THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.
For the information of our readers, we republish from the General Government Gazette the new rates of postage which come in force on and after the Ist of January : — I.—Town Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny. Exceeding half-ftn-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Twopence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Twopence, 11.— Country Lettees. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any other Post-office within the same province— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopence. Exceeding ha'f-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Fourpence. For every ounco or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence. 111. —Interprovinciai Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in any other province within the colony— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Sixpence.
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Press, Volume XI, Issue 1370, 29 March 1867, Page 2
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167THE NEW POSTAGE RATES. Press, Volume XI, Issue 1370, 29 March 1867, Page 2
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