THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 562, 2 October 1869, 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 ... Onepenny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe o"tm:e ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Twopence. 11.- CotJKXKY Li;tti:ks. 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 ... TwopeuceExceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence HI. INTEKI'ROVINCIAL r.KTTEUS. Posted at any Post office within the colon} for delivery ai or from any Post-office in ar/ other province within the r »louy_ Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence tor every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Sixpence NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colonv,the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, v*a Suei and Southampton, are chargeable x'Ji a rate of one penny. Newspapers foi the United Kingdom, vis Panama or Suez, one penny; ami Marseilles threepence each. * In consequence of newspapers being frequently posted in packages of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chief Post-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 consisting ot more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.