Chapter IV: Part 4

[18] If addressed from office of publication to subscribers, may be forwarded on pre-payment of the commuted rate applicable to subscribers within this Province, or, singly, at a ½ cent each, at option of the Publisher.

POSTAL RATES TO GREAT BRITAIN, BY CANADIAN OCEAN STEAMERS.

LETTERS.

For a letter not exceeding ½ oz 12½ cts.
” exceeding ½ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., 25 ”
” exceeding 1 oz. ” ” 1½ oz. 37½ ”

And so on, increasing 1 rate of postage for each addit’nl ½ oz.

Letters for the United Kingdom must be pre-paid, or they will be charged a fine of 6d. sterling on delivery.

_Registration of Letters for English Mails._

For Registration of a letter for the United Kingdom--8 cts. as a Registration fee, in addition to the Postage. For British Colonies and Foreign Countries see table.

_Both the Postage charge and the Registration fee must in all cases be pre-paid._

NEWSPAPERS.

Newspapers from office of publication to subscribers in the United Kingdom may be forwarded on prepayment of the commuted rate applicable to subscribers within the Province, or singly, at ½ cent each, at the option of the Publisher.

Transient Newspapers must be prepaid one cent each.

BOOK POSTAGE.

For a Packet not exceeding 4 oz. in weight 7 cts.
” exceeding 4 oz. and not exceeding ½ lb. 12½ ”
” ” ½ lb ” ” 1 lb. 25 ”
” ” 1 lb ” ” 1½ lbs. 37½ cts.
” ” 1½ lbs ” ” 2 lbs. 50 ”

And so on, increasing 12½ cents for each additional half-pound or fraction of a half-pound.

Book Packets addressed to the United Kingdom may in future be registered upon payment of a Registration Fee of 8 cents in addition to the ordinary rate of postage.

POSTAL RATES TO GREAT BRITAIN, BY BRITISH (CUNARD) MAIL STEAMERS.

LETTERS.

For a letter not exceeding ½ oz. 17 cts.
” exceeding ½ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 37 ”
” ” 1 oz. and not exceeding 1½ oz. 54 ”

--And so on.

Regulations in respect to pre-payment and to Registration of Letters are the same as those applicable to correspondence by the Canadian Line of Steamers.

NEWSPAPERS:

Regulations in respect to prepayment the same as for Canadian Steamers; Papers, however, sent or received by the Cunard Packet Mails are chargeable ON DELIVERY with two cents additional postage--to cover the American transit charge.

BOOKS.

Book Packets are not forwarded by the Cunard Line of Steamers.

🖙 Prepayment of Postage should, whenever practicable, be made by means of Postage Stamp.

TABLE--Showing the Rates of Postage on all matter transmissible by Post--_not_ of the character of a Letter--within Canada--To Great Britain, France, Lower Provinces, and United States.

