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to be hoped th a t the opposite side o f the street
w ill ere long exhibit a correspo nding ap p earan ce.
T h e C ustom H o u se an d its w a re h o u se s, b u ilt
p a rtly in C h ristian V I . , p a rtly in F re d e rik V I.
tim e, lace N y h o lm , an d occupy a larg e space o f
ground. In 1851 a se p a ra te building for a bonded
depot w as erected.
Postgaarden, The Post Office
, and
Post
House.
, is in S tore K in bm ag erg ad e, a t the co rner
o f H elliggeiststrsede.
T h e entrance to the G en eral
P o st Office is u n d er the g a te w a y , on the rig h t
hand , an d letters can be posted from 9 a. m . till
9 p. m .
In the a n te rio r y a r d , im m ediately on
the le ft, is the en tran ce to the P arcel P o st Office,
and, at the fu rth er e n d , on the right, to th e F o o t
P o st, or T ow n D eliv ery , Office. In the in n e r-y a rd
is the B ooking Office for trav ellers by the R o y al
D iligences and P o s t Office S team ers.
T h ere is a daily p o st to L ondon v ia O stend ;
and letters should be thu s end orsed a s , by th is
r o u te , they go m uch quicker, and at a low er ra te
o f p o sta g e; w hich, fo r a single letter (Vs ounce), is
4 3 Sk.
B y the old rou te o f H am b u rg h letters a re
conveyed tw ice a w eek (Mon. and T hur.) to
L o n d o n , b u t th e po stag e is , although letters are
longer on the w ay , 4 5 Sk.
B y th is route N ew s