Canadian Postal Guide Part 9

" " " 1-1/2 " " " 2 " 50 "

And so on, adding 12-1/2 cents for each additional half pound, or fraction of half a pound weight.

[Sidenote: France.]

Book packets, printed matter, or single newspapers, can be forwarded from Canada to France, or vice versa, by Canadian Steamers only, at the following rates:--

[Sidenote: Scale of charge.]

If not exceeding 2 oz. in weight 5 cents.

If exceeding 2 oz. and not exceeding 4 oz. 10 "

" 4 " " 8 " 20 "

" 8 " " 1 lb. 40 "

And so on, adding 20 cents for each additional 1/2 lb. or fraction of 1/2 lb.

[Sidenote: Conditions]

The following conditions must be carefully observed:--

1. Every book packet must be either without a cover or in a cover open at the ends.

2. It must not contain any letter open or sealed, or any sealed enclosure whatever.

3. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth, or width.

4. The postage must be pre-paid by stamps.

[Sidenote: Contents of a book packet.]

A book packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of literature or art, almanacs, maps or prints, photographs, daguerreotypes, when not on gla.s.s or in frames containing gla.s.s, and any quant.i.ty of paper, vellum, or parchment (to the exclusion of letters); and the books, maps, paper, &c., may be either written, printed or plain, or any mixture of the three, and may be either British, Colonial or Foreign.

All legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of the same, or a portion thereof, will be allowed as part of the packet, whether such binding, &c., be loose or attached, as also rollers in the case of prints and maps, and whatever may be necessary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter, or whatever usually appertains thereto, and the postage is rated upon the gross weight of the packet.

[Sidenote: Sender's address permitted on cover.]

The name and address of the sender, and anything else not in the nature of a letter, may also be written and printed on the envelope or cover of the packet, in addition to the name and address of the person to whom it may be forwarded.

[Sidenote: Books carried at parcel rates.]

Books addressed to places in Canada can be sent through the mails in closed packets for the same rates of postage as parcels.

[Sidenote: Cannot be sent by Cunard Steamers.]

Books cannot be forwarded except at letter rates of postage by the mail made up for the Cunard Steamers sailing from New York and Boston.

[Sidenote: Bound volumes of newspapers or periodicals.]

Bound volumes of any periodical or newspaper published in Canada, if bound in a form to come within mailable dimensions, that is to say, not exceeding two feet in length, breadth or thickness, nor exceeding 4 lbs.

in weight, may be sent from the office of publication to any place in Canada at a charge of two cents per 8 ozs. or fraction of 8 ozs.

[Sidenote: Book packets for United Kingdom improperly posted.]

Should a book packet addressed to the United Kingdom be posted unpaid, or with a pre-payment of less than 7 cents, or be enclosed in a cover not open at the ends, or should it exceed the dimensions specified, it will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.

[Sidenote: Do. insufficiently paid.]

If a book packet addressed to the United Kingdom be posted insufficiently pre-paid, and it appears that at least the single rate of 7 cents has been pre-paid, such packet will be forwarded to its destination charged with an additional postage equal to the deficiency, and another single rate as a fine.

[Sidenote: Letters enclosed in book packets.]

Letters, whether sealed or unsealed, or any enclosure found in a book parcel, are liable to rates as unpaid letters, and the packet in which enclosed to an additional rate of 12-1/2 cents, as a penalty for a breach of the regulations.

[Sidenote: British Colonies and Foreign Countries.]

The rates of postage on books to British Colonies and Foreign Countries are given in the tables at pages 36, 37, 38, and 39.

PRINTED PAPERS, CIRCULARS, PRICES CURRENT, HAND BILLS, &c.

[Sidenote: Canada, British America and United States.]

Printed circulars, prices current, hand bills, and other printed matter of a like character, posted in Canada, and addressed to any place in Canada, British North America, or the United States, are chargeable with a rate of one cent per oz., which must be pre-paid by postage stamp.

[Sidenote: School Returns.]

The half-yearly School Returns made by School Trustees to the Local Superintendants of Schools, may, though the printed form be partly filled up in writing with the names of the pupils and days of attendance, be transmitted by post in Canada at the rate of one cent each, to be pre-paid by stamp.

When not filled up the above forms are printed matter, and liable as such to one cent per oz. postage.

[Sidenote: Military Returns, &c.]