| FOR A LETTER.
--------------+---------------------------------------------------
|Not exceeding ¼ oz.
| +--------------------------------------------
| |Above ¼ oz. and not exceeding ½ oz.
| | +-------------------------------------
| | |Above ½ oz. and not exceeding ¾ oz.
| | | +------------------------------
| | | |Above ¾ oz. and not
COUNTRY, &c. | | | |exceeding 1 oz.
| | | | +-----------------------
| | | | |Above 1 oz. and not
| | | | |exceeding 1¼ oz.
| | | | | +----------------
| | | | | |Registration Fee
| | | | | |for Letters.
--------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------------
| cts. | cts.| cts.| cts.| cts.| cts.
Aden | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Africa, West | | | | | |
Coast of | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Algeria | 17| 34| 51| 68| 85| 17 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Ascension | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Australia, | | | | | |
South | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Australia, | | | | | |
Western | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Austria | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Azores | 19| 27| 46| 54| 83| 25
Baden | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Bavaria | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Belgium | 19| 19| 38| 38| 76| 25
Borneo | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Bourbon | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Brazil | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Bremen | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Brunswick | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Buenos Ayres | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Cape de Verde | 19| 27| 46| 54| 83| 25
Cape of | | | | | |
Good Hope | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Canary Islands| 23| 35| 58| 70| 1 05| 25
Ceylon | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Chili | 60| 60| 1 20| 1 20| 2 40| 25
China | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Constantinople| 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Dardanelles | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Denmark | 29| 29| 58| 58| 1 16| 25
Egypt | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Falkland | | | | | |
Islands | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Fernando Po | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
France | 17| 34| 51| 68| 85| 17 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Frankfort | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Galatz | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Gallipoli | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Gambia | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Gibraltar | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Gold Coast | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Greece | 29| 58| 87| 1 16| 1 45| 29 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Hamburg | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Hanover | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Hayti | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Heligoland | 27| 27| 54| 54| 1 08| 25
Hesse | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Hesse Homburg | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Holland | 17| 17| 34| 34| 68| 25
Hong Kong | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
India | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Ionian Islands| 25| 34| 62| 77| 1 14| 25
Italy | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Japan | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Jerusalem | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Labuan | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Lauenburg | 25| 25| 50| 50| 1 00| 25
Liberia | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Lippe Detmold | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Lubeck | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Madeira | 19| 27| 46| 54| 83| 25
Malta | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Mauritius | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Mecklenburg | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Moldavia | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Mytelene | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Monte Video | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Nassau, | | | | | |
Duchy of | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Natal | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
New South | | | | | |
Wales. | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
New Zealand | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Norway | 40| 40| 80| 80| 1 60| 25
Oldenburg | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Papal States | 29| 58| 87| 1 16| 1 45| 29 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Penang | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Poland | 31| 31| 62| 62| 1 22| 25 & 8 cts.
| | | | | | p. ¼ oz. ad.
Portugal | 19| 38| 57| 76| 95| 19 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Prussia | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Reuss | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Rhodes | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Russia | 31| 31| 62| 62| 1 22| 25 & 8 cts.
| | | | | | p. ¼ oz. ad.
St. Helena | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Samsoun | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Salonica | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Saxe Altenburg| 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Saxe Coburg | | | | | |
Gotha | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Saxe Meiningen| 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Saxe Weimar | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Saxony | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Schaumburg | | | | | |
Lippe | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Schwartzburg | | | | | |
Rudolstadt | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Schwartzburg | | | | | |
Sonderhausen| 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Scutari | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 25
Seres | 34| 34| 68| 68| 1 36| 25
Singapore | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Sierra Leone | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Smyrna | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Spain | 23| 35| 58| 70| 1 05| 25
Surinam | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Sweden | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Switzerland | 26| 26| 52| 52| 78| 26 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Syria | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Tasmania | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Trebizond | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Tultcha | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Tunis | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23
Turkey in | | | | | |
Europe | | | | | |
(except | | | | | |
places | | | | | |
specified.) | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 per ¼ oz.
| | | | | | addit.
Varna | 23| 46| 70| 93| 1 16| 23 ditto.
