Mails are exchanged daily with the United States post offices at all the principal frontier points, and closed mails are exchanged daily between the principal cities of Canada and New York and Boston.
Mails for Lower Provinces.
Mails are also made up at Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto, for Halifax, Nova Scotia, and for St. John's, Newfoundland, and despatched to destination by Cunard Steamer, sailing from Boston, every alternate Wednesday.
RATES OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS.
Canada and other parts of B. N. America.
The rate of Postage on pre-paid Letters between any place in Canada and any other place in Canada, and on pre-paid or unpaid letters between any place in Canada and any place in British North America (except places hereafter mentioned), including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton, is regulated by weight, irrespective of distance, and is as follows:—
Scale of charge.
On a letter weighing not more than ½ an oz.,5 cents.
""more than½oz. but not ex. 1oz.,10 cts.
"""1oz."1½"15 cts.
"""1½ oz."2"20 cts.
"""2oz."2½"25 cts.
And so on, 5 cents being charged for every additional ½ oz., or fraction of a half ounce.