TABLES
OF
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN CANADA,
AND ALSO BETWEEN
CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, BRITISH COLONIES, AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Table No. 1.—Rates of Postage on Letters within the Dominion of Canada, (including the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island), Newfoundland, and to the United States.
Table No. 2.—By mails sent to England in Mail Steam Packets sailing weekly (every Saturday), from Quebec in Summer, and from Portland in Winter; and fortnightly, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Table No. 3.—By Cunard or other Steamers sailing from New York or Boston for England, (closed mail).
Table No. 4.—To Bermuda and West Indies, by British Mail Packet, sailing monthly from Halifax to Bermuda and St. Thomas.
Table No. 5.—To certain British Colonies and Foreign Countries, to be included in the United States Mails for Steamers sailing from New York and San Francisco for the West Indies, Panama, Australia, China, Japan and South America.
Table No. 6.—Rates on matters transmissible by post, within Canada, and to Newfoundland, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.

TABLE No. 1.
Rates of Postage on letters within the Dominion of Canada, (including the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island.)

POSTED.
PREPAID.		POSTED.
UNPAID.
On a letter weighing not more than ½ an oz.3Cents.5Cents.
On a letter weighing more than ½ an oz., but not more than 1 oz.6”10”
On a letter weighing more than 1 oz., but not more than 1½ oz.9”15”
On a letter weighing more than 1½ oz., but not more than 2 oz.12”20”
On a letter weighing more than 2 oz., but not more than 2½ oz.15”25”
and so on, 3 cents or 5 cents, (according as the letter is paid or unpaid), being charged for every additional ½ oz., or fraction of a ½ oz.

Letters addressed as above which are only partially prepaid, are to be rated as if wholly unpaid, credit being given, however, for the amount prepaid thereon. Thus, if a letter weighing more than ½ an oz., but less than 1 oz., and liable to two rates (equal to 10 cents) is prepaid only 3 cents, it is subject to a further charge of 7 cents.

Postage to French Colonies of St. Pierre and Miquelon, same as above, subject to an additional charge on delivery.

The charge on local or drop letters is one cent for each letter, which must be prepaid by stamp. Unpaid drop letters should be put under cover to the Postmaster General by first mail after receipt.

The charge for the Registration of a letter is 2 cents, to be prepaid by stamp.