| s. d. | |
| For any single letter or piece of paper to any place in England not exceeding 80 miles | 0 3 |
| "double letter | 0 6 |
| "packet of writs, deeds, &c. per ounce | 1 0 |
| "single letter, &c. exceeding 80 miles, or as far north as the town of Berwick | 0 4 |
| "double letter | 0 8 |
| "packet, per ounces | 1 4 |
| From London to Edinburgh and all places in Scotland south of Edinburgh, per single letter | 0 6 |
| ""double letter | 1 0 |
| ""packets, per ounce | 2 0 |
The other Scotch posts were calculated from Edinburgh, and charged according to the distance as in England.
| s. d. | |
| From London to Dublin, single letter | 0 6 |
| ""double letter | 1 0 |
| ""packets, per ounce | 2 0 |
From Dublin to any Irish town the charge was according to distance, at the English rate.
Any letter from any part of Her Majesty's dominions for London would be delivered free by the penny post, and if directed to places within a circuit of ten miles from the General Post-Office, on payment of an extra penny over and above the proper rate of postage.
| s. d. | |
| The postage of a single letter to France was | 0 10 |
| ""Spain | 1 6 |
| ""Italy | 1 3 |
| ""Turkey | 1 3 |
| ""Germany, Denmark | 1 0 |
| ""Sweden | 1 0 |
| ""from London to New York | 1 0 |
Other rates were charged to other parts of the American continent, according to the distance from New York, at something less than the English rate.
5. The principal deputy postmasters are empowered to erect cross-posts or stages, so that all parts of the country may have equal advantage as far as practicable, but only in cases where the postmasters are assured that such erections will be for "the better maintainance of trade and commerce, and mutual correspondences."
6. A survey of all the post-roads shall be made, so that the distances between any place and the chief office in each country "shall be settled by the same measure and standard." These surveys must be made regularly, "as necessity showeth;" and when finished, the distances must be fairly shown by "books of surveys" one of which must be kept in each of the head offices, and by each of the surveyors themselves. The surveyors who shall be appointed and authorized to measure the distances must swear to perform the same to the best of their skill and judgment.[36]