New Post Offices are established by the Department wherever it is ascertained that a sufficient number of inhabitants can be accommodated, and a sufficient amount of postal revenue collected to warrant such a measure. When a new Post Office is required, a petition should be addressed to the Postmaster General, signed by as many of the inhabitants as can conveniently subscribe the same. The petition should state the name of the township and the number of the lot and concession on which it is desired the office should be established; the distance from the neighbouring offices; whether at the site of the proposed Post Office there is a village; the number of mills, stores, taverns, and houses thereat; the extent of the settlement to be served and the probable cost of the mail; together with any other facts which may form any ground for the accommodation applied for.
RATES OF POSTAGE from CANADA to BRITISH COLONIES and FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
By Canadian Ocean Steamers, sailing every Saturday from Quebec in Summer, and from Portland in Winter.
[Symbol: Pointer] Letters for any of the destinations included in this Table must be prepaid, else they cannot be forwarded. In those cases in the Book-rates where an asterisk (*) is prefixed, prepayment on Newspapers or Book Parcels is optional: in all other cases prepayment is required.
| KEY | |
| A: Not exceeding ¼ oz. | G: Not exceeding 2 ozs. |
| B: Above ¼ oz. and not exceeding ½ oz. | H: 2 ozs. to 4 ozs. |
| C: Above ½ oz. and not exceeding ¾ oz. | I: 4 ozs. to 8 ozs. |
| D: Above ¾ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. | J: 8 ozs. to 1 lb. |
| E: Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 1¼ oz. | K: 1 lb. to 1½ lb. |
| F: Registration fee for each letter. | L: 1½ lb. to 2 lbs. |
| FOR A LETTER. | FOR EACH NEWSPAPER | FOR A BOOK PACKET. | |||||||||||
| COUNTRIES. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | |
| cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | ||
| Aden | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Africa, West Coast of | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Algeria | 17 | 34 | 51 | 68 | 1.36 | 17 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Ascension | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Australia, South | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Australia, Western | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Austria | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Azores | 19 | 27 | 46 | 54 | 83 | 25 | 5 cents | 11 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Baden | 19 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 95 | 19 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Bavaria | 19 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 95 | 19 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Belgium | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 25 | Book rate | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Belize (Honduras) | 19 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 3 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Borneo | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Bourbon | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Brazil | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Bremen | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Brunswick | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Buenos Ayres | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Cape de Verde | 19 | 27 | 46 | 54 | 88 | 25 | 5 cents | 11 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Cape of Good Hope | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Canary Islands | 23 | 35 | 58 | 70 | 1.05 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 |
| Ceylon | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Chili | 60 | 60 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 2.40 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| China | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Constantinople | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 25 | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Dardanelles | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Denmark | 29 | 29 | 58 | 58 | 1.16 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Egypt | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Falkland Islands | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Fernando Po | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| France | 17 | 34 | 51 | 68 | 1.36 | 17 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Frankfort | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Galatz | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Gallipoli | 1 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Gambia | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Gibraltar | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Gold Coast | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 29 | 58 | 87 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 29 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Hamburg | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Hanover | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Hayti | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Heligoland | 27 | 27 | 54 | 54 | 1.08 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Hesse | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Hesse Homburg | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Holland | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 25 | 3 cents | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Hong Kong | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| India | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Ionian Islands | 31 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 1.22 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 21 | 31 | 52 | 62 | 93 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 |
| Lauenburg | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 1.00 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Liberia | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Lippe Detmold | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Lubeck | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Madeira | 9 | 27 | 46 | 54 | 83 | 25 | 5 cents | 11 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Malta | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Mauritius | 28 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Mecklenburg | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Moldavia | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 1 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Mytelene | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Monte Video | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Nassau, Duchy of | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Natal | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| New South Wales | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 " | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 " | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Norway | 40 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 1.60 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Oldenburg | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Papal States | 29 | 58 | 87 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 29 ¼oz. | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Penang | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Poland | 31 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 1.22 | 25 & 8 ¼oz. | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Portugal | 23 | 35 | 58 | 70 | 1.05 | 23 ¼oz. | 5 cents | 11 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Prussia | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Reuss | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Rhodes | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Russia | 31 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 1.22 | 25 & 8 ¼oz. | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| St. Helena | 3 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Samsoun | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | Book rate | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Salonica | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | ditto | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Sardinia (see Italy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saxe Altenburg | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Saxe Cobourg Gotha | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Saxe Meiningen | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Saxe Weimar | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Saxony | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Schaumburg Lippe | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Schwartzburg Rudolstadt | 3 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Schwartzburg Sondershausen | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Seutari | 29 | 29 | 58 | 58 | 1.16 | 25 | ditto | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Seres | 29 | 29 | 58 | 58 | 1.16 | 25 | ditto | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Sicilies, Two (see Italy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Singapore | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.80 |
| Sierra Leone | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 3 " | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Smyrna | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | Book rate | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Spain | 23 | 35 | 58 | 70 | 1.05 | 25 | ditto | *6 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 |
| Surinam | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Sweden | 35 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 1.40 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 95 | 19 ¼oz. | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Syria | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 25 | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Tasmania | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Trebizond | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | Book rate | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Tultcha | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | ditto | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Tunis | 19 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 95 | 25 | ditto | *5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Turkey in Europe (except places specified) | 29 | 29 | 58 | 58 | 1.16 | 29 | ditto | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Varna | 21 | 42 | 63 | 84 | 1.05 | 21 ¼oz. | ditto | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
| Victoria | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 1.20 |
| Wallachia (except places specified) | 40 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 1.60 | 25 | Book rate | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| West Indies, British | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | 5 cents | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 1.00 |
| West Indies, Foreign (except places specified) | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 25 | Letter rate | Letter rate | |||||
By CUNARD STEAMERS, sailing every WEDNESDAY from New York and Boston alternately.
Add to the rates by Canadian Ocean Steamers 5 cents per half-ounce for Letters and 2 cents each for Newspapers. The registration fees are the same as by Canadian Steamers. Book Packets are not forwarded by the Cunard Line of Steamers.