Canadian Postal Guide Part 7

[Sidenote: American papers.]

American newspapers posted or re-posted in Canada must be prepaid one cent each, by stamp, otherwise they will not be forwarded.

[Sidenote: Commuted rate not applicable to U.S. papers.]

The option of paying the commuted rate on newspapers does not apply to papers published in the United States: they must be paid for at the full rate of one cent each.

[Sidenote: News agents.]

Canadian news agents and booksellers may post American newspapers unpaid, when addressed to regular subscribers in the Province; but such newspapers are chargeable on delivery with one cent each.

[Sidenote: Rate to U. Kingdom.]

Newspapers posted in Canada and addressed to the United Kingdom must be pre-paid by stamp, one cent each.

[Sidenote: By Canadian Steamers.]

Newspapers forwarded by Canadian Steamer are delivered in the United Kingdom without additional charge.

[Sidenote: By Cunard Steamers.]

Newspapers forwarded by Cunard Steamer are liable on delivery to one penny each, being the American transit rate.

[Sidenote: From U. Kingdom.]

Newspapers posted in the United Kingdom for Canada should be pre-paid one penny each, by stamp.

[Sidenote: By Canadian Steamers.]

If forwarded by Canadian Steamer they are subject on delivery to no additional charge.

[Sidenote: By Cunard Steamers.]

If forwarded by Cunard Steamer they are subject on delivery to two cents each, being the American transit rate.

[Sidenote: Brit. papers reposted.]

British newspapers re-posted in Canada must be pre-paid 1 cent each, by stamp.

[Sidenote: Brit. papers posted by agents.]

British newspapers distributed to regular subscribers by Canadian booksellers or agents pa.s.s free in the same way as if received by the Canadian Steamers.

[Sidenote: Commuted rate on newspapers to places out of Canada.]

Canadian newspapers addressed from the office of publication to subscribers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Lower Provinces, &c., may be forwarded on pre-payment of the commuted rate, applicable to subscribers within the Province; but they cannot be forwarded if unpaid.

[Sidenote: Exchanges free.]

Exchange papers pa.s.sing between publishers in Canada and between publishers in Canada and publishers in the United States, are carried free through the post.

[Sidenote: No other exemption from charge.]

No newspaper, properly so called (except exchanges), whether devoted to education, temperance, agriculture, or to any branch of science, is ent.i.tled to exemption from charge. The law exempts only periodicals, other than newspapers, printed in Canada, and devoted exclusively to the above objects.

[Sidenote: Newfoundland.]

Newspapers addressed to Newfoundland must be pre-paid two cents each, by stamp.

[Sidenote: British Colonies and Foreign Countries]

The rates on newspapers addressed to British Colonies and foreign countries will be found in the tables at pages 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40.

These tables give the rates: 1, by Canadian Ocean Steamers; 2, by Cunard Steamers; and 3, by the United States.

[Sidenote: No United States paper exempt.]

No United States newspapers of any kind or description (with the exception of exchange papers) are on any ground ent.i.tled to pa.s.s through the Canadian mails free of postage.

[Sidenote: How to be forwarded from publication office.]

In cities and towns where newspapers are published, the printers and publishers should send them to the post office put up in a manner to admit of their being readily counted, and if necessary withdrawn from their covers for examination. The newspapers for each office also should be made up in strong paper in a separate parcel, which should be plainly addressed.

[Sidenote: Notification to publishers of non-delivery.]

When the numbers of a newspaper published in Canada or in either of the other British North American Provinces, or in the United States, and issued daily, have remained in a post office in Canada uncalled for during two weeks; of a newspaper issued semi-weekly, or tri-weekly, during three weeks; of a newspaper issued weekly, during one month; and of a monthly periodical during two months, or when such newspapers and periodicals have been refused to be taken by the party to whom addressed, the postmaster is instructed to notify the respective publishers in the proper form, which is to pa.s.s free of postage. If the newspaper or periodical continues to arrive after the notice has been sent, the postmaster is instructed to notify the publisher in the same way a second time, specially calling his attention to the first notice given.

[Sidenote: Enclosures in newspapers.]

To enclose a letter, or any writing, or to make any written marks to serve the purposes of a letter, or to enclose any other thing (except publishers' accounts and receipts, as before mentioned) in a newspaper posted to pa.s.s as a newspaper, is a misdemeanor. Postmasters are requested at once to transmit all newspapers containing such writing, marks, and enclosures to the Postmaster General.