Part 10

+------------------------------------------------------- |Between any place in Canada and to Newfoundland. | +---------------------------------------------- | |To Great Britain, Mail Steam Packets | |sailing from Quebec or Portland and | |Halifax. | | +---------------------------------- DESCRIPTION | | |To Great Britain by Cunard OF MATTER. | | |and other Steamers sailing | | |from New York or Boston. | | | +----------------------- | | | |To France by Mail | | | |Steam Packets | | | |sailing from | | | |Quebec, &c. | | | | +------------ | | | | |To United | | | | |States. -----------------+--------+-----------+----------+----------+------------ _Books_ |1 cent |Canadian |Cunard |French |1 ct. per |per |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book |Book |2 oz., |2 oz. |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)|Post (_c_)|subject on | | | | |delivery to | | | | |U.S. postage | | | | | _Cartes de | do | do | do | do | do visite_ | | | | | | | | | | _Circulars_ |1 cent | do | do | do | do --Printed |each | | | | |when | | | | |sent | | | | |singly, | | | | |or 1 | | | | |cent per| | | | |2 oz. | | | | | | | | | _Handbills_ |1 cent | do | do | do | do |per | | | | |2 oz. | | | | | | | | | _Lithographed |1 cent | do | do | do | do Letters_ and |each | | | | Circulars |when | | | | |sent | | | | |singly, | | | | |or 1 | | | | |cent per| | | | |2 oz. | | | | | | | | | _Newspapers_, |Once a |At |As by | do |At Canadian |week, 5 |commuted |Canadian | |commuted |cts. per|rate, if |Str. | |rate, if |quarter |prepaid | | |prepaid |[33] |from office| | |from office |Twice ” |of | | |of | 10 ” |publication, | |publication, |Thrice ”|or at 2 | | |or at 2 | 15 ” |cents each.| | |cents each. |Daily | | | | | 30 ” | | | | | | | | | _Newspapers, |2 cents |2 cents |2 cents | do |At 2 cts. transient_ |each |each |each | |each. | | | | | _Pamphlets and |1 cent |Canadian |Cunard | do |1 ct. per occasional |per |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book | |2 oz., Publications_ |2 oz. |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)| |subject | | | | |on delivery | | | | |to U. S. | | | | |postage. | | | | | _“Parcel Post” |Parcels cannot be sent by Post beyond the Dominion Packages_ |of Canada. For rates, see margin (_d_) | | | | | _Patterns_ of |1 cent |Canadian |Cunard |French |Cannot Merchandize for |per 2 |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book |Book |be sent sale |oz. |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)|Post (_c_)| | | | | | _Periodicals_ |1 cent |2 cents | do | do |1 ct. per |per 4 |each No. if| | |2oz., |ozs., |published | | |subject on |whether |in Canada; | | |delivery |package |Canadian | | |to U. S. |contains|Pkt. Book | | |postage. |one or |Post, if | | | |more |foreign | | | |Nos. | | | | |Weighing| | | | |less | | | | |than 1 | | | | |oz. ½ | | | | |cent | | | | |each if | | | | |sent | | | | |separately | | | | | | | | [34]_Photographs |Parcel |Canadian | do | do | do in Cases_ |post |Pkt. Book | | | | |Post (_a_) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ” on card, | | | | | _see Cartes de | | | | | visite_ | | | | | | | | | | ” Albums | do | do | do | do | do | | | | | _Prices Current_ |1 cent |2 cents |4 cents | do | do |per |each, or in|each | | |2 oz. |bulk at | | | | |Canadian | | | | |Packet Book| | | | |Post (_a_) | | | | | | | | _Book and | do |Canadian |Cunard | do | do Newspaper | |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book | | Manuscript, | |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)| | Printers’ Proof,| | | | | Maps, &c._ | | | | | | | | | | _Printed | do | do | do | do | do Matter_--of the | | | | | same character | | | | | as Circulars, | | | | | Handbills, &c. | | | | | | | | | | _Samples of | | | | | Merchandize_ | | | | | --See Patterns. | | | | | | | | | | _School Returns_ | do | do | do | do | do --Half-yearly | | | | | | | | | | _School Returns_ |1 cent | do | do | do | do --by School |each or | | | | Trustees to |1 cent | | | | Superintendent, |per | | | | even although |2 oz. | | | | filled up in | | | | | writing | | | | | | | | | | _Seeds, &c._, |1 cent | do | do | do | do --samples of |per | | | | (including |2 oz. | | | | Cuttings, Bulbs,| | | | | Roots, Scions, | | | | | or Grafts) | | | | | | | | | | _Parliamentary |} | do | do | do | do Papers_ |} | | | | |} | | | | _Petitions_ and |}See P. O. Act | | | Addresses to |}and regulations | | | Provincial |}for conditions | | | Legislatures, |}of transmission. | | | Votes and |} | | | | Proceedings, and|} | | | | other papers, |} | | | | printed by |} | | | | order of said |} | | | | Legislatures |} | | | | -----------------+--------+-----------+----------+----------+------------

[33] Commuted Rate prepayable by Subscriber or Publisher.

[34] Photographs in cases containing glass cannot be sent by Post.

(_a_)--CANADIAN PACKET BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 1 oz. 2 cents. 1 to 2 oz. 4 ” 2 to 4 oz. 6 ” 4 to 8 oz. 12 ” 8 to 12 oz. 18 ” 12 oz. to 1 lb. 24 ” and so on.

(_b_)--CUNARD PACKET BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 1 oz. 4 cents. 1 to 2 oz. 6 ” 2 to 4 oz. 8 ” 4 to 8 oz. 16 ” 8 to 12 oz. 24 ” 12 oz. to 1 lb. 32 ” and so on.

(_c_)--FRENCH BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 2 oz. 4 cents. 2 to 4 oz. 8 ” 4 to 8 oz. 16 ” 8 to 12 oz. 24 ” 12 oz. to 1 lb. 32 ” and so on.

A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of literature and art, maps or prints, photographs, daguereotypes, when not on glass, or in frames containing glass; any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment (to the exclusion of letters); and the books, maps, papers, &c., may be either written, printed, or plain, or any mixture of the three; and may be either British, colonial or foreign.

Book Packages must be open at _both ends or both sides_.

(_d_)--PARCEL POST.

Not exceeding ½ lb. 12½ cents. ½ lb. to 1 lb. 25 ” 1 lb. to 1½ lb. 37½ ” 1½ lbs. to 2 lbs. 50 ” 2 lbs. to 2½ lbs. 62½ ” 2½ lbs. to 3 lbs. 75 ” 3 lbs. to 3½ lbs. 87½ ” 3½ lbs. to 4 lbs. $1.00.

_Registration Fee 5 cents._

Parcels can only be sent by Post to places in Canada, and may contain books, daguereotypes, photographs, printers’ proof and copy, military returns, states and rolls containing written figures and signatures, returns, deeds, legal papers, and all transmissions of a like character, not being strictly letters.

REGISTRATION.

No letter, book, newspaper, parcel or packet of any kind whatever, can in future be received for registration unless both postage and registration fee are fully prepaid; prepayment should, if possible, be by postage stamps.