ly called for,
are advertized in a list posted at the office door for the information
of the public.

[Sidenote: Advertizement in newspaper.]

If a newspaper is published in the neighbourhood the Postmaster is
directed to insert this list therein, provided the proprietor will give
it insertion at the authorized rate.

[Sidenote: Advertized letters to be asked for as such.]

Parties applying at an office for advertized letters should always ask
for them as such.

[Sidenote: When sent to Dead Letter office.]

Letters and papers after remaining undelivered in an office for three
months are sent to the Dead Letter Office, as also are all letters
refused by the persons to whom they are addressed or letters addressed
to persons deceased.

[Sidenote: Return to writers.]

Every letter which is opened at the Dead Letter Office and found to
contain the address of the sender is sent back to him; but such as do
not contain the sender's address are destroyed, excepting always those
which contain money and other articles of value, which are kept for a
reasonable time for the purpose of being reclaimed.

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REGISTRATION.

[Sidenote: Fees on Registered Letters.]

By the pre-payment of the following fee, in addition to the ordinary
postage, letters and parcels can be registered at the office at which
posted:--

[Sidenote: To Canada.]

On letters addressed to any place in Canada or the other
British North American Provinces 2 cents.

[Sidenote: To U. States.]

On letters addressed to any place in the United States 5 "

[Sidenote: To U.K.]

" " " " United Kingdom 12-1/2 "

[Sidenote: On parcels.]

On parcels to any part of Canada 5 cents.

[Sidenote: To B. Col. and Foreign Countries.]

The registration fees on letters to British Colonies and Foreign
Countries will be found in the tables on pages 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40.

[Sidenote: Certificate of posting to be given.]

Every letter or parcel containing value should be registered and
presented to the Postmaster or his clerk and a receipt obtained
therefor. On no account should it be dropped into a letter box.

[Sidenote: Pre-payment.]

When letters are registered for the United Kingdom, for Foreign
Countries, <i>via</i> England, or for the United States, both the postage and
the registration fee must be pre-paid.