Part 10

+------------------------------------------------------- |Between any place in Canada and to Prince Edward |Island and 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. | | | +----------------------- | | | |To France by Mail | | | |Steam Packets | | | |sailing from | | | |Quebec, &c. | | | | +------------ | | | | |To United | | | | |States. -----------------+--------+-----------+----------+----------+------------ _Books_ |1 cent |Canadian |Cunard |French |1ct. per |per oz. |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book |Book |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| | | | |oz. | | | | | | | | | _Handbills_ |1 cent | do | do | do | do |per oz. | | | | | | | | | _Lithographed |1 cent | do | do | do | do Letters_ and |each | | | | Circulars |when | | | | |sent | | | | |singly, | | | | |or 1 | | | | |cent per| | | | |oz. | | | | | | | | | _Newspapers_, |Once a |At |As by Can.| do | do Canadian |week, 5 |commuted |Str., with| | |cts. per|rate, if |2 cents | | |quarter |prepaid |additional| | |[13] |from office|on each | | |Twice ” |of |paper | | | 10 ” |publication| | | |Thrice ”| | | | | 15 ” | | | | |Daily | | | | | 30 ” | | | | | | | | | _Newspapers, |2 cents |2 cents |4 cents | do | do transient_ |each |each |each | | | | | | | _Pamphlets and |1 cent |Canadian |Cunard | do |1 ct. per occasional |per oz. |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book | |oz. as Publications_ | |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)| |above | | | | | _“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 oz. |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book |be sent sale | |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)|Post (_c_)| | | | | | _Periodicals_ |1 cent |2 cents | do | do |Same as |per 4 |each No. if| | |between |oz., |published | | |places in |whether |in Canada; | | |Canada, |package |Canadian | | |subject on |contains|Pkt. Book | | |delivery |one or |Post, if | | |to U.S. |more |foreign | | |postage |Nos. | | | | | | | | | [14]_Photographs |Parcel |Canadian | do | do | do in Cases_ |Post |Pkt. Book | | | |(_b_) |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 oz. |each, or in|each | | | |bulk at | | | | |Canadian | | | | |Packet Book| | | | |Post (_a_) | | | | | | | | _Book and | do |Canadian |Cunard | do |1 cent Newspaper | |Pkt. Book |Pkt. Book | |per oz., Manuscript, | |Post (_a_) |Post (_b_)| |as above Printers’ Proof,| | | | | Maps, &c._ | | | | | | | | | | _Printed | do | do | do | do | do Matter_--of the | | | | | same character | | | | | as Circulars, | | | | | Handbills, &c. | | | | | | | | | | _Sample 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 oz. | | | | even although | | | | | filled up in | | | | | writing | | | | | | | | | | _Seeds, &c._, |1 cent | do | do | do | do --samples of |per oz. | | | | (including | | | | | Cuttings, Bulbs,| | | | | Roots, Scions, | | | | | or Grafts) | | | | | | | | | | _Parliamentary |Free | do | do | do | do Papers_ | | | | | | | | | | _Petitions_ and |Free to | | | | Addresses to |and from| | | | Provincial |places | | | | Legislatures, |where | | | | Votes and |Session | | | | Proceedings, and|is held | | | | other papers, | | | | | printed by | | | | | order of said | | | | | Legislatures | | | | | -----------------+--------+-----------+----------+----------+------------

[13] Commuted Rate prepayable by Subscriber or Publisher.

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

(_a_)--CANADIAN PACKET BOOK POST.

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

(_b_)--CUNARD PACKET BOOK POST.

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

(_c_)--FRENCH BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 2 ozs. 4 cents. 2 to 4 ozs. 8 ” 4 to 8 ozs. 16 ” 8 to 12 ozs. 24 ” 8 ozs. 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 lb. 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.