[Sidenote: When sent to Dead Letter office.] Letters and papers after remaining undelivered in an office for three months are sent to the Dead Letter Office, as also are all letters refused by the persons to whom they are addressed or letters addressed to persons deceased. [Sidenote: Return to writers.] Every letter which is opened at the Dead Letter Office and found to contain the address of the sender is sent back to him; but such as do not contain the sender's address are destroyed, excepting always those which contain money and other articles of value, which are kept for a reasonable time for the purpose of being reclaimed. <tb> REGISTRATION. [Sidenote: Fees on Registered Letters.] By the pre-payment of the following fee, in addition to the ordinary postage, letters and parcels can be registered at the office at which posted:-- [Sidenote: To Canada.] On letters addressed to any place in Canada or the other British North American Provinces 2 cents. [Sidenote: To U. States.] On letters addressed to any place in the United States 5 " [Sidenote: To U.K.] " " " " United Kingdom 12-1/2 " [Sidenote: On parcels.] On parcels to any part of Canada 5 cents. [Sidenote: To B. Col. and Foreign Countries.] The registration fees on letters to British Colonies and Foreign Countries will be found in the tables on pages 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40. [Sidenote: Certificate of posting to be given.] Every letter or parcel containing value should be registered and presented to the Postmaster or his clerk and a receipt obtained therefor. On no account should it be dropped into a letter box. [Sidenote: Pre-payment.] When letters are registered for the United Kingdom, for Foreign Countries, <i>via</i> England, or for the United States, both the postage and the registration fee must be pre-paid. [Sidenote: Books, &c., cannot be registered.] Books, periodicals, newspapers, circulars, and other printed matter, cannot be registered unless pre-paid the full letter rates, in addition to the ordinary registration fee. [Sidenote: Receipt required on Delivery.] Registered letters and packets can only be delivered to the parties to whom they are addressed or to their order, and a receipt must be given on the delivery of each registered letter in a book kept by every Postmaster for that purpose. [Sidenote: Post office not responsible for loss.]