THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 401, 12 November 1868, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

I. —Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-otfice within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one aance ... Twopence* For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Twopence* U.—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 Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence lII.—Ln'TERPROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at any Post-office within the colon? for delivery at or from any Post'office : in an -j other province within the olony Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence* Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence, Lor every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce ... ... Sixpence NEWSPAPERS. For places within the colopy, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles, threepence each. In consequence of newspapers bein* 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 be posted in single numbers, so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist - mg oi more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.