THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 213, 6 April 1868, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

1. —TtAVN Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding halE-an-ounce ... Onepenny, Exceeding half-an-ounce but not excoeding ohe ounce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Twopence. For every ounce fraction of an sunce over one ounce Twopence. IT. - 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. lil.—l-VTERPHOVIN-CIAL LETTEKB. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in an? other province within the r ilony Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce ... ... Sixpence - NBW3PAPZKS. t For places within the colony, the Austral: :h Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez a ad Southampton, are chargauble with a rate of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Panama or Suez, onepenny; and Marseilles, tnreepence each. In consequence of newspapers bem-* frequently posted in packages of more than one number, the same ave detained at the Chief Post-office, and attention is called tothefollowm* postal regul ! ion-.—■ "Newspapers for within the colony shall bn posted i l single numbs:? so put up that the date of pu'jller.rion rar.y be readily seen. Packages o, newspr.•;;.s consisting of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.