Venezuela | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Victoria | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Wallachia | | | | | |
(except | | | | | |
places | | | | | |
specified.) | 40| 40| 80| 80| 1 60| 25
Places in | | | | | |
Turkey, | | | | | |
Moldavia, | | | | | |
Wallachia, | | | | | |
Servia, and | | | | | |
the Levant, | | | | | |
in which | | | | | |
Austria | | | | | |
maintains | | | | | |
Post | | | | | |
Offices:-- | | | | | |
Belgrade | 23| 23| 46| 46| 92| 25
Botuschany & | | | | | |
Plojeshte | 25| 25| 50| 50| 1 00| 25
Antivari, | | | | | |
Bakau, | | | | | |
Berlad, | | | | | |
Bucharest, | | | | | |
Durazzo, | | | | | |
Fookschan, | | | | | |
Jassy, | | | | | |
Piatra | | | | | |
Roman, | | | | | |
Tekutsch, | | | | | |
and Valona. | 29| 29| 58| 58| 1 16| 25
Adrianople, | | | | | |
Bourgas, | | | | | |
Caifa, | | | | | |
Candia, | | | | | |
Canea, | | | | | |
Cavalla, | | | | | |
Chio, | | | | | |
(Tchesme), | | | | | |
Kustendjie, | | | | | |
Larnaka, | | | | | |
Retimo, | | | | | |
Seres, | | | | | |
Tenedos, and| | | | | |
Tchernavoda.| 34| 34| 68| 68| 1 36| 25
Janina | 35| 35| 70| 70| 1 40| 25
Mostar | 29| 29| 58| 58| 1 16| 25
Philippopel, | | | | | |
Prevesa, | | | | | |
Rutschuk, | | | | | |
& Sofia. | 31| 31| 62| 62| 1 22| 25
--------------+------+------+------+------+------+----------------
--------------+------------+-----------------------------------
| | FOR A BOOK PACKET.
| +-----------------------------------
| |Not exceeding 2 ozs.
| | +------------------------------
| | |2 ozs. to 4 ozs.
| For | | +-------------------------
COUNTRY, &c. | each | | |4 ozs. to 8 ozs.
| Newspaper. | | | +--------------------
| | | | |8 ozs. to 1 lb.
| | | | | +---------------
| | | | | |1 lb. to 1½ lb.
| | | | | | +----------
| | | | | | |1½ lb. to
| | | | | | |2 lbs.
--------------+------------+----+----+----+----+----+----------
| |cts.|cts.|cts.|cts.|cts.| cts.
Aden | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Africa, West | | | | | | |
Coast of | 3 ” | Letter rate.
Algeria | Book rate.| 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Ascension | 3 cts. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Australia, | | | | | | |
South | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Australia, | | | | | | |
Western | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Austria | Book rate.| 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Azores | 3 cts. | 11| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Baden | Book rate.| 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Bavaria | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Belgium | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Borneo | 5 cts. | Letter rate.
Bourbon | ditto. | ditto.
Brazil | 3 cts. | ditto.
Bremen | Book rate.| 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Brunswick | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Buenos Ayres | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Cape de Verde | 3 ” | 11| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Cape of | | | | | | |
Good Hope | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Canary Islands| Book rate.| 6| 13| 25| 38| 50| 63
Ceylon | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Chili | 7 ” | Letter rate.
China | 5 cents. | ditto.
Constantinople| Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Dardanelles | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Denmark | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Egypt | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Falkland | | | | | | |
Islands | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Fernando Po | 3 ” | Letter rate.
France | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Frankfort | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Galatz | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Gallipoli | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Gambia | 3 cts. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Gibraltar | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Gold Coast | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Greece | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Hamburg | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Hanover | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Hayti | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Heligoland | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Hesse | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Hesse Homburg | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Holland | 3 cts. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Hong Kong | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
India | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Ionian Islands| 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Italy | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 38| 50| 62
Japan | 7 cts. | Letter rate.
Jerusalem | Book rate. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Labuan | 5 cts. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Lauenburg | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Liberia | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Lippe Detmold | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Lubeck | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Madeira | 3 cts. | 11| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Malta | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Mauritius | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Mecklenburg | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Moldavia | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Mytelene | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Monte Video | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Nassau, | | | | | | |
Duchy of | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Natal | 3 cts. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
New South | | | | | | |
Wales. | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
New Zealand | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Norway | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Oldenburg | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Papal States | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Penang | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Poland | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Portugal | 3 cts. | 11| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Prussia | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Reuss | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Rhodes | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Russia | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
St. Helena | 3 cts. | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Samsoun | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Salonica | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Saxe Altenburg| ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Saxe Coburg | | | | | | |
Gotha | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Saxe Meiningen| ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Saxe Weimar | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 60| 75| 1 00
Saxony | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Schaumburg | | | | | | |
Lippe | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Schwartzburg | | | | | | |
Rudolstadt | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Schwartzburg | | | | | | |
Sonderhausen| ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Scutari | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Seres | ditto. | Letter rate.
