included in the United States Mails for Steamers sailing
from New York for the West Indies, Panama, and South
America.
TABLE NO. 6.--Rates on matters transmissible by post, within Canada,
and to Newfoundland, the United Kingdom, France, and the
United States.
Table 1.
RATES OF POSTAGE on letters within the Dominion of Canada, (including
the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba,
British Columbia, and Prince Edward’s Island).
---------------------------------------------------+---------+---------
|POSTED. |POSTED.
|PREPAID. |UNPAID.
---------------------------------------------------+---------+---------
On a letter weighing not more than ½ an oz. | 3 Cents.| 5 Cents.
On a letter weighing more than ½ an oz., but not | |
more than 1 oz. | 6 ” |10 ”
On a letter weighing more than 1 oz., but not more | |
than 1½ oz. | 9 ” |15 ”
On a letter weighing more than 1½ oz., but not | |
more than 2 oz. |12 ” |20 ”
On a letter weighing more than 2 oz., but not more | |
than 2½ oz. |15 ” |25 ”
and so on, 3 cents or 5 cents, (according as the letter is paid or
unpaid), being charged for every additional ½ oz., or fraction
of a ½ oz.
Letters addressed as above which are only partially prepaid, are to be
rated as if _wholly_ unpaid, credit being given, however, for the amount
prepaid thereon. Thus, if a letter weighing more than ½ an oz., but less
than 1 oz., and liable to two rates (equal to 10 cents) is prepaid only 3
cents, it is subject to a further charge of 7 cents.
The charge on local or drop letters is one cent for each letter, which
must be prepaid by stamp.
The charge for the Registration of a letter is 2 cents, to be prepaid by
stamp.
CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND.
Letters for Newfoundland are charged at the rate of 6 cents per half
ounce, and must in all cases be _prepaid_.
The Registration fee to Newfoundland is the same as to places within the
Dominion, viz., 2 cents.
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
---------------------------------------------------+---------+---------
|POSTED. |POSTED.
|PREPAID. |UNPAID.
---------------------------------------------------+---------+---------
On a letter weighing not more than ½ an ounce | 6 Cents.|10 Cents.
On a letter weighing more than ½ an oz., but not | |
more than 1 oz. |12 ” |20 ”
On a letter weighing more than 1 oz., but not more | |
than 1½ oz. |18 ” |30 ”
On a letter weighing more than 1½ oz., but not | |
more than 2 oz. |24 ” |40 ”
On a letter weighing more than 2 oz., but not more | |
than 2½ oz. |30 ” |50 ”
and so on, 6 cents or 10 cents, (according as the letter is paid or
unpaid,) being charged for every additional ½ oz., or fraction
of a ½ oz.
Letters addressed as above which are only partially prepaid, are to be
rated as if _wholly_ unpaid.
Registration fee, 5 cents, prepaid by stamps.
TABLE No. 2.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN POSTAGE TABLE.
[_VIA ENGLAND._]
TABLE shewing the amount of Postage, to be collected in the Dominion of
Canada, upon Letters, Newspapers, and Book Packets, forwarded by Canadian
Mail Steamers, to the United Kingdom, and through the United Kingdom to
the undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries.
_Mem._ 1.--In all cases the postage must be prepaid. Letters for the
United Kingdom, if posted unpaid, or insufficiently prepaid, will be
forwarded,--but they will be charged on delivery with the amount of
deficient postage, and a fine of threepence sterling each letter.
2.--Letters may be registered to all places, except those the names of
which are followed by the letters _n r_, indicating that no registration
can be effected.
3.--The Registration Fee on letters addressed to the United Kingdom is
8 cents each. In all other cases the Registration Fee is 16 cents from
Canada to the place of destination; except to Egypt (Alexandria and Suez
excepted) the registration fees to which are 30 cents each letter, and
to places marked _a_, in which cases a registration fee of 8 cents each
letter, and in addition double the ordinary rates of postage, as given in
this table, must be collected (See note at foot of table marked A.)
4.--No Book Packet addressed to Portugal, Madeira, the Azores, or Cape de
Verds, must exceed 1 lb. in weight; to Russia and Poland no such packet
must exceed 8 oz. A Packet of Patterns for Germany or Belgium or any
country, _viâ_ Belgium, must not exceed 8 oz. A Book Packet for Greece
must not exceed 3 lbs. in weight nor must it exceed 2 ft. in length by 1
ft. in width or depth.
5.--Upon Letters, and Book Packets, forwarded through the United States,
the following additional rates must be collected, viz., 2 cents per ½ oz.
on Letters, and 2 cents per 4 oz. on Book Packets.
