S.I. No. 59/1951 -- Department of Posts and Telegraphs. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1951.
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S.I. No. 59/1951:
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. THE FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 1) WARRANT, 1951.
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DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. THE FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 1) WARRANT, 1951.
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Dated : 18th January, 1951.
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The Minister for Finance, on representation of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs testified by his signature hereto, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Post Office Acts, 1908 to 1937, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby by this Warrant orders as follows :--
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Warrant to be read as one with the Principal Warrant. |
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1. This Warrant shall be read as one with the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949, hereinafter called " the Principal Warrant ".
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Rates and conditions of postage. |
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2. The entries in the First Schedule of the Principal Warrant are hereby revoked and the entries in the First Schedule of this Warant are substituted therefor.
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Compensation. |
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3. The entry in the Third Schedule of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked and the entry in the Second Schedule of this Warrant is substituted therefor.
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Short Title. |
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4. This Warrant may be cited as " The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1951 ".
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Commencement. |
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5. This Warrant shall come into operation on a date to be prescribed by the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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Description of Postal Packet
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Destination
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Rate of Postage
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Limit of Size
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Limit of Weight
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1. (a) Letter
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British Dominions and Countries in the addendum to this schedule ; United States of America ; and persons serving in British military or air forces or on board British warships outside the United Kingdom. (See bottom of this Schedule for addendum).
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1 oz. or less
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3½d.
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Length, breadth and depth combined 3" ; greatest dimension 2'. In roll form, length and twice diameter 3' 3" ; greatest dimension 2' 8".
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4 lb.
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Each additional oz. or fraction thereof
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2d.
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(b) Letter
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Every other place not mentioned in (a) above
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1 oz. or less
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4½d.
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Do.
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Do.
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Each additional oz. or fraction thereof
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2½d.
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2. (a) Postcard (other than a reply postcard)
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All places
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2½d.
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Maximum, 57/8" long, 4½" wide
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Minimum, 4" long, 2¾" wide.
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(b) Reply Postcard
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All places
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5d.
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Do.
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3. Printed Packets (other than magazines for Canada)
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All places
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2 oz. or less
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2d.
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Length, breadth and depth combined, 3"; greatest dimension, 2'.
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6½ lb.
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Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof
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1d.
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Single volumes, 11 lb.
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In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3" 3" ; greatest dimension, 2' 8".
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4. Commercial Packets
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All places
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First 2 oz.
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2d.
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Length, breadth and depth combined, 3" ; greatest dimension, 2'
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For British Dominions and Colonies, 5 lb.
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Each additional 2 oz. fraction thereof
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Minimum charge
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4½d.
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In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3" 3" ; greatest dimension, 2' 8".
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FIRST SCHEDULE--continued
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Description of Postal Packet
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Destination
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Rate of Postage
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Limit of Size
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Limit of Weight
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5. Sample Packets
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All Places
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2 oz. or less
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2d.
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Length, breadth and depth combined, 3" ; greatest dimension, 2'.
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For British, Dominions and Colonies, 5 lb.
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Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof
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1d.
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6. Magazines for Canada
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Canada
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6 oz. or less
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1½d.
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Maximum dimensions, 2" in length, 1' 6" in width or depth.
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Each additional 6 oz. or fraction thereof
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½d. |
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7. Literature for the blind
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All places
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2 lb. or less
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Length, breadth and width combined, 3" ; greatest dimension, 2'.
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11 lb.
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Each additional 2 lb. of fraction thereof
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½d. |
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8. Insured Boxes
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All places to which service is available.
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10 oz. or less 1s.
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5½d.
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12" x 8" x 4".
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2 lb.
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Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof
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3½d.
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9. Air Mail Packets and Air letters
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All places to which service is available
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Such rate as may be fixed by the Minister from time to time, provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed seven shillings and sixpence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter, one shilling.
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Air Mail Packets :
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Length, breadth and depth combined, 3" ; greatest dimension, 2'.
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4 lb.
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In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3" 3" ; greatest dimension, 2' 8".
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Air letters :
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As may be permitted by the Minister.
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As per form approved by the Minister.
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FIRST SCHEDULE--continued
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Addendum showing particulars of the places to which letters are accepted at the rate of postage specified in Part 1 (a) above:--
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Aden
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Ascension
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Australia and Overseas and Trust Territories, viz :--
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Lord Howe Island
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Nauru
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Norfolk Island
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Papua
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New Guinea
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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Bermuda
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British Guiana
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British Honduras
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British Somaliland
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Brunei
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Canada
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Cayman Islands
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Ceylon
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Cyprus
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Egypt
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Falkland Islands
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Fiji
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Gambia
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Gibraltar
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Gold Coast Colony
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Hong Kong
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Jamaica
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Kenya (Colony and Protectorate)
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Leeward Islands, viz :--
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Antigua
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St. Kitts
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Nevis
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Montserrat and the Virgin Islands
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Malaya, Federation of, viz :--
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Johore
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Kedah
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Kelantan
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Malacca
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Negri Sembilan
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Pahang
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Penang
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Perak
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Perlis
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Selangor
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Trengganu
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Malta
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Mauritius
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Morocco--British Postal Agencies at Tangier and in the Spanish Zone
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Nepal
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New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and Overseas Trust Territories, viz., the Tokelau Islands, Ross Territory and the Trust Territory of Western Samoa)
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Nigeria
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North Borneo (including Labuan)
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Northern Rhodesia
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Nyasaland (Protectorate)
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Persian Gulf--British Postal Agencies
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St. Helena
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Sarawak
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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FIRST SCHEDULE--continued
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Singapore (including Christmas Islands and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Union of South Africa, South West Africa and the territories of the South African High Commission, viz :--
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Basutoland
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Bechuanaland (Protectorate)
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Swaziland
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Southern Rhodesia
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Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian)
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Tanganyika (Territory)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Uganda (Protectorate)
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Islands of the Western Pacific, viz :--
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Solomon Islands (Protectorate)
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Colony)
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Tonga
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New Hebrides (Condominium)
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Windward Islands, viz :--
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Dominica
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Grenada
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St. Lucia and St. Vincent
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Zanzibar (Protectorate)
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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Service
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Maximum Compensation
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Registration
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£2 18s. 0d.
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 18th day of January, 1951.
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P. McGILLIGAN,
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Minister for Finance.
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WILLIAM NORTON,
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Acting Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
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