Singapore | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 80
Sierra Leone | 3 ” | 13| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Smyrna | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Spain | ditto. | 6| 13| 25| 38| 50| 62
Surinam | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Sweden | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Switzerland | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Syria | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Tasmania | 5 cts. | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Trebizond | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Tultcha | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Tunis | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Turkey in | | | | | | |
Europe | | | | | | |
(except | | | | | | |
places | | | | | | |
specified.) | ditto. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Varna | Book rate. | 5| 10| 20| 40| 60| 80
Venezuela | 3 cts. | Letter rate.
Victoria | 5 ” | 15| 15| 30| 60| 90| 1 20
Wallachia | | | | | | |
(except | | | | | | |
places | | | | | | |
specified.) | Book rate. | 6| 13| 25| 50| 75| 1 00
Places in | | | | | | |
Turkey, | | | | | | |
Moldavia, | | | | | | |
Wallachia, | | | | | | |
Servia, and | | | | | | |
the Levant, | | | | | | |
in which | | | | | | |
Austria | | | | | | |
maintains | | | | | | |
Post | | | | | | |
Offices:-- | | | | | | |
Belgrade | 6 cts. not | | | | | |
| exceeding 2| | | | | |
|ozs. 13 cts.| | | | | |
|2 ozs. to 4.| Letter rate.
Botuschany & | | | | | | |
Plojeshte | ditto. | | | | | |
Antivari, | | | | | | |
Bakau, | | | | | | |
Berlad, | | | | | | |
Bucharest, | | | | | | |
Durazzo, | | | | | | |
Fookschan, | | | | | | |
Jassy, | | | | | | |
Piatra | | | | | | |
Roman, | | | | | | |
Tekutsch | | | | | | |
and Valona. | ditto. | ditto.
Adrianople, | | | | | | |
Bourgas, | | | | | | |
Caifa, | | | | | | |
Candia, | | | | | | |
Canea, | | | | | | |
Cavalla, | | | | | | |
Chio, | | | | | | |
(Tchesme), | | | | | | |
Kustendjie, | | | | | | |
Larnaka, | | | | | | |
Retimo, | | | | | | |
Seres, | | | | | | |
Tenedos, and| | | | | | |
Tchernavoda.| ditto. | ditto.
Janina | ditto. | ditto.
Mostar | ditto. | ditto.
Philippopel, | | | | | | |
Prevesa, | | | | | | |
Rutschuk, | | | | | | |
& Sofia. | ditto. | ditto.
--------------+------------+----+----+----+----+----+----------
_Note_.--Upon Letters or Newspapers forwarded through the United States,
for conveyance by the British Cunard line of Steamers, the United States
Transit Rates must be collected in addition to the above Rates of
Postage. These Transit Rates are:--5 cents per half ounce for Letter and
2 cents each for Newspapers. Book Packets are not forwarded by the Cunard
line of Steamers.
TABLE No. 2.
RATES FOR OTHER FOREIGN DESTINATIONS.
TABLE showing the TOTAL AMOUNT OF POSTAGE to be collected in CANADA upon
LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS and BOOK PACKETS,--NOT FORWARDED THROUGH the United
Kingdom,--addressed to the under-mentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries
on the Continent of America.
-----------------------+-----------------------------------------
|Not exceeding ½ oz.
| +-----------------------------------
| |Above ½ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.
| | +-----------------------------
| | |Registration fee for Letters.
COUNTRY, &c. | | | +-----------------------
| | | |For each Newspaper.
| | | |Pre-payment required.
| | | | +----------------
| | | | |FOR BOOK PACKET.
| | | | |Per Ounce.
| | | | |Pre-payment
| | | | |required.
-----------------------+-----+-----+-----+------+----------------
| cts.| cts.| cts.| cts.| cts.
