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London, England, 1856-10-28 00:00:00

post from the United Kingdom, or any of the ether
places thereinafter mentioned, to Bombay, or Madras,
or Calcutta, in the East Indies, and forwarded by
packet-boats or private ships to anv place to the eastward
of such port or place, or received by packet-boats or pri-
vate ships at Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta, from any place
to the eastward of such port or place, and forwarded by
the past to the United Kingdom or any of the other places
therein after, mentioned, the said Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury did, amongst other things, direct that
on all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight, trans-
mitted by the post from the United Kingdom, or from
Gibraltar, Malta, the lonian Isles, France, Spain, Portu-
gal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, to Bombay,
or Madras, or Calcutta, in the Eastlndies, and forwarded
from such port or place of arrival by packet-boats or private
ships to any port or place situate or lying to the eastward of
such port or place of arrival (Ceylon only excepted), and on
all letter's sent by packet-boats or private ships to Bombay
from any ports or places situate or lying to the eastward of
Bombay, or sent by packet boat: or private ships to Madras
from any ports or places situate or lying to the eastward
,f Madras, or sent by packet boats or private ships;to Cal-
.eatta freer any ports or places situate or lying to the east-
ward of Cllcatta (Ceylon in every case only excepted),and
from Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta respectively, transmitted
by the post to the United Kingdom or to Gibraltar, Malta,
the lonian Isles, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece,
Flukey, Syria, or Egypt, and on all letters not exceeding
half an ounce in weight passing between any of the Bri-
tish colonies or an 3 foreign country and any port or place
situate or lying to the eastward of Bombay, Madras, or
Calcutta (Ceylon only excepted), and sent via the United
Kingdom and Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta (the convey-
snce between any such eastward port or place and Born-
bay, Madras, or Calcutta being by packet boats or
private ships), there should be charged and taken (in
addition to all other rates of postage payable by law on
such letters) one uniform rate of postage of fourpence, and
that on all letters transmitted and sent, as thereinbefore
is that clause mentioned, exceeding half an ounce in
weight, there should be charged and paid (in addition to
all other rates of postage payable by law on such letters
progressive and additional rates of postage, each addi-
donal rate being estimated at fourpence, according to the
scale of weight and number of rates fixed and declared by
the said recited act, but the additional rate of fourpence
thereinbefore mentioned was not' to extend to the letters
of soldiers or sailors in the service of her Majesty or of the
East India Company, provided such letters did not exceed
half an ounce in weight, and were forwarded in conformity
with the then existing regulations; provided also that such
postage of fourpence and such progressive and additional
postage on such letters sent from the United Kingdom,
or posted in Gibraltar, Malta, the lonian Isles, or in any
British colony or foreign country should be prepaid at the
time of posting the same, except as to letters addressed to
the island of Hong Kong, in China, and forwarded via
Southampton and the Mediterranean packet boats, on
which, letters the prepryment of such additional rates of
postage should be optional with the sender; and the said
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury did by the said
now reciting warrant further direct, that on all printed
British, foreign, and colonial newspapers transmitted by
the post from the United Kingdom, or from Gibraltar,
alalta, the lonian Isles, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy,
Greece, Turkey, S3ria, or Egypt, to Bombay, or
_Madras, or Calcutta, and forwarded from such port or
place of arrival by packet boats or private ships to
any ports or places situate or lying to the eastward
of such port or place of arrival (Ceylon only ex-
cepted), and on all such newspapers sent by packets
boats or private ships to Bombay from any ports or places
situate or lying to the eastward of Bombay, or sent by
packet-boats or private ships to Madras from any ports or
places situate or lying to the eastward of Madras, or sent by
packet-boats or private ships to Calcutta from any ports or
places lying to the eastward of Calcutta (Ceylon in every
case only excepted), and from Bombay, Madras, or Cal-
eutta respectively, transmitted by the post to the United
Kingdom, or to Gibraltar, Malta, the lonian Isles, France,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, or Egypt,
and on all printed colonial and foreign newspapers tram,
initted by the post between any of her Majesty's colonies or
any foreign country and any port or place situate or lying
to the eastward of Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta (Cey-
lon only excepted), and sent via the United Kingdom and
Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta (the conveyance between
any such eastward port or place and Bombay, Madras, or
Calcutta being by packet-boats or private ships), there
should be charged and taken in addition to all other rates
of postage payable by law on such respective newspapers,
one uniform rate of postage of two pence, provided that
such additional rate of two pence on newspapers sent to
any port or place situate or lying to the eastward of Bom-
bay, Madras, or Calcutta should be prepaid at the time of
posting the same, except as to newspapers addressed to the
said island of Hong Kong, and forwarded via Southampton
and the Mediterranean packet-boats, on which the pre-
payment of such additional rate of postage should be
optional with the sender.
And whereas it is expedient that so much of the said
Warrant, bearing date the said 28th day of November,
1844, and of the several rates and progressive rates of
postage therein respectively mentioned and contained, as
hereinbefore mentioned, recited, and set forth, should be
repealed, annulled, and revoked.
1. Now we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Tree-
sary, in exercise of the powers reserved to us in and by
the said hereinbefore recited Act, passed in the fourth year
of her present Majesty's reign, and of all other powers
enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant (ringer the
hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by the autho-
rity of the Statute in that case made and provided) order
and direct that so lunch and such parts of the said War-
rant, bearing date the said 28th day of November, 1814,
as are hereinbefore mentioned, recited, and set forth, shall
be, and the same are hereby repealed, revoked, and ar -
nulled, respectively; and that the/ several rates and pro-
gressive rates of postage of fourpence and of twopence
respectively, in such parts of the said warrant respectively
mentioned and set forth, shall wholly cease and determine,
and be no longer charged, taken, or payable.
2. And we do hereby further order and direct that this
warrant shall come into operation on the Ist day of No-
vember next.

Whitehall, Treasury Chaimbers, Oct. 23, 1856.

DUNIVAIL
H. BRAND.