THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 506, 20 May 1869, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

I.—Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not excoeding ohe oiince ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Twopence. 11. Coontbt 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 ... Twopence, Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence lll.—lnteui'uovixcial Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the eolonj for delivery at or from any Post-office in ar } Other province within the cjlony Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixoence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Sixpence NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suea and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate of one penny. Newspapers fot the United Kingdom, via Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles, threepence each. In consequence of newspapers beiiu' 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 consisting of more than one number shall bo treated as bookpackages.