-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
| |TO GREAT BRITAIN BY CANADIAN STEAMER.
| | +-----------------------------------
| | |TO GREAT BRITAIN BY CUNARD
| | |STEAMER.
| | | +-------------------------
DESCRIPTION |BETWEEN ANY| | |TO FRANCE BY
OF MATTER. |PLACE IN | | |CANADIAN STEAMER.
|CANADA. | | | +----------------
| | | | |TO LOWER
| | | | |PROVINCES.
| | | | | +--------
| | | | | |TO
| | | | | |UNITED
| | | | | |STATES.
-------------+-----------+-----------+---------+--------+-------+--------
_Books_ |1c. per |British |} |French |1 cent |1 cent
|oz., |Book |} |Book |per |per
|payable |Post |} |Post |ounce |ounce
|in advance | |} | | |
|by postage | |} | | |
|st’mp | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Cartes de | Do | Do |} | Do | Do | Do
Visite_ | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Circulars_--|(1c. each | Do |}Cannot | Do | Do | Do
Printed |when s’nt | |}be | | |
|singly) | |}sent | | |
| | |}by | | |
_Handbills_ |1c. per | Do |}Cunard | Do | Do | Do
|oz., | |}Packet | | |
|payable | |} | | |
|in advance | |} | | |
|by postage | |} | | |
|st’mp | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Lithographed|1c. each | Do |} | Do |Same as|Same as
Letters_ & |when sent | |} | |between|between
Circulars |singly or | |} | |places |plac’s
|1c. per oz.| |} | |in |in
| | | | |Canada |Canada
| | | | | |subj’ct
_Newspapers_,|Once a week|At commuted|As by |By | |on
Canadian | 6½ c. a qr|rate if |Can. |Cunard | |delivery
|Twice ” |from office|Str., |Steamer,| |to
| 13 ”|of |(covering|7c. |To |Americ’n
|Thrice ” |Publication|Can. post| Newfoundland,|postage
| 20 ”| |only,) | |3c. |
|Daily | |subject | | |
| 40 ”| |on | | |
|[19] | |delivy. | | |
| | |to 1d. | | |
| | |stg. each| | |
| | | | | |
_Newspapers, |1 cent each|1 cent each| Do |French | Do | Do
transient_ | | | |Book | |
| | | |Post | |
| | | | | |
_Pamphlets, |1 cent per |British |} | Do |1 cent |1 cent
Almanacs, | ounce |Book |} | |per |per
and other | |Post |} | |ounce |ounce
annual | | |} | | |
publications_| | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Patterns_ of| Do | Do |} | Do |Letter |Letter
Merchandise | | |} | |Rate |Rate
for sale | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Periodicals_|1c. per |2c. each |} | Do |Same as|Same as
|4oz. |No., if |}Cannot | |between|between
|whether |published |}be | |places |plac’s
|pc’ge |in Canada, |}sent | |in |in
|contains |Brit. |}by | |Canada |Canada
|1 or |Book Post, |}Cunard | | |
|more nos. |if Foreign |}Packet | | |
| | |} | | |
_Periodicals_|Free | Do |} | Do | Do | Do
--Canadian, | | |} | | |
when | | |} | | |
specially | | |} | | |
devoted to | | |} | | |
Education-- | | |} | | |
meaning the | | |} | | |
instruction | | |} | | |
of yo’th, | | |} | | |
Agriculture,| | |} | | |
Temperance, | | |} | | |
or any | | |} | | |
branch of | | |} | | |
science | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Photographs |Parcel Post|British |} |Letter |Letter |Letter
in Cases_ | |Book |} |Rate |Rate |Rate
[20] | |Post |} | | |
| | |} | | |
Do. in Albums| Do | Do |} | Do | Do | Do
| | | | | |
_Prices |1c. per |2c. each, |2 cents | Do | Do | Do
Current_ |oz., |or in bulk |each | | |
|payable |at British | | | |
|in advance |Book Post | | | |
|by postage | | | | |
|st’mp | | | | |
| | | | | |
_Printers’ | Do |Letter |} |French |1c. per|1 cent
Proof_ | |rate |} |Book |oz., to|per
| | |} |Post |to |ounce
| | |} | Newfoundland|
| | |} | |per |
| | |} | |Can. |
| | |} | |Str., |
| | |} | |3c. |
| | |} | | |
_Printed | Do |British |} | Do |1 cent | Do
Matter_--of | |Book |} | |per |
the same | |Post |} | |ounce |
character as| | |} | | |
Circulars, | | |} | | |
Handbills, | | |} | | |
&c. | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
Samples of | | |} | | |
Merchandise,| | |} | | |
(see | | |} | | |
Patterns) | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_School | Do | Do |} | Do | Do | Do
Returns_-- | | |} | | |
Half-yearly | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_School |1 cent each| Do |}Cannot | | |
Returns_--by| | |}be | | |
School | | |}sent | | |
Trustees to | | |}by | | |
Supt., even | | |}Cunard | | |
although | | |}Packet | | |
filled up | | |} | | |
in writing | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
_Seeds, |1 cent per | Do |} | Do |Letter | Do
&c._,-- |ounce | |} | |rate |
samples of, | | |} | | |
(including | | |} | | |
Cuttings, | | |} | | |
Bulbs, | | |} | | |
Roots, | | |} | | |
Scions, or | | |} | | |
Grafts) | | |} | | |
| | |} | | |
Parliamentary|Free from | Do |} | Do |Same as|Same as
Papers |House of | |} | |between|between
|Parliament,| |} | |places |places
|or if sent | |} | |in |in
|by members | |} | |Canada |Canada
|during | |} | | |
|recess. | |} | | |

[19] Commuted Rate pre-payable by Subscriber or Publisher.

