And so on in progression, an additional two rates being charged for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 16. (Provides for Registration of Letters and Book Packets, at rate of one shilling each.) [Sidenote: Governor to provide Postage Dies and Stamps.] 17. It shall be lawful for the Governor to cause to be provided, at the Public expense, proper and sufficient Postage Stamps and Dies, or other Implements for expressing and denoting the Rates or Duties of Postage for this Colony; and such Dies, Stamps, and Implements, shall be kept in such custody, and such Stamps shall be made or impressed from such Dies or other Implements, and sold in such manner as the Governor, with the consent of the Executive Council, shall from time to time direct by writing under his hand. _Act passed June 14th, 1860._ NOTE.—Another Act was passed on September 10th, 1863, which raised the postage on letters despatched to foreign countries, with the exception of those going to or through the United Kingdom, from one penny to two pence the half ounce, and so on in proportion. The charge of one penny on letters coming to St. Vincent through the Imperial Post Office was at the same time abolished. APPENDIX B. Table of perforations of stamps printed by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. 1861 to 1881. ------+---------------+-----+-------------------------+---------------- NUMBER| | | | OF | | | | ISSUE.| DATE OF ISSUE.| WMK.| DENOMINATION AND COLOUR.| PERFORATION. ------+---------------+-----+-------------------------+-----+-----+---- 1 | May 1861 |None.|1d., bright rose-red |A. | | | | |6d., blue-green |A. | | 2 | 1862 |None.|6d., yellow-green |C. | | 3 | 1863-1866 |None.|1d., bright rose-red | |B. |B×A. | | |6d., blue-green | |B. | 4 | August 1866 |None.|4d., deep bright blue | |B. | | | |1s., dark slate-grey |A. | |B×A. | | |1s., greyish-purple |A. | |B×A. 5 | April 1869 |None.|1s., indigo | |B. | 6 | October 1869 |None.|4d., deep bright yellow | |B. | | | |1s., bright brown | |B. | 7 | June 1871 |Star.|1d., black |A. | |B×A. | | |6d., dull blue-green |A. | | | | |6d., dark blue-green |A.[6]| | 8 | June 1872 |Star.|1s., bright rose-red | |B. |B×A. | | |1s., deep rose-red | |B. | ? | | |1s., dull red | |B. | ? 9 | Early in 1874 |Star.|1s., pale violet-rose | |B. |B×A.