The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-02
Foreign Postage Again.

We insert below the letter of Postmaster Per-
kIns OfSan Frlrci~co IL ADMINISTRATIONS Brick
wood relating to the new postage changes on
letters and papers to and from the United States.
According to this letter, the rate Will be a fol-
lows. On each single or half ounce letter,
FIFTEEN oENTs from Honolulu t. any Part of the
United States, and the same nom any part of the
United States 70 Honolulu. On each additional
half ounce. tho same charge Of fifteen cents will
be made. OF this sum, ten cents Is American
postage, ard may be raid'by American stamps 4,
and FIVE cent, i Hawaiian, and may be paid by
Hawaiian stamps. On newspapers, tro cents
pay the entire American postage and two cents
the entire Hawaiian postage, making four cents,
from any point in the States to any point in this
Kingdom. These rates will not be changed till
they may be altered by 4 postal convention be
tween the two countries. The second Paragraph
in Postmaster Perkins letter is a little ambiguous
without explanation but we understand il relates
20 letters sent from Honolulu to Europe via the
United States, and means that the postage TO
European countries must be added to the rates
gwen in the first paragraph. With this expla-
nation, the letter i clear:
Posi- OFFICE. SAN FEAFcISco. CRY AND CorNrY)
Or San FRANCISCO. STATE oF CALIFORNIA.
October -. 1867.
SIR: have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt oi your letter of 18th ult.. and in reply beg
10 inform you that Instructions received at this
Office with regard To ,ic increased rate of postage
10y the new line of mail packets between san Fran
cisco. Cal. aud Honolulu. II. l.. applies only To
the new line, and reads as follows The United
states postage ChaIgeablc npOu letters sent To. or
received from. the Hawaiian Islands by this line.
j. 10 cents for each rate of half AN ounce )r fsac-
ton If half an ounce. = ccnts for each newspaper.
and the established rates upon pamphlets. peIiCdi-
Gals, aud all other kinds Of printed matter: which
postage l. to Ice prepaid upon letters. Gc. sent. and
To- be collected Ia the United States ut the Office Of
destination ON letters received from those Islands"
Cor each 8 ounces or fraction thereof on all prin-
ted matter except books, which Is 1 cents Tor each
1 ounces. This postage, can be- paid ia Honolulu
by ailiNing stamps To letters or other matter, or a.
heretofore. can Ice charged To your account.
l would further inform you that this SEA postage
viz, 10 cents per half ounce OH letters and = cents
each ON newspapers-is IN all cases 10 be added to
the present established rates of postage ON mail
matter. exchanged between the United States and
foreign countries. and where payment of said post
age Is compulsory in the United States. il will be
necessary To prepay the whole amount by stamps
at Honolulu.
Hayden Mcclellan. Esq. the Special Agent of the
l.. :. Post Office Department. will call upon you
immediately upon his arrival at Honolulu. and fur
nish you with any further information on this sub
ject You may desire i have the honor to be. Sir.
very respectfully. your obedicnt servant,
Il. i. PERKINS. Z. VI.
G.. HOLLAND SMITH, Asst p. VI.
To a. L. BrickwOod. L. VI. C..
Honolulu. H.. /.