RATES FOR OTHER FOREIGN DESTINATIONS.—Table No. 2.
Table shewing the Total Amount of Postage to be collected in Canada upon Letters, Newspapers and Book Packets,—not forwarded through the United Kingdom,—addressed to the undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries on the Continent of America.
| COUNTRY, &c. | Not exceeding ½ oz. | Above ½ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. | Registration Fee for Letters. | For each Newspaper. Pre-payment required. | FOR BOOK PACKET. Per Ounce. Pre-payment required. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | cts. | |
| [16] Bermuda | 23 | 46 | 5 | 3 | |
| † British Columbia | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 per 4 ozs. |
| California | 10 | 20 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 per oz. |
| Cuba | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| New Brunswick | 5 | 10 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 |
| [17] Newfoundland | 12½ | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| [17] Nova Scotia | 5 | 10 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 |
| Oregon * | 10 | 20 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 |
| Porto Rico | 23 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Prince Edward Island * | 5 | 10 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 |
| Red River (Fort Garry) | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 per 4 ozs. |
| Sandwich Islands | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | do |
| United States * | 10 | 20 | 5 | [18]1 | 1 per oz. |
| [16] West Indies, British and Foreign | 23 | 56 | 5 | 3 |
† To San Francisco only, additional charge on delivery.
🖙 The asterisk * indicates that in cases where it is affixed, pre-payment of the Letter postage is optional. In all other cases pre-payment is required to secure the forwarding of the Letter. No letter can be registered unless both postage and registration fee are fully prepaid.
[16] Book packets for the West Indies can only be sent viâ the United Kingdom, the rate being, under 2 oz., 6 cts., 2 oz. to 4 oz., 13 cts., over 4 oz., 25 cts. the ½ lb. or fraction of ½ lb.
[17] If specially addressed “Viâ Royal Mail Steamer from Boston,” (i.e. the fortnightly Cunard Packet from Boston to Liverpool, viâ Halifax,) a Letter must be pre-paid as follows:
| For Newfoundland, | } | 12½ cents. |
| For Nova-Scotia, | } |
Books cannot be forwarded by this route.
[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.