Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-12-27
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS
Canada and United States Amend
Their Mail Agreements

From the operation of the new
postal convention concluded between
Postmasters- General Murphy and
Worth, representing Canada and the
United States, respectively, a saw
ing of half million dollars a year to
the Canadian Treasury is looked for.
This will be brought about by differ
ent means of economy, and reciprocal
methods of handling the information
al traffic. There were about twenty
different aspects of the international
postal service under discussion at the
recent. conference, and it is calculat-
ed that in every one of them some
saving will be effected by virtue of
the new arrangement. The effect of
this will be beneficial to the United
States as we'll as to Canada.
On the operations for the year in
the Post Office Department of Cana
da, a surplus of million promises to
replace the deficit of the preceding
year.
A saving of 100000 has been made
in the new contract with the rail-
ways for the carriage of mails. while
there has been big increase in mail
traffic, which is reflected by increased
revenues.
The amended mail regulations as a
result of this conference will result
in greater facility between the
United States and Canada in the
transmitting of mails. Many regula-
tions relative to the mails now IN
force, and effective only in Canada,
are. by the amended regulations, ex-
tended ito the United States.
The principal changes, which VIII
become effective on January 1, 1923,
are as follows:
The limit of weight for packages
of general merchandise (parcel
nost) exchanged between Canada and
the United States or it's possessions,
Iexcept the Philippine Islands) will
he eleven pounds. The limit of
WEIGHT at present in force is four
ounces to six ounces.
General merchandise (parcel
post) exchanged between Canada
United States or it's possessions lex
cept Philippine Island) will be liza
BILE to postage at the rate of twelve
cents a pound or fraction thereof,
with the provision that maximum
charge on any parcel shall not ex-
ceed one cent an ounce.
Packages of general merchandise
(parcel post) prepaid at the above
rate, addressed to place in the United
States or it's possessions Except the
Philippine Islands), should be open to
inspection (unsealed). However,
sealed packages of general merchan-
disc (parcel post) may be accepted
for transmission provided the sender
has placed thereon printed label or
an impression of rubber stamp, Civ
ing the name and address of the
sender and stating in general way
the nature of the contents.
General merchandise (parcel pos)
addressed to the United States will In
future be accepted for insurance I'M
der the same terms and conditions as
apply to parcels posted for delivery
within Canada. The scale of insur-
ance fees will be the same as for Can
ada. Under present regulations
these are not insurable.
General merchandise (parcel post),
addressed to the United States will
not be accepted for registration after
the first of January, 1928.
Letters bearing in addition to or
binary postage, a Canadian special
delivery stamp. or bearing Canadian
postage stamps to the value of TWEEN
ty cents additional to the ordinary
postage, and the words Especial de-
livery" legibly written across the up
per left hand corner of the address,
will be accepted for special delivery
at places in the United States. AT