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Royaume de Belgique, Ministere dcs Chemins de Fer, Marine, Monsieu'b, — Postes et Telegraphes, Le Havre, le 17 Janvier, 1916. Aux termes de l'art. XXXIX dv Reglement d'execution de la Convention principale de Rome, les administrations de l'Union doivent se communiquer, par l'intermediaire dv Bureau international, la collection en trois exemplaires dc leurs timbres-poste, avec indication, le cas echeant, de la date a partir de laquelle les timbres-poste dcs emissions anterieures cesseraient d'avoir cours. De nombrex timbres speciaux ont etc emis, a l'occasion de la guerre, mais en general, mon administration n'en a pas recu dcs specimens. Je vous serais tres oblige do vouloir me faire parvenir 3 exemplaires de chaque serie de timbres de guerre ou de Croix Rouge emis ou a emettre par votre office y compris ses colonies. Veuillez agreer, Monsieur, l'assurance de ma haute consideration. Au norn de la Direction Generate: Le Directeur d'administration. Monsieur le Secretaire dv General. Post Office, a Londres. Postal Union REGULATidNS. —Article XXXIX. 1. The International Bureau serves as the medium for regular notifications of a general kind concerning international relations. 2. The Administrations belonging to the Union must communicate to each other specially through the medium of the International Bureau :— (2.) Three complete sets of their postage-stamps, with an indication, when the case arises, of the date on which postage-stamps of previous issues cease to be valid.

No. 25. New Zealand," No. 200. My Lord,- Downing Street, 21st March, 1916. I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that the French Government have notified the accession of their colony of the Somali Coast to the revised International Telegraphic Convention signed at Lisbon on the 11th June, 1908. I have, &c, A. BONAR LAW. Governor His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool G.C.M.G, M.V.0., &c.

No. 26. New Zealand, No. 219. My Lord,— Downing Street, 25th March, 1916. I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers t that the Governor of the Windward Islands has submitted a proposal for the imposition of a war-tax of Id. on. all postal matter addressed from St. Vincent to the United Kingdom and other parts of the Empire. 2. I have expressed my approval of this proposal so far as letters and parcels only are concerned, and am informing the Governor that in order to avoid delay it may be brought into force in anticipation of the consent of the other Administrations interested. I trust that your Ministers will not raise any objection to the imposition of such a tax in respect of letters and parcels sent from St. Vincent to New Zealand, and will give instructions for surcharging insufficiently prepaid correspondence, after you have received from St. Vincent information as to the date from which the change takes effect. 3. This tax is designed to provide additional revenue called for owing to the expenses to be borne by the colony in connection with the contingent from St. Vincent serving with the British West Indies Regiment, a unit raised in the West Indies for active service, and it is intended to continue for so long as the contingent is absent from the colony. I have, &c, A. BONAR LAW. Governor His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, G.C.M.G, M.V.O, &c.

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