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POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS.
posted on or before the 12th December
at the chief offices of London, Dublin,
and Edinburgh, or any of the following
offices : — Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter,
Lincoln, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Shrews-
bury, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness,
Belfast, Cork, and Athlone. The words,
" Parliamentary Notice," must be legibly
printed on the face of the letter, the
postage must be prepaid by means of
Stamps, and a Registration Fee of 6d. at
the time of posting, which may be known
by applying to the above offices. Dupli-
cate Lists of the Addresses must be sent
with the notices, which must be arranged
in the same order as entered on the Lists.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS,
SEAMEN, AND SOLDIERS IN HER
MAJESTY'S SERVICE ABROAD.
Letters to seamen and soldiers may be
forwarded by Post at the rate of one penny
each, under the following regulations: —
1st, The penny must be paid at. the time
the letter is put into the Post-Office.
2d, The direction must signify the class
of seaman or soldier.
3d, The name of the ship, regiment, or
corps, to which he belongs.
4th, The letter must not exceed half an
ounce, and be upon their private concerns
only.
LETTERS FOR SEAMEN AND SOLDIERS
IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
Letters for seamen and soldiers, whether
in her Majesty's or the East India Com-
pany's military or naval service (while on
actual service), may be forwarded under
the foregoing regulations, to India, China,
&c, via Southampton. They can now be
sent to India, via Marseilles, on payment
of theBritish rate of Id., besides the French
rate of 5d., if under a quarter of an ounce,
or lOd. exceeding that weight, or to any
foreign country, on payment of the foreign
rate of postage in addition to the British
rate of Id. as above.
Letters for seamen and soldiers for-
warded by private ships (with the follow-
ing exceptions: — St. Helena, East Indies,
New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope,
and Mauritius) are charged 3d. each.
Letters of soldiers and seamen addressed
to the United States of America will in
future be chargeable with the American
rate of five cents, or twopence-halfpenny
sterling each, in addition to the ordinary-
British rate of one penny; the postage of
all such letters must be prepaid.
Letters addressed to enrolled pensioners
in Canada are treated the same as letters
for soldiers in her Majesty's service.
Warrant officers, either in the army or
navy, or masters' mates, or engineers of
the navy, are not entitled to transmit let-
ters at less than the usual rates of Postage.
Seamen's or soldiers' letters received
from any part beyond sea upon which the
said penny has not been prepaid, shall be
charged to the receiver with double the
rate — viz., 2d. each.
REDIRECTED LETTERS FOR
OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, & SEAMEN.
Letters redirected to commissioned offi-
cers in the army or navy, subject to foreign
or colonial postage, may be forwarded to
such officers when removed upon service
(whether at home or abroad), and be de-
livered to them for the same amount of
Postage that would have been chargeable
had they been delivered at their original
address. In all other cases, they are sub-
ject to the same regulation as ordinary-
redirected letters, Soldiers' and seamen's
letters are not liable to any additional rate
upon redirection.
INLAND BOOK POST.
Printed Books, Magazines, Reviews,
Pamphlets, whether British, Colonial, or
Foreign; Maps, Prints, Paper, Vellum,
Parchment, &c, may be transmitted by
Post, within the United Kingdom at the
following rates : —
For each Packet not exceeding 1 lb., 6d.;
exceeding 1 lb., and not exceeding 2 lbs.,
Is.; exceeding 2 lbs., and not exceeding
3 lbs., Is. 6d., and so on. Froviued, how-
ever, the following conditions be carefully
observed: — 1st, Every such Packet must
be sent without a cover, or in a cover open
at the ends or sides. 2d, It must not ex-
ceed two feet in length. 3d, The Postage
must be prepaid in full, by affixing outside
the Packet or its cover the proper amount
of Stamps. 4th, It -must not contain any
letter, sealed or open, nor any sealed en-
closure.
If a Book Packet be found to contain
any enclosure which is sealed, or other-
wise closed against inspection, or any let-
ter, whether sealed or not, the letter, or
other enclosure, will be taken out and for-
warded to the address on the Packet,
charged with full Postage, as an unpaid
letter, together with an additional rate of
sixpence ; the remainder of the Packet, if
duly prepaid, being forwarded.
