THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 449, 8 January 1869, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

1, —Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny I Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe oonce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopence.^ 11. 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 ... TwopeuccK Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence 1 EL—INTEKPBOVINCIAL LETTERS Posted at any Post-office within the colon} for delivery at or from any Post-offlce in ar, other province within the rjlonv Not exceeding half an ounce 7 Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Sixpence, bor every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce ... ... Sixpenfrj NEWSPAPERS For places wiUun the colony, the Australian Colonies and the United Kingdom, via Sue, and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate of one penny. c Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Panama or Suez, one penny; an d Marseilles threepence each. ' In consequence of newspapers being fijl quently posted in packages of more than ow number, the same are detained at the Chief lost-office, and attention is called to the Vol. lowing postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within tin colony shall be posted in single numbers so put up that the date of publication mav'to readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist mg of more than one number shall be treated as bookpaekages.