[16] Burmuda | 23 | 46 | 5 | 3 |
† * British Columbia | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
California * | 10 | 20 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
Costa Rica | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 |
Cuba | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Ecuador | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 |
Grey Town | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 |
Guatemala | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 |
Mexico | 30 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2
New Brunswick * | 5 | 10 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
New Grenada | 30 | 60 | 5 | 7 |
[17] Newfoundland * | 12½| 25 | 5 | 3 | 1
[17] Nova Scotia * | 5 | 10 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
Panama | 30 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2
Peru | 32 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 5
Porto Rico | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 5
Oregon * | 10 | 20 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
Prince Edward Island * | 5 | 10 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
United States * | 10 | 20 | 5 |[18]1 | 1
[16] West Indies, | | | | |
British and Foreign | 23 | 46 | 5 | 3 |
-----------------------+-----+-----+-----+------+------
† * To San Francisco only, additional charge on delivery.
🖙 The asterisk * indicates that in cases where it is affixed, pre-payment
of the Letter Postage is optional. In all other cases pre-payment is
required to secure the forwarding of the Letter. No letter can be
registered unless both postage and registration fee are fully prepaid.
[16] Book packets for the West Indies can only be sent via the
United Kingdom, the rate being, under 2 ozs. 6 cts., 2 ozs. to
4 ozs. 13 cts., over 4 ozs. 25 cts. the ½ lb. or fraction of ½
lb.
[17] If specially addressed “_Via Royal Mail Steamer from
Boston_,” (_i. e._ the fortnightly Cunard Packet from Boston to
Liverpool _Via_ Halifax,) a Letter must be prepaid as follows:
For Newfoundland, } 12½ cents.
For Nova-Scotia, }
Books cannot be forwarded by this route.
[18] If addressed from office of publication to subscribers,
may be forwarded on pre-payment of the commuted rate applicable
to subscribers within this Province, or, singly at a ½ cent
each, at option of the Publisher.
POSTAL RATES TO GREAT BRITAIN, BY CANADIAN OCEAN STEAMERS.
LETTERS.
For a Letter not exceeding ½ oz. 12½ cents.
” exceeding ” and not exceeding 1 oz. 25 ”
” ” 1 oz. and not ” 2 ozs. 50 ”
and so on increasing two rates of postage for each additional ounce.
Letters for the United Kingdom must be prepaid,--or they will be charged
a fine of Six pence Sterling on delivery.
_Registration of Letters for English Mails._
For Registration of a Letter for the United Kingdom--12½ cents as a
Registration Fee, in addition to the Postage. For British Colonies and
Foreign Countries see table.
_Both the postage charge and Registration fee must in all cases be
prepaid._
NEWSPAPERS.
Newspapers from office of publication to subscribers in the United
Kingdom may be forwarded on pre-payment of the commuted rate applicable
to subscribers within the Province, or singly, at a ½ cent each, at the
option of the Publisher.
Transient Newspapers must be prepaid one cent each.
BOOK POSTAGE.
For a Packet not exceeding 4 ozs. in weight 7 cents.
” exceeding 4 ozs. and not exceeding ½ lb. 12½ ”
” ” ½ lb. and ” 1 lb. 25 ”
” ” 1 lb. and ” 1½ lb. 37½ ”
” ” 1½ lb. and ” 2 lbs. 50 ”
and so on, increasing 12½ cents for each additional half pound or
fraction of a half pound.
POSTAL RATES TO GREAT BRITAIN, BY BRITISH (CUNARD) MAIL STEAMERS.
LETTERS.
For a Letter not exceeding ½ oz. 17 cents.
” exceeding ½ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 34 ”
” ” 1 oz. ” 2 ozs. 68 ”
--and so on.
Regulations in respect to pre-payment and to Registration of Letters are
the same as those applicable to correspondence by the Canadian Line of
Steamers.
NEWSPAPERS.
Regulations in respect to pre-payment the same as for Canadian Steamers:
Papers, however, sent or received by the Cunard Packet Mails are
chargeable ON DELIVERY with two cents additional postage--to cover the
American transit charge.
BOOKS.
Book Packets are not forwarded by the Cunard Line of Steamers.
🖙 Pre-payment of Postage should, whenever practicable, be made by means
of Postage Stamp.
W. P. HOWLAND,
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, QUEBEC, January, 1865.