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whether the proposal will be adopted remains to be seen.

Parcel Post Rates

(1) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1866 to 31st March, 1878:

For Distances		If not Exceeding in Weight
		20 tolas.	50 tolas.	100 tolas.	200 tolas.	300 tolas.	400 tolas.	500 tolas.	600 tolas.
	Miles	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.	Rs. a.
Not exceeding	300	0 4	0 8	0 12	1 8	2 4	3 0	3 12	4 8
Not exceeding	600	0 8	1 0	1 8	3 0	4 8	6 0	7 8	9 0
Not exceeding	900	0 12	1 8	2 4	4 8	6 12	9 0	11 3	41 8
Not exceeding	1200	1 0	2 0	3 0	6 0	9 0	12 0	15 0	1 08
Exceeding	1200	1 4	2 8	3 12	7 8	11 4	15 0	18 12	22 8

(2) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st April, 1878, to 14th August, 1880:

Not exceeding 40 tolas in weight . 8 annas. Exceeding 40 tolas and not exceeding 80 tolas . . . . . 12 „ For every additional 40 tolas . 4 „

(3) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 15th August, 1880, to 31st July, 1895:

Not exceeding 20 tolas in weight . 4 annas. Exceeding 20 tolas and not exceeding 40 tolas . . . . . 8 ,, For every additional 40 tolas . . 4 „

(4) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st August, 1895, to 30th June, 1901:

Any parcel not exceeding 20 tolas in weight . . . . .2 annas.