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POSTAGE DIEECTORY RATES.
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ficial extent as were formerly applicable only to newspapers properly so called,
restrictions are shewn in the followin£r Table : — •
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2. Ko publication, or portion thereof, can pass through the post, unless the impressed stamp
which it bears be at least a stamp of the value of one penny.
3. The title and date of the publication must be printed at the top of every page.
4. The publication must be folded in such a manner, that the whole of the stamp or stamps,
denoting the full duty, shall be exposed to view, and be distinctly visible on the
outside, except that where there are more than two publications in the same cover,
it will he considered sufficient if the stamps are so arranged that they can readily be
examined.
5. It must not be printed on pasteboard or cardboard, or on two or more thicknesses of
paper pasted together ; nor must any pasteboard, cardboard, or such pasted paper be
sent with it as a back or cover thereto, or otherwise.
6. It must be posted within fifteen days from the date of publication.
7. It must either have no cover, or a cover open at the ends.
8. It must contain no enclosure.
9. It must have no writing or other mark thereon, but the name and address of the person
to whom it is sent, nor anything on the cover but such name and address, the printed
title of the publication, and the printed name and address of the publisher or vendor
who sends it. Thus, if a newspaper, after having the address of one person written on
it, be sent to another person, the first address must be cut off, otherwise the paper will
be charged as an unpaid letter.
10. If the publication be addressed to any person within the free delivery of the place
where it is posted, it becomes liable to a postage of one penny, which must be prepaid
by affixing a postage stamp.
11. When a newspaper, &c., is so folded as not to expose the stamp or stamps, a postage of
one penny is charged in addition to any other postage to which the publication, if
properly folded, would have been liable; and if the newspaper, &c., be addressed to any
person within the free delivery of the place where it is posted, and do not bear a penny
postage label, it will be charged twopence. In case of any other irregularity, the
publication is dealt with in accordance with the regulations of the book post.
12. It is suggested that every publication should have a notice to purchasers conspicuously
printed, pointing out the necessity of exposing the stamp or stamps to view whenever
the publication is sent through the post.
13. Stamped publications which have been issued more than fifteen days, can be forwarded
within the United Kingdom and to most of the colonies under the regulations of the
book post.
Kewspapers sent abroad must have been registered at the General Post-Office ; and instead of
requiring to have an impressed stamp, each newspaper, if sent to a British Colony, is liable to a
postage of Id. (which must be prepaid by a postage label), together with an additional postage
(as shewn in the Table of Colonial and Foreign Postage) when the newspaper has to pass through
a foreign country. In the same table will be found the postage of newspapers sent to foreign
countries.
Printed proceedings of the Imperial Parliament, sent without covers, or in covers open at the
ends, may circulate vrithin the United Kingdom at the following rates of postage : —
AVeighing not more than four ounces Id.
„ more than four ounces but not exceeding eight ounces . . 2d.
„ more than eight ounces but not exceeding twelve ounces . 3d.
„ more than twelve ounces but not exceeding sixteen ounces . 4d.
and so on ; one penny being charged for every additional four ounces.
Prepayment, when the circulation is within the United Kingdom, is optional ; and if it be made
in part, the simple diflference is only charged. The words Par. Pro. should be invariably written
or printed on the cover.