6.--An additional postage of 6 cents per half ounce must be collected on
Letters, 2 cents each on Newspapers, and 6 cents per 4 ounces on Book
Packets and Patterns for places marked thus * when addressed to be sent
_viâ_ Brindisi.
7.--On Book Packets for the United Kingdom, not exceeding one oz. in
weight, the postage is 2 cents. On Book Packets, weighing more than one
oz., the progressive rates of postage will be found in the table below.
---------------+---------------------------------------------------
| FOR A LETTER.
+---------------------------------------------------
|Not exceeding ¼ oz.
| +--------------------------------------------
| |Above ¼ oz. and not exceeding ½ oz.
| | +-------------------------------------
| | |Above ½ oz. and not exceeding ¾ oz.
| | | +------------------------------
| | | |For every additional ¼ oz.
COUNTRIES, &c. | | | |
| | | | +-----------------------
| | | | |For every additional
| | | | |½ oz.
| | | | | +----------------
| | | | | |FOR EACH
| | | | | |NEWSPAPER.
---------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------------
|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|
* Aden |0 22 |0 22 |0 44 | -- |0 22 | 6 cents.
Africa, West | | | | | |
Coast of | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Alexandria | | | | | |
{ _viâ_ | | | | | |
{ Brindisi |0 20 |0 20 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | 6 cents.
{ _viâ_ | | | | | |
{ Southampton|0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
_a_ Algeria |0 10 |0 16 |0 26 |0 06 |0 04 | Book rate
Ascension | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
* Australia, | | | | | |
South |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
* Australia, | | | | | |
Western |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
Austria |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Azores |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Baden |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Bavaria |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Belgium |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Beyrout |0 24 |0 24 |0 48 | -- |0 24 | 12 cents.
Bolivia (_n r_)|0 40 |0 40 |0 80 | -- |0 40 | 6 cents.
* Borneo | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
_a_ Bourbon |0 24 |0 24 |0 48 | -- |0 24 | 8 cents.
Brazil (_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Bremen |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Brunswick |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Buenos Ayres | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Canary Islands |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
Cape de Verds |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | do
Cape of Good | | | | | |
Hope |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
* Ceylon |0 22 |0 22 |0 44 | -- |0 22 | 6 cents.
Chili (_n r_) |0 40 |0 40 |0 80 | -- |0 40 | 6 cents.
* China-- | | | | | |
(except Hong | | | | | |
Kong)-- | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
Constantinople |0 12 |0 12 |0 24 | -- |0 12 | Book rate.
Costa Rica | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Cuba (_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
_a_ Dardanelles|0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
Denmark |0 12 |0 12 |0 24 | -- |0 12 | do
Ecuador (_n r_)|0 40 |0 40 |0 80 | -- |0 40 | 6 cents.
Egypt-- | | | | | |
Alexandria | | | | | |
and Suez | | | | | |
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Brindisi |0 24 |0 24 |0 48 | -- |0 24 | 8 cents.
Egypt--Cairo | | | | | |
and all | | | | | |
places | | | | | |
except | | | | | |
above, _viâ_ | | | | | |
Southampton |0 20 |0 20 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | 6 cents.
England |0 06 |0 06 |0 12 | -- |0 06 | 2 cents.
Falkland | | | | | |
Islands |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Fernando Po | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
_a_ France |0 10 |0 16 |0 26 |0 06 |0 04 | Book rate.
Frankfort |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
_a_ Galatz |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Gallipoli | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Gambia |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Gibraltar |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Gold Coast |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Greece |0 20 |0 20 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | Book rate.
Grey Town | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Guatemala | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Hamburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Hanover |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Hayti (_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Hesse |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Hesse Homburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Holland |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
* Hong Kong |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
* India |0 22 |0 22 |0 44 | -- |0 22 | 6 cents.
Ionian Islands |0 20 |0 28 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | Book rate.
Ireland |0 06 |0 06 |0 12 | -- |0 06 | 2 cents.
Italy |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | Book rate.
* Labuan |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
Larnaca |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | Book rate.
Lauenburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Liberia |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Lippe Detmold |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Lubeck |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Madeira |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | do
Malta |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Mauritius |0 24 |0 24 |0 48 | -- |0 24 | 8 cents.
Mecklenburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Mexico (_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Moldavia |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | Book rate.
Monte Video | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Mytelene | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
Nassau, | | | | | |
Duchy of |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
Natal |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
New Grenada | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
* New South | | | | | |
Wales |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
* New Zealand |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
Norway |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | Book rate.
Oldenburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
* Penang |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
Peru (_n r_) |0 40 |0 40 |0 80 | -- |0 40 | 6 cents.
Poland |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | Book rate.
Porto Rico | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Portugal |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
Prussia |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
* Queensland |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
Réunion |0 24 |0 24 |0 48 | -- |0 24 | 8 cents.
Reuss |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
_a_ Rhodes |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Russia |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | do
St. Helena |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
_a_ Salonica |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
_a_ Samsoun |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Saxe }| | | | | |
Altenburg }| | | | | |
Saxe Coburg }| | | | | |
Gotha }| | | | | |
Saxe }| | | | | |
Meiningen }| | | | | |
Saxe Weimar }| | | | | |
Saxony }|0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
Schaumburg }| | | | | |
Lippe }| | | | | |
Schwartzburg }| | | | | |
Rudolstadt }| | | | | |
Schwartzburg }| | | | | |
Sonderhausen}| | | | | |
Scotland |0 06 |0 06 |0 12 | -- |0 06 | 2 cents.
Scutari |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | Book rate.
Seres |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | do
Sierra Leone |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
* Singapore |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 6 cents.
_a_ Smyrna |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | Book rate.
Spain |0 20 |0 20 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | do
Suez | | | | | |
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Brindisi |0 20 |0 20 |0 40 | -- |0 20 | 6 cents.
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Southampton |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 4 cents.
Surinam |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Sweden |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | Book rate.
Switzerland, | | | | | |
_viâ_ Belgium|0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | do
_a_ | | | | | |
Switzerland, | | | | | |
_viâ_ France |0 14 |0 24 |0 38 |0 10 |0 04 | do
Syria (_n r_) |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
* Tasmania |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
Tchesme }| | | | | {|
}|0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 {| Book rate.
Tenedos }| | | | | {|
_a_ Trebizond |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
_a_ Tultcha |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
_a_ Tunis |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
_a_ Varna |0 16 |0 28 |0 44 |0 12 |0 04 | do
Venezuela | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
* Victoria |0 16 |0 16 |0 32 | -- |0 16 | 6 cents.
Wallachia |0 14 |0 14 |0 28 | -- |0 14 | Book rate.
West Indies, | | | | | |
British |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
West Indies, | | | | | |
Foreign | | | | | |
(_n r_), | | | | | |
except places| | | | | |
specified |0 28 |0 28 |0 56 | -- |0 28 | 4 cents.
Wurtemburg |0 10 |0 10 |0 20 | -- |0 10 | Book rate.
---------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------------
---------------+---------------------------------------------
| FOR A BOOK PACKET.
+---------------------------------------------
|Not exceeding 2 ozs.
| +--------------------------------------
| |2 ozs. to 4 ozs.
| | +-------------------------------
COUNTRIES, &c. | | |4 ozs. to 8 ozs.
| | | +------------------------
| | | |8 ozs. to 12 oz.
| | | | +-----------------
| | | | |12 ozs. to 1 lb.
| | | | | +----------
| | | | | |For every
| | | | | |additional
| | | | | |4 oz.
---------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------
|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.
* Aden |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Africa, West | | | | | |
Coast of | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Alexandria | | | | | |
{ _viâ_ | | | | | |
{ Brindisi |0 14 |0 16 |0 30 |0 46 |0 60 |0 16
{ _viâ_ | | | | | |
{ Southampton|0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
_a_ Algeria |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Ascension | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
* Australia, | | | | | |
South |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* Australia, | | | | | |
Western |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Austria |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Azores |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |_see mem. 4_
Baden |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Bavaria |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Belgium |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Beyrout |0 14 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Bolivia (_n r_)|0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* Borneo | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Bourbon |0 14 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Brazil (_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Bremen |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Brunswick |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Buenos Ayres | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Canary Islands |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Cape de Verds |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |_see mem. 4_
Cape of Good | | | | | |
Hope |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
* Ceylon |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Chili (_n r_) |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* China-- | | | | | |
(except Hong | | | | | |
Kong)-- | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Constantinople |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Costa Rica | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Cuba (_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
_a_ Dardanelles|0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Denmark |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Ecuador (_n r_)|0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Egypt-- | | | | | |
Alexandria | | | | | |
and Suez | | | | | |
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Brindisi |0 14 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Egypt--Cairo | | | | | |
and all | | | | | |
places | | | | | |
except | | | | | |
above, _viâ_ | | | | | |
Southampton |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
England |0 04 |0 06 |0 12 |0 18 |0 24 |0 06
Falkland | | | | | |
Islands |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Fernando Po | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
_a_ France |0 04 |0 08 |0 16 |0 24 |0 32 |0 08
Frankfort |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
