Howe proposed that the postages from the route be devoted to its maintenance, and the balance be made up by the legislature.
The postmaster simply presented to the deputy postmaster general periodical statements of the postages collected, and his expenses, together with a receipt for the deficiency which was paid by the government.
He had gone no further than to apply the postages collected at the new offices to pay the postmasters and couriers, as far as these sums would go.
The remainder of the shortage was made up partly by postages and partly by private subscriptions.
Departments and excluding the foreign postages collected for and payable to the British Government.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are unaccounted for and lost every year by the Department, by the present loose, inefficient system of accounting for the postages received on letters and newspapers.
In the adjustment of the tariff of postages the interests of the people demand that the lowest rates be adopted which will produce the necessary revenue to meet the expenditures of the Department.
Cause to be prepared and distributed Postage Stamps, necessary for the prepayment of Postages under this Act, also stamped envelopes for the like purpose; 7.
Let this end be attained and our great commercial rival will have postages and freights all her own way, while we shall be compelled to contribute, as heretofore, to her undisputed supremacy.
There is no reason why the public should not pay its postagesas well as citizens—no sufficient reason why this item of public expenses should not be borne, like all others, by the general tax paid into the treasury.
The department has no power to suppress it, further than to direct the postages to be properly charged, whenever such practices are detected.
There is no just reason why the public should not pay its postages as well as citizens—no sufficient reason why this item of public expenses should not be borne, like all others, by the general tax paid into the public treasury.
The postages are added up, separately at first, then altogether.
Now, bring down postages to the uniform rate of 5 centimes (a halfpenny).
Jacques: He states the total postages that each postman is charged with.
The progressive increase in the income from postages has equaled the highest expectations, and it affords demonstrative evidence of the growing importance and great utility of this Department.
The revenue from the outward postages to the British West Indian Colonies, Honduras excepted, is inserted in the Appendix from official authority.
Besides the certain great increase in all the external postages in these countries and colonies and places, the internal and coasting postages in these places will be augmented to a very great extent.
The office of Second Assistant Postmaster General was created and the scale of postages changed.
Previously all postages were collected entirely in money, prepayment being optional.
It was known at the time that these postages would fall far short of an adequate compensation, as well as of the sum which the same service had previously cost the Government.
The Postmaster-General had no power to make him any other compensation than the postages on the mail matter which he might carry.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "postages" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
