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Rh little use, as the insurgents examine, and often confiscate, the correspondence.

At present, the rates for postage in the interior of Mexico are so high that letter-writing is rather expensive. The foreign are much lower than the domestic rates.

Stamp-tariff.—For single letters to points in the interior of the country, not exceeding 16 leagues, the rate is 10 cents for each quarter of an ounce; 25 cents for half an ounce; 35 cents for three-quarters of an ounce; 50 cents for each ounce.

Single letters to points exceeding 16 leagues, 25 cents for each quarter of an ounce; 35 cents for half an ounce; 50 cents for three quarters of an ounce; and 6O cents for each ounce.

Printed matter in unsealed wrappers, 5 cents a pound, or $1.25 for a package weighing one arroba (25 pounds).

Unsealed business circulars, 5 cents each, or $4 a hundred. Printed or engraved cards on pasteboard or vellum, 75 cents a pound.

For Foreign Letters.—Each half ounce (15 grammes), 5 cents; postal-cards, 2 cents each.

Printed matter of all kinds: 1 cent for 50 grammes or less. 2 cents for 100 grammes. 3 cents for 150 grammes. 4 cents for 200 grammes and up to 2 kilogrammes.

Each State in the Republic has its own stamps, with particular numbers marked on them. No stamps are allowed to be taken outside of the post-office, except in the city of Vera Cruz. The rules of the department require that letters must be delivered at the stamp-window, where