_a_ Galatz |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Gallipoli | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Gambia |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Gibraltar |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Gold Coast |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Greece |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Grey Town | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Guatemala | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Hamburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Hanover |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Hayti (_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Hesse |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Hesse Homburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Holland |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* Hong Kong |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 10
* India |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Ionian Islands |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Ireland |0 04 |0 06 |0 12 |0 18 |0 24 |0 06
Italy |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
* Labuan |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Larnaca |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Lauenburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Liberia |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Lippe Detmold |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Lubeck |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Madeira |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |_see mem. 4_
Malta |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Mauritius |0 14 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Mecklenburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Mexico (_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Moldavia |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Monte Video | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Mytelene | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Nassau, | | | | | |
Duchy of |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Natal |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
New Granada | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
* New South | | | | | |
Wales |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* New Zealand |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Norway |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Oldenburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
* Penang |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Peru (_n r_) |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Poland |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 | _See mem. 4_|
Porto Rico | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Portugal |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |_see mem. 4_
Prussia |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
* Queensland |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Réunion |0 14 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Reuss |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
_a_ Rhodes |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Russia |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 | _See mem. 4_|
St. Helena |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
_a_ Salonica |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Samsoun |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Saxe }| | | | | |
Altenburg }| | | | | |
Saxe Coburg }| | | | | |
Gotha }| | | | | |
Saxe }| | | | | |
Meiningen }| | | | | |
Saxe Weimar }| | | | | |
Saxony }|0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Schaumburg }| | | | | |
Lippe }| | | | | |
Schwartzburg }| | | | | |
Rudolstadt }| | | | | |
Schwartzburg }| | | | | |
Sonderhausen}| | | | | |
Scotland |0 04 |0 06 |0 12 |0 18 |0 24 |0 06
Scutari |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Seres |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Sierra Leone |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
* Singapore |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Smyrna |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 16
Spain |0 14 |0 16 |0 30 |0 46 |0 60 |0 16
Suez | | | | | |
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Brindisi |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
_viâ_ | | | | | |
Southampton |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Surinam |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Sweden |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Switzerland, | | | | | |
_viâ_ Belgium|0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
_a_ | | | | | |
Switzerland, | | | | | |
_viâ_ France |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Syria (_n r_) |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
* Tasmania |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Tchesme }| | | | | |
}|0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
Tenedos }| | | | | |
_a_ Trebizond |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Tultcha |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Tunis |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
_a_ Varna |0 06 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Venezuela | | | | | |
(_n r_) |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
* Victoria |0 10 |0 12 |0 24 |0 36 |0 48 |0 12
Wallachia |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
West Indies, | | | | | |
British |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
West Indies, | | | | | |
Foreign | | | | | |
(_n r_), | | | | | |
except places| | | | | |
specified |0 08 |0 10 |0 20 |0 30 |0 40 |0 10
Wurtemburg |0 08 |0 16 |0 32 |0 48 |0 64 |0 16
---------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------
A
REGISTERED LETTERS.
TABLE shewing the Postage, including Registration Fee, to be collected on
Registered Letters sent from Canada to the undermentioned Countries.
----------+-----------------------------------------------------
| Not exceeding ¼ oz.
| +----------------------------------------------
| | Over ¼ and not exceeding ½ oz.
| | +---------------------------------------
| | | Over ½ and not exceeding ¾ oz.
| | | +--------------------------------
| | | | Over ¾ and not exceeding 1 oz.
COUNTRIES.| | | |
| | | | +-------------------------
| | | | | Over 1 and not exceeding
| | | | | 1¼ oz.
| | | | | +------------------
| | | | | | Over 1¼ and not
| | | | | | exceeding 1½ oz.
----------+------+------+------+------+------+------------------
|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.|$ cts.
Belgium |0 26 |0 26 |0 36 |0 36 |0 46 |0 46
France |0 32 |0 44 |0 68 |0 80 |1 04 |1 16
Hamburg |0 26 |0 26 |0 36 |0 36 |0 46 |0 46
India |0 38 |0 38 |0 60 |0 60 |0 82 |0 82
Italy |0 30 |0 30 |0 44 |0 44 |0 58 |0 58
Norway |0 32 |0 32 |0 48 |0 48 |0 64 |0 64
Prussia |0 26 |0 26 |0 36 |0 36 |0 46 |0 46
----------+------+------+------+------+------+------------------
TABLE No. 3.
