THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 639, 31 March 1870, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

I.—Town Lettbs. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivory at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Oneponny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce 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 Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence lll.—lnterprovinciai. Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colom for delivery at or from any J'ost-office in ary other province within the calony 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 NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, v : a Suez and Southampton, are chargeable vUh a rate of one penny. Newspapers foi the United Kingdom, via Panama 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 be posted in single numbers, so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist, ing of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.