§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)asked the Postmaster General, Has his attention been called to the fact that, if any letter posted for Australia or the Cape of Good Hope happens to weigh a grain over half an ounce, the charge for postage is doubled—that is, from 6d. to 1s.; and, has he any intention to alter this Regulation, or consult with the Colonial Governments on the question?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)It is quite true that a letter exceeding the prescribed weight allowed for a single rate of postage is charged an additional postage rate. This Rule applies generally to letters for all parts of the world, and not alone to Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Obviously, a limit of weight must be fixed in all cases; and I have no intention, as at present advised, of proposing any exception from the practice which has universally obtained with respect to this matter.