THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume 1, Issue 144, 16 January 1868, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

I.—Ti/vvn Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding hulf-an-ounce ... Onepenny. Exceeding hulf-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe ounce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopence For every ounce fraction of an sunce over one ounce ... ... Twopence. 11. Country Letters. 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 ... Twopeuce. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Pourpence. Bor every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence. lll.—lnterprovtncial Letters Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery- at or from any Post-office in any other province within the colonyExceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Sixpence. hor every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce ... ... Sixpence-

NEWSPAPERS. For places within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate or one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via I anama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles, threepence each. In consequence of newspapers being frequently posted in packages of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chief Post-office, and attention is called to the following postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall bn posted in single numbers so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consisting oi more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.