THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 725, 18 October 1870, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

I.—T&WN Lbttes. Posted at any Post-office within the coloi from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenn Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... Twopenc For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopenc, ll.—Country Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colon for delivery at or from any other Post-offi< within the same province— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopenc Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpenc For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence lll.—lnterphovxnciai. Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the coloni for delivery at or from any Post-office in another province within the colony ' Not exceeding half an ounce, Twopence Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Sixpenw NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australiai Colonies, and the United Kingdom, v'a Sue and Southampton, are chargeable w»"ih a rat' of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, vli Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles threepence each. . In consequence of newspapers being fr« quently posted in packages of more than on number, the same are detained at the Chie. Post-office, and attention is called to the foi lowing postal regulation:—. " Newspapers for transmission within thi colony shall be posted in single numbers, s< put up that the date of publication may bt readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist ing of more than one number shall be treatec as bookpackages.