SCHEDULE B.

TREASURY WARRANT.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the session of Parliament, holden in the third and fourth years of the reign of Her Majesty, for the regulation of the duties of postage, power is given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, by Warrant under their hands to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage or inland postage, payable by the law, on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such Warrant, and, from time to time, by Warrant, as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any such altered rates, and make and establish any new and other rates in lieu thereof, and, from time to time, by Warrant as aforesaid, to appoint at what time the rates which may be payable are to be paid; and it is provided that the power thereby given should extend to any increase or reduction or remission of postage.

And whereas further powers are given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, by another Act made and passed in the session of Parliament, holden in the tenth and eleventh years of the reign of Her Majesty, for giving further facilities for the transmission of letters, by post, and for the regulating the duties of postage thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post Office.

And whereas certain powers are also given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury by another Act, pas ed in the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty, for amending the laws relating to the stamp duties on newspapers, and for providing for the transmission, by post, of printed periodical publications.

And whereas the Commissioners of Her Ma

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jesty's Treasury, by certain Warrants in writing, under their hands, relating to the transmission, by the post, of letters and newspapers, and other printed papers, between the United Kingdom and Hamburg, and between Hamburg and Her Majesty's colonies and foreign countries, through the United Kingdom respectively, and bearing date, respectively, the 18th day of August, 1847; the 27th day of June, 1859; the 28th day of July, 1859; and the 17th day of April, 1860; did make and give certain orders, directions, and regulations relating to the transmission, by the post, of such letters and newspapers, and other printed papers respectively.

And whereas a convention hath been lately made and entered into between the General Postoffice of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Post Office of Hamburg, for the purpose of regulating the communications by post between the United Kingdom and Hamburg, and it is expedient, for the better carrying out of the same, that the said recited Warrants of the several dates hereinbefore mentioned should be respectively repealed, and that certain other regulations should be made in the manner hereinafter mentioned.

Now we, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers reserved to us in and by the said hereinbefore recited Acts of Parliament, and every of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do, by this Warrant (under the hands of two of us, the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided), order and direct as follows:

1. The said recited Warrants, bearing date respectively the 18th day of August, 1847; the 27th day of June, 1859; the 28th day of July,

1859; and the 17th day of April, 1860; be, and the same are hereby repealed, revoked, and annulled and the several orders, directions, regulations, and rates of postage therein mentioned and set forth shall wholly cease and determine, except so far as the said recited Warrants shall respectively repeal, revoke, or annul any other Warrants, or any orders, directions, regulations, or rates of postage therein mentioned and set forth, which said several last-mentioned Warrants, orders, directions, regulations, or rates of postage shall remain repealed, revoked, and annulled as if this present Warrant had not been made or signed.

2. On every letter not exceeding one half of an ounce in weight, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Hamburg, and on every letter not exceeding one half of an ounce in weight, posted in Hamburg, addressed to any place within the United Kingdom, when the said respective letters are conveyed between the United Kingdom and Hamburg, in closed mails, viâ Belgium, there shall be charged, taken, and paid an uniform rate of British postage of two pence half-penny, if such respective letters be prepaid, and if such respective letters be not prepaid, an uniform rate of British postage of three pence half-penny; and when the said respective letters are conveyed between the United Kingdom and Hamburg direct by private ship, there shall be charged, taken, and paid an uniform rate of British postage of four pence halfpenny if such respective letters be prepaid, and if such respective letters be not prepaid an uniform rate of British postage of sixpence.

3. On every letter not exceeding one half of an ounce in weight posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to any place in any of Her Majesty's colonies or any foreign country, transmitted