1847 DIRECTORY
For the
Town and District of Port Phillip.

Harbour Master, Richard Hanmer Bunbury, Esq., R. N. �250 0 0
Clerk, Mr James Osborne. �140 0 0
Lighthouse Keeper, Shortland's Bluff, Thomas McClelland. �80 0 0

DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF STEAM VESSELS.
To Geelong per Vesta, from Cole's Wharf - Monday and
Wednesday, at 7 a.m., and Friday at 9 a.m.
Agents: Melbourne - G. W. Cole ; Geelong-Dalgety, Borradaile & Gore.

To Geelong per Aphrasia - Tuesday, at 9 a.m., Thursday
and Saturday, at 7 a.m., from Raleigh's Wharf.
Agents: Melbourne - Joseph Raleigh ; Geelong-Thomas Sheppard.

From Geelong per Aphrasia - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Per Vesta-Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
both at 7 a.m.

From Melbourne to William's Town, and Hobson's Bay, per
Aphrasia - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 3 p.m;
Per Vesta - Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,at 3 p.m.;
returning the same evening immediately after arrival.

To Williams Town and Hobson's Bay daily, per Diamond,
new steamer, at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., from Cole's Wharf.

From Williams Town and Hobson's Bay per Diamond, at
12 noon and 5 p.m., Agent - G. W. Cole.

To and from Sydney per Shamrock, Captain Gilmore.
The Shamrock, steam-ship leaves Sydney on the first day of
every month for Melbourne and Launceston, calling at
Twofold Bay on the passage up and down.
Agent - H.A. Smith.

SCALE OF POSTAGES.
To and from Melbourne and the several Post Offices
undermentioned.

INLAND AND COAST RATES.
NOTE.- The rates of postage here given are as for Single
Letters, or Letters weighing less than half an ounce.
Sydney - 1s. 3d.
Kilmore - 0s. 7d.
Seymour - 0s. 8d.
Broken River - 0s. 10d.
Ovens - 0s. 10d.
Alberton, Gipps Land - 0s. 4d.
Mount Macedon - 0s. 8d.
Geelong - 0s. 4d.
Ballan - 0s. 7d.
Bunnenyong - 0s. 8d.
Fiery Creek - 0s. 10d.
Belfast, Port Fairy - 0s. 11d.
The Grange - 0s. 11d.
Portland - 1s. 0d.

COLONIAL NEWSPAPERS put into a Post Office at any time
within seven days from the date thereof, marked 'News-
paper only,' Provided they contain no enclosure or writing
thereon, are to be passed free ; if after that time, or not
being so marked, or having any writing thereon, they are
to be charged by weight, at the same rate as Letters,
Foreign Newspapers re-posted in the Colony, are also
charged at the same rate as Letters.
Letters or Packets put into a Post Office, for delivery
from the same Post Office, are to be charged one Penny each.

SHIP RATES.
Letters or Packets, from or to places out of the Colony,
to be charged each-
Single, weighing less than 1/2 oz., - 0s. 3d.
Double, weighing 1/2 oz., but less than 3/4 oz. - 0s. 6d.
Treble, weighing 3/4 oz., but less than 1 oz. - 0s. 9d.
Quadruple, weighing 1 oz., but less than 1 1/4oz. - 1s. 0d.

And so on, but not exceeding 2s. 6d. for Ship Rate, in
addition to the Inland Postage.
Both Inland and Ship Postage must be paid at the time
when Ship Letters are put into a Post 0ffice for despatch,
or they will not be forwarded.