Between places in Canada, the United States and to or from Newfoundland.

Every book packet must be posted so as to be open at the ends to enable it to be examined. But for security, string may be placed across the ends, which the postal officers are authorised to cut to examine They will, however afterwards retie. It must not contain any writing or enclosure to serve as a letter.

It must not exceed 5 lbs in weight nor 2 ft. in length, or 1 ft in width or depth.

It must be prepaid by postage stamps.

A book packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of art, maps or prints, photographs not in glass or frames of glass, drawings, engravings, lithographs, music printed or written, deeds and any quantity of paper vellum or parchment.

All legitimate binding, mounting or covering whether loose or attached, also rollers for maps and prints or whatever is necessary for safe transition, will be held to form part of the book packet.

If such book packet or any part of it be closed, so that it cannot be inspected, it will be sent to the Dead Letter Office

Book post between Canada and the United, Kingdom and to foreign countries through the United Kingdom.

Books, newspapers, printed papers, and other similar articles must be placed under bands or in an open envelope, or simply folded, so as to admit of easy examination, and must contain no writing or mark whatever except as follows:—Proofs of printing or music may have corrections with the pen, and the manuscript of the proofs may be sent with them. Circulars, notices, Ac, may have the signature of the sender with his trade or profession, place mailed from and date Books may have a manuscript dedication or complimentary inscription from the author. Passages in the text may be marked with a simple stroke of the pencil or pen. Printed or lithographed share or stock lists may have prices added in writing or by any other mode.

Newspapers and other printed matter may bear a printed card containing the name, calling, and place of business of the sender; no other kind of marks or writing except the foregoing will be allowed under penalty of charging full letter postage.

Under the Treaty of Berne, legal and commercial documents embrace all kinds of Acts and deeds drawn up by public functionaries, invoices, documents on service of Ins. Cos., copies or extracts of deeds under private seal, written upon stamped or unstamped paper, scores or sheets of manuscript music and all manuscript papers and documents not belonging to actual and personal correspondence. Such documents to be sent under a moveable band and to admit of easy examination, or to be treated as unpaid letters, and charged accordingly

Rates chargeable on Book Packet sunder this heading are given in the Table of Rates.

Limits of weight and size as follow:—

Weight.

For the United Kingdom 5 lbs; France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Azores, Madeira, Denmark and Switzerland, 2 lbs. 3 oz.

Size.

For the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland, 21 inches long and 12 inches breadth and depth.

For France, Portugal, Azores and Madeira, 18 inches long and 12 inches breadth and depth. Water coloured drawings not allowed to be sent by Book Post to France or Algeria.

No writing or manuscript mark, whatever beyond the name and address of the person to whom sent is admissible on any packet forwarded viâ France, to the S. American States, Mexico, Hayti and St. Thomas.