I'OST OFFICE DEl'AUT.MEXT. Tl i 



Tlie lailway to Harbour Grace conveys the mails for the towns 

 . uul settleiiient.s of Concoptiou Bay, Bay de Verde District, ami 

 tlie south sliore of Trinity Bay. Tlie Placentia railway carries 

 tlie mails for Placentia ami St. Mary's Bays to Placentia, whence 

 they are distrilnited by the s. s. Alvrt which plies round the Bay, 

 her route extending to Grand Bank in Fortune Bay. The Xor- 

 thei'n ami AVestern Railway carries the mails for the northern 

 districts, ^\•hich at various points are transmitted to their desti- 

 nation either by steam-launches or couriers. 



The coastal steamer on the northern route carries mails fort- 

 nightly to all the i)oits of call ; and in summer as far as Red 

 Bay, Lai) rador, where it connects with the Labrador mail steamer 

 which plies on that coast during the fishing season. 



The coastal steamer plyini;: on the western route conveys mails 

 to all the ports of call as far as Bonne Bay during the sunnner 

 months and as far as Channel in winter. For the sailings of 

 these steamers see the chapter for tourists. 



The postal service, rinder the direction of the present energetic 

 Postmaster-general, J. 0. Fraser, Es(j[., has been brought to a 

 .condition of great efficiency, and compares not unfavourably with 

 that of any other British colony. The Post office is litted up 

 with all modern improvements, and the building itself with its 

 various arrangements is creditable to the colony. A parcels post 

 with the Laiited Kingdom, the L'nited States and Canada, is of 

 very great advantage to the whole connnunity. There is also an 

 inland parcels post. Tlie book post, post cards, stamps, post 

 office boxes, branch offices and pillar boxes throughout the city, 

 money orders, letter carriers, delivery, present every facility that 

 could be reasonably desired, and j^rove that this service is mana- 

 ged with a view to meet the Avants of the genei\al public. The 

 improvements introduced in recent years have been of great 

 value. 



The total number of post offices in the colony is 846. The 

 nunil)ei of postmasters or mistresses being the same. 



Postal rates are as follows : — Inland postage : letters not over 

 one ounce in weight, three cents ; for city delivery, one cent. 



