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To
Fare3 from
Petersfield. Ramble. J .Montpelier.
Savann~la-M ar 2/ ~ 1 4 7/4
Petersfield 3/4 5/4
Ramble "l./

AtAJL 00AC11 R.EOOLATJONS.
PAssl!!NGEna-At intermediate stations a. pa...«Senjrer mllllt take his chance of finding
ll. vaoa.ut seat in the coach, and must, if there is a vacancy, then Pll.V his fare to t.he local
postmaster, or contrac~or's agent.
ln either case the amount for such ticket must be paid in C!ISh, and ~be ticket. must be
handed to the driver or guard of the coach before t.be pv.ssenger takes his seat.
In all cases if a passenger intends to leave the <H>acb bet.ween station~ he n.ust Jl&y the
fare to the next station beyond.
The personal luggage of each passenger is lintit,ed to :20 lbs. by weight or :!,000 oublo
tnche.s by size. Any excess must be paid for a.s freiJ(tlt, and such excess may not eltoeed
10 lb~. in weight, or 1,000 cubic inches in size. Does t\re no~ t>llowed to b.. carried
by ~onch .
OVERSEA MAILS.
f'll:AN5 OF COMl'lUNICATION,
L UNITillO KlNOOOM-Letter mail (1) to and frow the United Kingdom is conveyed by
every available opportunit.y vie. the United States, and h) the I•:lders and Fyffes, and
Leylaod and llauison Lines of steamers via Lh-erpool or Bristol. The Department
elldeavow·s to forward mail for the United Kingdom by the mo<\t expeditious route in
ea.ch case. Parcel post. mail is conveyed ollly by the direcl. st~<amors.
ll. UNtTED STATES OF A.M:l!:arCA-Mails (both letter and parcel) to aud from the U.8.A _
w
-are conveyetl by the steamen~ of the Uuited Fruit Co., Atlautill Fruit Co., an<l
DiGiorg:io Fruit Corporation, the most e)(peditious opportunity bein~; utilised a..•
far as possible.
m. C..uiADA-LetLer mail to and from the Dominion of Canada is soot and received by
each U.S. mail. Parcel poot mail is, however, conveyed only by the st.eamPrs of the
Pickford and Black Line trading between Ifalife.x, N.S. and Jamaica, a.ml the Ce.uadian
National Steamships trading between Montreal and Hnlife.lr and Jnme.ic.. about
once every three weeks.
1 V. C~N'l'RAL AMERtCA-M ail commwJication with these r-ountries (except JJ:aat Uou.st
of Nicaragua) is maintained by the steamers of the United Fruit Co., Elders and Fyffes
Ltd., aod Canadian National Steal.ll.Sbips. For special information regarding parcel·
post lll&il for these places, see page 36.
V. WEsT INou ISLA.."'DS-Lettor and parcel post mails to ami from t.he West Iodin
.Isla.nds are exchanged regularly by way of New York. Mails are also exchanged with
'l'rinidad and Barbados by way of Cristobal and by Elders and Fyffe's st.eamers. The
Horn Line and the Royal Dutch West Inllia Mail Company maintain a rlirect $el'Vice
to Haiti.
The Caoadia.o National Steamships waintain a direct service between Jamaica,
Bermuda, and ~he Bahall.'as.
VI. CaYMAN ISLANS A three·weekly service i.8 maintained by R.M.S. "Cimbooo"
and a.o irregular service by schooners.
vn. TunKS lSL.uros-An irregulg,r wail service to and from these I~laods is main-
• bined by mean.~ of schooners and sloops. Letter mail is also exchanged Yia New York.
VIII. CutH-Mails are coowyed regnl:nly by the Uuited Ji'ru.it and Webster Shipping
Co's steamers. 'l'here is uo ilirect parcel-post exchauge with Cuba.
By courtesy o£ the United Fruit Co., the follo\\ ing schedule of routes, etc., of their
Teglllar ma.il·ea.rrying steamers is fUrnished.
Naw YoRK.J.UfAlCA-PANA~tA-COLOMlliA SERVICE- A steamer lea.v('s New York every
Wednesday and calls at the following ports:-
Kingston (arrives and leaves Monday), Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia,
(1) The term ''letter UJa.il'' rerers to letters and post oatd s, a.ntl paokage~ of printed
snd commercial papers and samples.