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268 POSTAGE BIEEGTORT.
Letters cannot be paid partly in money and partly in stamps, but must be wholly
paid either way.
Every Postmaster, Sub-Postmaster, and Letter-Receiver, without exception, will sell
the Postage Label Stamps and Envelopes to the Public at the following Prices : —
The Penny Label Stamps at Id each.
The Twopenny ditto . 2d.
Tenpenny ditto . lOd.
Shilling ditto . Is.
The Penny Envelopes, 24 for 2s. 3d, or 2 for 2|-d.
TOO LATE LETTERS, AND CLOSING OF LETTER BOXES.
Too LATE LETTERS postcd at the provincial offices must be paid by attaching the requi-
site number of postage stamps for the postage, as well as for the late-letter fee, and are
in time if put into the late-letter box fifteen minutes after the closing of the box, with
an additional penny stamp affixed, and with three additional stamps they are in time
till ten minutes before the despatch of each mail. The general rule at provincial offices
as to the closing of the box is half an hour previous to the despatch ; but sometimes
circumstances cause this to vary, and in rural offices the box is not closed till within
ten minutes of the despatch.
REGISTERED LETTERS
The system of registration provides a secure mode of transmitting Bank Notes, Bank
Post Bills, Drafts, &c. &c. The arrangements have been made with a view of insuring
the punctual delivery of Letters op Value ; on their delivery, the parties to whom they
may have been addressed will be required to acknowledge in writing their receipt. Let-
tees OFFERED FOR REGISTRATION MUST HAVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF POSTAGE IN StAMPS
affixed thereon, and THE REGISTRATION FeE OF SIXPENCE MUST BE PAID IN MONET.
Registered Letters will be taken at the General Post-Office, at the Receiving-Houses,
and by all Postmasters throughout the United Kingdom, until within half an hour of
the closing of the Box for the particular Mail or Bag by which they are to be des-
patched.
An acknowledgment by receipt will be given to the parties registering Letters, and
each receipt must bear the Office stamp.
The practice of committing Letters containing valuable property to the Post-Office
unregistered should in all cases be avoided. It is expected that persons having occasion
to transmit such letters, will avail themselves of the proper means of security, and in
no case, by committing property unregistered to the Letter-boxes, risk its loss. If,
however, notes are sent, parties are recommended to cut them in halves, and the second
half should not be despatched until the receipt of the first has been acknowledged. The
numbers, dates, and amount, should also be carefully taken.
NOTICES OF OBJECTION TO VOTERS
Can be registered for a fee of 2d, and must be posted half an hour earlier than the
ordinary Letters.
SERVICE OF PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES.
These Notices may be sent through the Post, provided they are posted on or before
the 12th of December, at the chief offices of London, Dublin, or Edinburgh, or one or
other of the following Offices : — Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Lincoln, Liverpool,
Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Shrewsbury, Aberdeen, Glasgow,
Inverness, Athlone, Belfast, and Cork. The words "Parliamentary Notice" must be
legibly printed on the face of the Letter ; the postage must be prepaid in stamps, and a
registration fee of 6d (in money) at the time of posting, which may be known by apply-