n any place in Canada and
any place in the United Kingdom, is as follows:--

[Sidenote: Canadian
Steamers.]

By Canadian Steamer, sailing every Saturday from Quebec in Summer
and from Portland in Winter, 12-1/2 cents.

[Sidenote: Cunard Steamers.]

By Cunard Steamer, sailing either from New York or Boston every
Wednesday, 17 cents.

[Sidenote: Scale of
weight.]

Letters addressed to the United Kingdom and forwarded by either of the
above routes, will be charged according to the following scale, which it
will be seen differs from the scale of weight under which letters
passing between places in Canada are taxed:--

Letters not weighing over 1/2 an oz., 1 rate.
" weighing more than 1/2 oz. and not exceed. 1 oz. 2 rates.
" " " 1 " " 2 " 4 "
" " " 2 " " 3 " 6 "
" " " 3 " " 4 " 8 "

And so on, adding two rates for every additional ounce or <i>fraction of
an ounce</i>.

[Sidenote: Pre-payment required.]

The postage on all letters posted in Canada for the United Kingdom, and
in the United Kingdom for Canada, should be pre-paid.

[Sidenote: Unpaid letters.]

If sent unpaid 6d. sterling will be charged on each letter on delivery
in addition to the ordinary postage rate.

[Sidenote: Despatch by Canadian and Cunard Steamers.]

Letters posted in Canada for the United Kingdom, and in the United
Kingdom for Canada, unless specially addressed "By Canadian Steamer" or
"By Cunard Steamer," are despatched in the first mail that is made
up--whether for the Canadian or Cunard line--after the letter is posted,
so that letters intended for the Canadian Packets must either be posted
on the proper days for the Canadian Packet Mails or bear the words "By
Canadian Mail Steamer" on the address.

Twopence sterling, equal to 5 cents, will be charged on the delivery of
letters which have been forwarded as above by Cunard Steamers, but on
which 6d. sterling or 12-1/2 cents, only per 1/2 oz. have been pre-paid.

[Sidenote: British Colonies and Foreign Countries]

The rates upon letters for 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 United States. It will be desirable always to mark on the
letter the route by which it is intende