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POSTAL DIRECTORY— RATES.
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only means bj' -wMcli persons residing in
Eussiacan obta'in newspapers from the United
Kingdom is by subscribing for them at one
of the Eussiau Post Offices. This prohibi-
tion does not, however, extend to pohtical
newspapers, or any other publication, ad-
dressed to members of the Eoyal Family of
Eussia, the Imperial Ministers, or members
of the Diplomatic Corps. The admission into
Eussia even of newspapers not of a political
character, is permitted only when they are
addressed to the house of some established
bookseller, to the higher schools, to the Im-
perial PubUc Library, or to the Academy of
Sciences in Eussia. Printed prices current,
however, as well as printed circulai-s, in
covers open at the ends or sides, are allowed to
be addressed to any persons residing in Eussia.
PAELIAMENTAEY PROCEEDINGS.
Printed proceedings of the Imperial Parliament,
sent without covers, or in covers open at the ends,
may circulate within the United Kingdom at the rate
of ^. for every two ounces or fraction of that weight.
The words Parllvmentart Peoceedikgs must
be written or printed on the cover of the packet ;
otherwise it is treated as an ordinary book packet.
Prepayment, when the circulation is within the
United Kingdora, is optional ; and if it be made in
part, the simple difference only is charged.
Parhamentary proceedings may be sent, under
the book post privilege, to all the colonies, and to
those foreign states between which and this country
there is a book post.
BOOK POST.
Inland.
A book packet may contain not only books, paper,
or other substance in ordinary use for writing or
printing, whether plain or written or printed upon
(to the exclusion of any written letter or communi-
cation of the nature of a letter), photographs, when
not on glass or in frames containing glass or any
like substance, and anything usually appertaining
to such articles in the way of binding and mount-
ing, or necessary for then- safe transmission by
post, but also circulars, i.e. letters which appear from
internal evidence to be intended for transmission in
identical terms to several persons, when these are
wholly or in great part printed, engraved, or litho-
graphed.
1. The postage is one halfpenny for every two
ounces or fraction of that weight. I
2. The postage must be prepaid either by ad-j
hesive stamps or by means of a stamped!
wrapper, or by a combination of the two ;
except at the General Post Office, Edinburgh,
where, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. it may be pre-
paid in money, provided the postage amount!
to not less than £1 in any one case, and
provided the packets are posted in bundles j
each representing a postage of 5s.
3. A packet posted wholly unpaid will be charged |
with double the book postage ; and if posted I
partially pi'epaid, with double the deficiency.
4. Every book packet must be posted either with-
out a cover or in a cover entirely open at
both ends, and in such a manner as to admit
of the contents being easily withdrawn for
examination ; otherwise it will be treated as
a letter.
o. A book packet may not contain any letter, or
communication of the nature of a letter
(whether separate or otherwise), not being a
circular letter or not wholly printed, nor
any enclosure sealed or in any way closed
against inspection, nor any other enclosure
not allowed. (Entries, however, merely
stating who sends the book, etc., or to
■whom it is given, are not regarded as a
letter.) If this rule be infringed, the entire
packet will be charged as a letter.
6. No book packet may exceed 5 lbs. in weight,
or one foot six inches in length, nine inches
in width, and six inches in depth.
COLONIAL AND FOEEIGN PATTERN AND
SAJMPLE POST.
There is a Pattern and Sample Post to such
colonies and foreign countries as are marked in
the Table of Colonial and Foreign postage with
the letter ' P ;' but it is restricted to homifide trade
patterns or samj)les of merchandise. Goods sent for
sale, or in execution of an order (however small
the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one
private individual to another which are not actu-
ally patterns or samples, are not admissible.
1. The postage must be prepaid either by ad-
hesive stamps or by means of a stamped
wrapper, or by a combination of both.
2. Patterns or Samples, when practicable, must
be sent in covers open at the ends, and in
such a manner as to be easj' of examina-
tion. But samples of seeds, drugs, and such
like articles, which cannot be sent in covers
of this kind. — but such articles only, — may
be posted enclosed in boxes or in bags of
linen, or other material, fastened in siich a
manner that they may bo readily opened;
or, in the case of samples of seeds, etc., for
the United States of America, Holland and
its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Greece,
Portugal and its possessions, and Switzer-
land, in bags entirely closed, provided such
closed bags are transparent, so as to enable
the Officers of the Post Office readily to
satisfy themselves as to the nature of the
contents.
3. There must be no writing or printing iipon
or in any packet except the address of the
person for whom it is intended, the address
of the sender, a trade mark or number, and
the price of the articles.
4. The limit of weight is not the same to all
countries. For particulars, see page 557.
5. A packet of patterns or samples sent to
Portugal, Madeu-a, the Azores, Cape de
Verds, France, or to Turkey, Syria, or
Egypt^ by French packet, must not exceed
18 inches in length, width, or depth ; a
packet to any other place abroad must not
exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in
breadth or depth.
G. Samples of intrinsic value must not be sent
to foreign countries except the United States;
and in the case of France, samples of eider
down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats'
hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or
isinglass, are considered to fall under this
rule, if they weigh more than three ounces.
Eaw and spun silk, as well as coloured and
twisted silk, may be sent to the North Ger-
man Confederation up to the weight of three
ounces.
7. Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks,
steel pens, nails, keys, watch machinery,
metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, pro-
vided that they be packed and guarded in so
secure a manner as to afford complete pro-
tection to the contents of the mail bags and
the officers of the Post Office. ■ •=