[20] Photographs in cases containing glass cannot be sent by post.

British Book Post.

Under 4 ounces 7 Cents.
Between 4 and 8 ounces, 12½ ”
” 8oz. and 1lb 25 ”
” 1lb. and 1½lbs 37½ ”
” 1½ lbs. and 2lbs 50 ”

French Book Post.

Under 2 ounces 5 Cents.
Between 2 and 4 ounces 10 ”
” 4 and 8 ” 20 ”
” 8 ounces and 1lb. 40 ”

A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of literature and art, almanacs, maps or prints, photographs, daguerreotypes 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 Packets must be open at _both ends_ or _both sides_.

Parcel Post.

Under 1lb. 25 Cents.
Between 1lb and 2lbs. 50 ”
” 2lbs. and 3lbs. 75 ”

_Registration Fee, 5 Cents._

Parcels sent by Post may contain books, daguerreotypes, photogr’phs, 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, Parcel, or Packet of any kind whatever, can in future be received for registration unless both postage and registration fee are fully prepaid.

PATTERN AND SAMPLE POST WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The following modifications have been introduced in the Regulations for the transmission of Samples and Patterns of Merchandize between Canada and the United Kingdom.

1st. It has hitherto formed part of the Imperial Post Office
Regulations that “_Samples or Patterns must not be of intrinsic
value_” but in consequence of the difficulty that has been
experienced in determining what is, and what is not, a Pattern or
Sample of Merchandize of intrinsic value, this prohibition has
been removed.

The modification is a verbal one, and will not alter nor enlarge in any way, the character of the transmissions permitted to pass by Pattern Post.

The special prohibition as to intrinsic value has, it is understood, been withdrawn, not because the question of value will not still influence a decision as to whether an article offered for transmission by Pattern Post is a genuine commercial Sample (or Pattern) or not, but because as a general proviso it could not well be enforced; inasmuch as every article whether properly a Pattern or Sample or not, has necessarily more or less of an intrinsic value, and might be held to be amenable to a strict construction of this prohibitory clause in the Regulation.

2nd. Samples of Seeds, Drugs, and similar articles intended for
delivery within the United Kingdom, are now allowed to be sent in
bags entirely closed, provided such bags be transparent, so that
the Officers of the Post Office may be able to satisfy themselves
of the contents.

3rd. The rule which prohibited the transmission through the Post,
as Patterns, of articles of cutlery, &c., has been rescinded; and
scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch
machinery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore and such like
articles, are now allowed to be forwarded by the Post as Samples,
provided they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to
afford complete protection to the contents of the Mail Bags, and
to the persons of the Officers of the Post Office. Such articles,
however, must be so packed that they may be easily examined; and
it is made a rule that any packet containing such articles which
may be found to be insufficiently guarded, shall not be forwarded
through the Post.

4th. No packet of Patterns or Samples must exceed 24 oz. in
weight.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PATTERN AND SAMPLE POST.

A Packet of Patterns or Samples sent to France, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width or depth; a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in breadth or depth.

A Packet of Patterns or Samples sent to Germany or Belgium must not exceed 8 ounces in weight.

None of the articles named in Rule 3, may be sent as Patterns or Samples to any place abroad, except Germany, Belgium, and the British Colonies, and not to those places when addressed “_viâ_ France.”

Bags entirely closed even though they may be transparent, must not be used for the transmission of seeds to foreign parts.

W. P. HOWLAND,
_Postmaster General_.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, _Ottawa, February, 1866_.

Transcriber’s Note: The following appeared on an errata slip pasted into the volume. The errata have been corrected.

ERRATA.--PAGE 11.

For * _Brantford_, Co. Simcoe,
Read * _Bradford_, do,

For * _Bradford_, Co. Brant,
Read * _Brantford_, do.