If a Packet be not sufficiently prepaid,
according to its weight, but nevertheless
posted on or before the 12th December
at the chief offices of London, Dublin,
and Edinburgh, or any of the following
offices : — Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter,
Lincoln, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Shrews-
bury, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness,
Belfast, Cork, and Athlone. The words,
" Parliamentary Notice," must be legibly
printed on the face of the letter, the
postage must be prepaid by means of
Stamps, and a Registration Fee of 6d. at
the time of posting, which may be known
by applying to the above offices. Dupli-
cate Lists of the Addresses must be sent
with the notices, which must be arranged
in the same order as entered on the Lists.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS,
SEAMEN, AND SOLDIERS IN HER
MAJESTY'S SERVICE ABROAD.
Letters to seamen and soldiers may be
forwarded by Post at the rate of one penny
each, under the following regulations: —
1st, The penny must be paid at. the time
the letter is put into the Post-Office.
2d, The direction must signify the class
of seaman or soldier.
3d, The name of the ship, regiment, or
corps, to which he belongs.
4th, The letter must not exceed half an
ounce, and be upon their private concerns
only.
LETTERS FOR SEAMEN AND SOLDIERS
IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
Letters for seamen and soldiers, whether
in her Majesty's or the East India Com-
pany's military or naval service (while on
actual service), may be forwarded under
the foregoing regulations, to India, China,
&c, via Southampton. They can now be
sent to India, via Marseilles, on payment
of theBritish rate of Id., besides the French
rate of 5d., if under a quarter of an ounce,
or lOd. exceeding that weight, or to any
foreign country, on payment of the foreign
rate of postage in addition to the British
rate of Id. as above.
Letters for seamen and soldiers for-
warded by private ships (with the follow-
ing exceptions: — St. Helena, East Indies,
New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope,
and Mauritius) are charged 3d. each.
Letters of soldiers and seamen addressed
to the United States of America will in
future be chargeable with the American
rate of five cents, or twopence-halfpenny
sterling each, in addition to the ordinary-
British rate of one penny; the postage of
all such letters must be prepaid.
Letters addressed to enrolled pensioners
in Canada are treated the same as letters
for soldiers in her Majesty's service.
Warrant officers, either in the army or
navy, or masters' mates, or engineers of
the navy, are not entitled to transmit let-
ters at less than the usual rates of Postage.
Seamen's or soldiers' letters received
from any part beyond sea upon which the
said penny has not been prepaid, shall be
charged to the receiver with double the
rate — viz., 2d. each.
REDIRECTED LETTERS FOR
OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, & SEAMEN.
Letters redirected to commissioned offi-
cers in the army or navy, subject to foreign
or colonial postage, may be forwarded to
such officers when removed upon service
(whether at home or abroad), and be de-
livered to them for the same amount of
Postage that would have been chargeable
had they been delivered at their original
address. In all other cases, they are sub-
ject to the same regulation as ordinary-
redirected letters, Soldiers' and seamen's
letters are not liable to any additional rate
upon redirection.
INLAND BOOK POST.
Printed Books, Magazines, Reviews,
Pamphlets, whether British, Colonial, or
Foreign; Maps, Prints, Paper, Vellum,
Parchment, &c, may be transmitted by
Post, within the United Kingdom at the
following rates : —
For each Packet not exceeding 1 lb., 6d.;
exceeding 1 lb., and not exceeding 2 lbs.,
Is.; exceeding 2 lbs., and not exceeding
3 lbs., Is. 6d., and so on. Froviued, how-
ever, the following conditions be carefully
observed: — 1st, Every such Packet must
be sent without a cover, or in a cover open
at the ends or sides. 2d, It must not ex-
ceed two feet in length. 3d, The Postage
must be prepaid in full, by affixing outside
the Packet or its cover the proper amount
of Stamps. 4th, It -must not contain any
letter, sealed or open, nor any sealed en-
closure.
If a Book Packet be found to contain
any enclosure which is sealed, or other-
wise closed against inspection, or any let-
ter, whether sealed or not, the letter, or
other enclosure, will be taken out and for-
warded to the address on the Packet,
charged with full Postage, as an unpaid
letter, together with an additional rate of
sixpence ; the remainder of the Packet, if
duly prepaid, being forwarded.
If a Packet be not sufficiently prepaid,
according to its weight, but nevertheless
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Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Glasgow > Post-Office annual Glasgow directory > 1855-1856 > (718) |
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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