NEWSPAPERS FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Colonist, Volume III, Issue 262, 24 April 1860, Page 3
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