PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Printed proceedings of the British Parliament are forwarded through the Post-Office at a special rate, and possess privileges in their transmission not belonging to either the newspaper- or book-postage. Parliamentary proceedings, however, may pass through the post at either the special rate, the newspaper rate, or book-post rate, always provided that the conditions of the particular rate chosen be complied with.
(b) "Parliamentary proceedings," if these words are written or printed on the cover (otherwise they are liable to be charged letter rate), may circulate through the United Kingdom at the following rates of postage:—
| Weighing not more than 4 oz. | 1d. | |||
| Weighing more than | 4 oz. | and not exceeding | 8 oz. | 2d. |
| " | 8 oz. | " | 12 oz. | 3d. |
| " | 12 oz. | " | 16 oz. | 4d. |
and so on; one penny being charged for every additional quarter of a pound or fraction of a quarter of a pound.
(c) Prepayment of parliamentary proceedings is optional throughout the United Kingdom. Prepayment may also be made in part, when the simple difference only will be charged on delivery.
Parliamentary proceedings can only be sent to the colonies or foreign countries by means of the book-post system, and, of course, only where book-posts are established.