THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 399, 10 November 1868, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

1-—Totvn Lettes. 1 osted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Qnepenny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe ounce ... Twopence* .bor 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 halt-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Pourpence. fcor every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence 111— Ixterprovi.vcial Letters? Posted at any Post-office within the colon? for delivery at or from any Post-office in ar - otlier province within the cjlony— Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding hali-an-ounce but uot exceeding one ounce ... .. Sixpence For every ounce or fraction of an D ' XpenC °- ounoe over one ounce NEWSPAPERS. rnl°,2 th T n r the ? 010u y> the Australian Cotomes and the United Kingdom, via Sue* ' *** a »* Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via th'™ ° r Su f' ° ne ond Marseilles, threepence each. ' In consequence of newspapers bein<r frequently posted in packages of more than one munber, the same are detained at the Chief lost-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* Z S h S? re , than ° lle mimber shilU to treated as oookpackages.