THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 408, 20 November 1868, 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 ... Onepenn? Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe ounce ... Twopence* lor every ounce or fraction of an ' ounce over one ounce Twopence. -U.— 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 ... Twopence. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce ... .... Fourpence. l<or every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence m.— interprovinciai. Letters Posted at any Post-office within the colon? redelivery at or from any Post-office in ac j other province within the olony— Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... SixDenee For every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce ... ... Sixpence NEWSPAPERS. rX°n- P C Vll thi , n r the cohn y> the Australian Colonies and the United Kingdom, via Sues and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate of one penny. P fl lS P « S f ° r the Ullited Kingdom, via *£S££SZ onepenny; and Marseilles > In consequence of newspapers being freZTl J l lT ted *" P acka g es of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chief t ost-ofhee, and attention is called to the following postal regulation : P n P u erS for transmission within the colony shay be posted in single numbers, so Put up tl lat the date of publication may' be eadilv seen Packages of newspapers consistmg of more than one number shall be treated as Dooif packages.