stamps the value of which shall be less in amount
than the rate of postage to which such letter would
be liable under or by virtue of the regulations in
force relating thereto but equal in amount to the
single rate of postage chargeable on any such
letter if not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
every such letter shall be forwarded charged with
the amount of the difference between the value of
such stamp or stamps so being thereon or affixed
thereto and the postage to which it would have
been liable if the postage had been paid when
posted, together with a further and additional rate

of
postage of sixpence. And if any letter shall be
posted in the Mauritius addressed to the United
Kingdom and the postage paid thereon shall be
less in amount than the rate of postage to which
such packet would be liable under and by virtue
of the regulations in force relating thereto but
equal in amount to the single rate of postage
chargeable on any such letter if not exceeding
half an ounce in weight, every such last-men-
tioned letter shall be forwarded charged with the
amount of the difference between the postage paid
thereon and the postage to which it would have
been liable if the postage had been paid when
posted, together with the further and additional
rate of postage of sixpence.

5. The several terms and expressions used in this Warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted in the said Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty.

6. The Commissioners for the time being of Her Majesty's Treasury may, by Warrant under their hands duly made at any time hereafter, alter repeal, or revoke any of the orders, directions, or regulations hereby made, and may make and

establish any new or other orders, directions, or regulations in lieu thereof.

7. This Warrant shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1859.

Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the eighteenth day of January, 1859.

H. G. Lennox.

Henry Whitmore.

TREASURY WARRANT.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament, passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," power is given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury from time to time, by Warrant under their hands; to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage, or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters, or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such Warrant, and from time to time by Warrant as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any such altered rates, and to make and establish any new or other rates in lieu thereof.

And whereas further powers are given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury by another Act, passed in the eleventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for giving further facilities for the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of the postage thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post-office."

And whereas certain powers are also given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

by another Act, passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to amend the laws relating to the stamp duties on newspapers, and to provide for the transmission by post of printed periodical publications."

And whereas it is expedient that regulations should be made for the transmission by the post of the printed newspapers hereinafter mentioned.

Now we, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers reserved to us in and by the said hereinbefore recited Acts of Parliament and every of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant, under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided, order and direct as follows:

1. That every British newspaper not exceeding four ounces in weight, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to the East Indies, may be transmitted by the post from the United Kingdom to the East Indies by packet-boat, viâ Southampton and Egypt, at a rate of postage of two pence each.

2. That on every newspaper transmitted under this Warrant as hereinbefore is mentioned, exceeding four ounces in weight, there shall be charged, taken, and paid rates of postage as follows; that is to say :—

On every such newspaper, exceeding four ounces in weight and not exceeding eight ounces in weight, a rate of three pence.

And for every additional four ounces in weight of any such newspaper, above the weight of eight ounces, there shall be charged, taken, and paid an additional rate of postage of one penny, and every fractional part of such

additional four ounces in weight shall be charged as an additional four ounces in weight, and each progressive and additional rate chargeable under this clause shall be estimated and charged at the sum of one penny.

3. That every British newspaper posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to China, Hong Kong, Ceylon, the Mauritius, Java, Borneo, Japan, and Australia, may be transmitted by the post to China, Hong, Kong, Ceylon, the Mauritius, Java, Borneo, Japan, and Australia, by packet-boat, viâ Southampton and Egypt, at a rate of two pence

each.

4. That every printed supplement or additional sheet to any newspaper shall, for the purpose of charging the postage under this Warrant, be deemed a distinct newspaper unless sent in the same cover or together with the newspaper to which it is a supplement or addition.

5. That every newspaper which shall be transmitted by the post under the provisions of this Warrant, shall be so transmitted in conformity with and under and subject to the several regulations, orders, directions, and conditions hereinafter contained; that is to say:

No such newspaper shall in length or breadth or width exceed the dimensions of two feet. Every such newspaper shall be sent open at the ends or sides, and either without a cover or in a cover or envelope open at the ends cr

sides.

or communication

There shall be no word printed on any newspaper transmitted by the post, under the provisions of this Warrant, after the publication thereof, or upon any cover thereof, nor any writing or marks upon any such newspaper, or upon any cover

thereof, other than and except the name and
address of the person to whom the same is
sent; but the name or title of such news-
paper, and the name and address of the pub-
lisher, newsvendor, or agent, by whom the
same is sent, may be printed on the cover
thereof.

There shall be no paper or thing enclosed in or

with any such newspaper.

Every British newspaper which shall be posted
in the United Kingdom, under the provisions
of this Warrant, shall be printed and pub-
lished at intervals not exceeding thirty-one
days between any two consecutive numbers
or parts of such publication, and the same
shall be registered by the proprietor or printer
thereof, at the General Post Office, in London,
and shall be posted within fifteen days from
the date of its publication, and the title and
date of the newspaper shall be printed at the
top of
every page thereof.

6. If any newspaper shall be sent, or tendered, or delivered, in order to be sent by the post, under the provisions of this Warrant, otherwise than in conformity with the terms, conditions, and regulations hereinbefore established, the same may be detained, and be returned or given up to the sender thereof, or the Postmaster-General may, if he think fit, forward the same to the place of its destination, charged with such rate of postage. not exceeding in amount such rate as would be chargeable upon the same as a letter, as to him. shall seem expedient.

7. That the rates of postage chargeable on printed newspapers transmitted by the post, under the provisions of this Warrant, shall be in lieu of any rates of British postage now chargeable by law thereon.