THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 677, 28 June 1870, 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 hut not exceeding one ounce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopence. ll.—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 111-—lnterprovincial Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colom for delivery at or from any Post-office in art other province within the cjlony Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence Exceeding half-an-ounee 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, rs Sue* and Southampton, are chargeable w'*li a rate of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles threepence each. ' In consequence of newspapers being fre. quently posted in packages of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chid Post-office, and attention is called to the foh lowing postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall be posted in single number* so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist uig of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.