RATES OF POSTAGE
From Canada to the United Kingdom, British Colonies, and Foreign
Countries by Cunard or other Steamers, sailing from New York or Boston,
for England.
_On Letters._--If addressed to the United Kingdom, 8 cents per ½ oz. If
addressed to British Colonies, or Foreign Countries, add to the rates, in
Table No. 1, 2 cents per ½ oz.
_Newspapers._--Addressed to the United Kingdom must be prepaid at the
ordinary commuted rate, or _two cents_ each paper, if _transient_.
Newspapers addressed to British Colonies and Foreign Countries are not
forwarded by the above Steamers.
_On Book Packets_ and Packets of Patterns and Samples addressed to the
United Kingdom, 8 cents per 4 ounces (see Table of Rates, page 258),
which must be prepaid. Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns and Samples
addressed to British Colonies and Foreign Countries are not forwarded by
the above Steamers.
_The Registration Fees_ are the same as by Canadian Steamers in Table No.
2.
_Letters, &c., intended for despatch by the Packets sailing from New York
or Boston should be specially so addressed._
TABLE No. 4.
RATES of Postage to Bermuda and West Indies, by British Mail Packet,
sailing from Halifax to Bermuda and St. Thomas, monthly.
----------------+------------------+----------+------------------------
COUNTRY. | Letters. |For each |On Printed Matter.
| |Newspaper.|
----------------+------------------+----------+------------------------
Bermuda | 6 cents per ½ oz.|2 cents |6 cents per 4 oz. weight
West Indies, | | |
British and | | |
Foreign |12 cents ” | ” | ” ”
These Rates should in all cases be prepaid by Postage Stamps. Unpaid
correspondence cannot be forwarded by this route.
TABLE No. 5.
SHEWING the Rates of Postage to be collected in Canada on Letters,
Newspapers, Pamphlets, Magazines, Printed Matter and Books sent by way of
the United States to the undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries.
----------------------------+------------------------------------------
| Letters, per ½ oz.
| +-----------------------------------
| | Newspapers, each.
| | +----------------------------
COUNTRIES, &c. | | | Other Printed Matter.
| | | +-------------
| | | | Registration
| | | | Fees.
----------------------------+------+------+--------------+-------------
| cts. | cts. | cts. | cts.
Argentine Republic | 21 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. |
(Buenos Ayres) | | | |
Aspinwall (Colon)-- | 21 | | | 10
Registered Letters | | | |
do | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
Unregistered Letters | | | |
Bahamas | 3 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
(B) Belize, British Honduras| 21 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
Bermuda | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
Bolivia | 25 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
* Brazil | 18 | 3 | 2 per 2 oz. | 12
Chili | 25 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
(A) China (ex Hong Kong and | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. | 10
dependant ports) | | | |
Costa Rica | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
Cuba | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
(B) East Indies (British and| 13 | 4 | 10 per 4 oz. |
Straits Settlements) | | | |
Ecuador | 23 | 4 | 6 per 4 oz. |
(B) Guatemala | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
(C) Hawaiian Kingdom, | 9 | 2 | 6 per 4 oz. |
Sandwich Islands | | | |
Honduras (not British) | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
(B) Hong Kong and dependant | 13 | 4 | |
ports | | | |
Jamaica | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. | 10
(A) Japan | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. | 10
* Mexico | 13 | 4 | 2 per 2 oz. |
Nicaragua | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
Panama | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
Peru | 25 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
(B) San Salvador | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
St. Domingo | 10 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
U. S. of Columbia, ex | 21 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
Panama and Aspinwall | | | |
(Colon) | | | |
(B) Venezuela | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. | 10
West Indies (Danish) | 13 | 4 | 3 per 2 oz. |
(B) do not otherwise | 21 | 6 | 12 per 4 oz. | 10
specified, including | | | |
British Guiana | | | |
----------------------------+------+------+--------------+-------------
(A) Letters can be registered to Shanghae, in China, and to Yokohama, in
Japan, by San Francisco but to no other place in either country.
(B) Printed Prices Current and Mercantile Circulars can, where this
letter is prefixed, be forwarded as Newspapers.
(C) The postage to be collected on Newspapers for the Sandwich Islands is
two cents for each paper, and an additional charge of one cent for each
two ounces weight or fraction thereof, thus, on a single paper weighing
three ounces, collect four cents.
* Where an asterisk is prefixed, an additional charge of one cent per two
ounces weight on Newspapers, and one cent per ounce on Books and other
printed matter, must be collected.
Registration can be effected on correspondence for those places only to
which the fee is given.
TABLE No. 6