lieu of the stamps previously in use.

The Law referred to on the above mentioned Report was assented to on May
4th, 1859, and as some of the provisions are of philatelic interest we
reproduce them as follows:--

1.--There shall be payable on all Newspapers sent by Post in
Canada, except "Exchange Papers" addressed to Editors and
Publishers of Newspapers, such rate of Postage, not exceeding one
cent on each such Newspaper, as the Governor in Council shall from
time to time direct by regulation and such rate shall be payable on
all such Newspapers, posted on or after the first day of July next.

2.--So much of any Act as provides that Newspapers posted within
this Province shall pass free of postage, in cases other than those
in which they will be free under this Act is hereby repealed.

3.--In order to adapt the operations of the Post Office to the
Decimal Currency, the internal letter postage rate shall be changed
from three pence to its equivalent of five cents, per half
ounce--the charge for advertising a dead letter from three
farthings to two cents--the charge for returning a dead letter to
the writer, from one penny to three cents; and in all cases where a
one halfpenny or penny rate of Postage is chargeable, these rates
shall be changed to one cent and two cents respectively.

4.--To promote simplicity and economy in the business of the Post
Office, all letters posted in Canada for any place within the
Province, and not prepaid, shall be charged seven instead of five
cents per half ounce on delivery; and on letters posted for the
British Mails, for the other British North American Provinces, or
for the United States, when not prepaid, there shall be charged
such addition to the ordinary rate, not in any case exceeding a
double rate, as the Post Master General may agree upon with the
Post Office Authorities of those Countries, for the purpose of
enforcing prepayment.

5.--The Post Master General may establish a Parcel Post and parcels
other than letters and not containing letters, may be sent by such
Parcel Post, and when so sent shall be liable to such charges for
conveyance and to such regulations as the Governor in Council shall
from time to time see fit to make.

It will be noted that the above Act, aside from showing the rates in the
new currenc