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POST-OFFICE DIKECTORY. 115
liamentary proceedings, &c., maybe forwarded to and froni France,
Belgium, Bremen (via Hamburg), Hamburg, Lubeck {via Ham-
burg), Oldenburg, Holland, Prussia (via Holland), Denmark, and
the United States (but not to countries passing through), under
the following regulations : —
1st, The postage must be paid in advance (except those from).
■2d, They must be sent in covers open at the sides for exami-
nation.
3d, They must be printed in the English language, or the lan-
guage of the country they are sent from.
The rate on such works will be as follows : —
Not exceeding 2 oz. in weight, one penny.
Not exceeding 3 oz. in weight, sixpence.
And twopence for every additional ounce to 16 inclusive, beyond,
which weight no publication can be forwarded except paid for as
letters.
Plates of fashions, music, &c., accompanying newspapers and
periodicals, are to be considered as part of such publication, and
are not liable to extra charge. Prints published with newspapers,
and duly stamped, may be sent by post separately as a newspaper ;
but those bearing the supplement stamp of ^-d. only, must be sent
with the paper it belongs to, and be under the weight of two ounces.
Periodicals posted without previous payment will be forwarded
as unpaid letters, and no single pamphlet or work unnumbered, and
fwithout reference to its continuance at any other time or period,
can be considered or taken to be a periodical
Pamphlets, although not published periodically, may be forwarded
to the United States at the same rates as above, when not exceed-
ing eight ounces.
Stamped Publications.
Stamped Publications, other than Newspapers, must not exceed
2 oz. in weight, and are subject to the same regulations as News-
papers with regard to date, when intended for abroad.
Printed Votes and Proceedings of the Imperial Parlia-
ment, AND of the Colonial Legislature,
Whether paid or unpaid, pass at the same rates to the colonies, by
packet, as between places in the United Kingdom. Where there
are no packets, they may be forwarded by private ships at double
these rates. They are not, however, forwarded to places through
France under the full rates of letter postage. The following are
the rates chargeable : —
Under 4 oz., id.
Above 4 oz. and uuder 8 oz , 2d.
Above 8 oz. and under 12 oz., 3d. — -and so on.
Books sent at Reduced Rates to certain Colonies.
I*finted Booksj Magazines, Reviews, and Pamphlets (whether