and deliver such cards coming from other countries prepaid at that rate.

Foreign Countries, except United States and Mexico, - Postage on Letters, 5 cents per oz. or fraction thereof, and 3 cents for each additional oz. or fraction thereof. If sent unpaid, double postage will be charged.

United States and Mexico. - the rate on Letters to the United States and Mexico is the same as in Canada, and at least one rate (2 cents) must be prepaid.

It is very important to bear in mind that the postage upon letters for the United Kingdom and all Foreign Countries, except United States and Mexico, is calculated by the half ounce, and double the defficient postage is charged on all unpaid or short-paid letters.

Registration of Letters.

Persons posting letters containing value should be careful to require them to be Registered, and to obtain from teh Postmaster a certificate of receipt for Registration.

The charge fro Registration on all classes of matter, in addition to the postage, is 5 cents.

Both the Postage charge and Registration fee should, in all cases, be prepaid by stamp.

Registration is ont an absolute guarantee against the miscarriage or loss of a letter: but a Registered Letter can be traced where an Unregistered Letter cannot, and the posting and delivery or non-delivery can be proven.

In case of the loss in the Postal Service of a registered article posted in Canada for delivery in Canda, the adressee, or at the request of the addressee, the sender, is entitled to an indemnity, which is no case shall exceed twenty-five dollars, or the actual value of the lost registered article when the same is less than twenty-five dollars, provided no other compensation or reimbursement has been made therefor.

Book Post, &c.

A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books. Limit to weight to Canada, 5 lbs., but a single book, 10 lbs.; United States and Mexico, 4 lbs. 6 oz. Size, 30 inches in length, or 1 foot in width or depth.

Book Packets must be open at both ends or both sides, and must not contain any letter or sealed inclosure.

Books for the use of the blind are free of Canada postage, and correspondence passing between blind persons in raised characters is chargeable at the rate of 1 cent per ozs.

The rate on Book Packets for delivery in Canada, Great Britain, the United States and all Postal Union Countries, is 1 cent per 2 ozs.

Miscellaneous Matter.

Miscellaneous matter may pass between places in the Dominion of Canada upon prepayment of the rates indicated below. The regulations of the British Post Office do not admit of the transmission of mail to the United Kingdom (or other countries beyond the sea) of miscellaneous matter as such.

No packet of miscellaneous matter can be transmitted by mail if it exceeds 30 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth, or over 5 lbs. in weight.

Legal and commerical papers generally are laible to letter rate of postage when posted for delivery within the Dominion of Canada.

Printed or written requests for return are now recognized on 3rd and 4th class matter, addressed to places within in the Dominion, and same will be returned direct to the sender, subject to the payment by the sender, on delivery to him through the Post Office, of the full amount of postage to which the article was in first place liable, together with any charges rated thereon in connection with any deficiency in the original prepayment.

Transient Newspapers.

Parcel Post with the United Kingodm, Newfoundland, adn other British Colonies and Foreign Countries.

Closed parcels may be exchanged with the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, and most foreign countries adn British colonies, under the following regulations: -

1. The dimensions of a Parcel addressed to the United Kingdom must not exceed 30 inches in length or 1 foot in width or depth, nor must the combined length and girth of any Parcel exceed 6 feet. The dimensions of a Parcel addressed to any country other than the United Kingdom must not exceed 30 inches in length and 1 foot in width or depth.

2. A Parcel must not contain any explosive, combustible, or dangerous articles.

3. All Parcels must be securely and substantially packed and closed.

4. Oils, liquids, etc, can only be forwarded if put up with the same security required in connection with their transmission as samples in the ordinary mails. Fragile articles should be packed with special care.

5. Each Parcel must be plainy directed, and such directions must include the name and full address of the person for whom the Parcel is intended.

6. For each Parcel the sender must fill up a Customs Declaration. On this form the sender will supply an accurate statement of the contents and value of the Parcel, also the address thereof, with signature and place of abode of the sender. The Customs Declaration must be securely affixed by mucilage or paste to the Parcel to which it relates.

Parcels from the United Kingdom or any other place beyond the Dominion will be liable to Canada Custom duties, and under existing regulations must be examined for the purpose by an Officer of the Customs in the presence of the persons addressed.

Prepayment by postage stamp is required in all cases. Parcels must be handed to the Postmaster; in no case should they be dropped into a letter box or other receptacle for mail matter.

Post Office Money Orders.

A War Tax of 2 cents will be charged on each Money Order, irrespective of the amount.

In sending money by mail it is always best to transmit by Money Order, if possible.

Commissions on Money Orders.

The rates commission for Money Orders issued in Canada for payment in Canada, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Guiana, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, Newfoundland, St. Christopher (St. Kitts), St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, Turks Islands, Virgin Islands, are as follows: -

For sums under........$10.00............5 cents.

Over $10.00 and up to $30.00...........10 cents.

Over $30.00 and up to $50.00...........15 cents.

Over $50.00 and up to $60.00...........20 cents.

Over $60.00 and up to $100.00..........25 cents.

No single Money Order can be issued for more than $100; but as many of $100 each may b egiven as the remitter requires.

Postal Notes.

A War Tax of 1 cent will be charged on each Postal Note irrespective of the amount.

Postal Notes have been placed in the hands of all Money Order and Postal Note Offices in Canada. They offer a convenient and safe means of transmitting small sums through the malls. Canadian Postal Notes are payable only in Canada and the United States.

There are eighteen denominations of Postal Notes; the different amounts and the commissions payable thereon are as follows: