Mails ar© closed at Balclutha. . | For Dunedin, Lovell's Flat, Clarksville,! and Milton, daily (Sunday excepted) Ji at 8 a.m. i „ Tapanui and Gold Fields on "Wednes-'••? days and Saturdays, at 8 a.m, „ Inch Clutha and Kaitangata, on Mondays,' Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 1 at 3 p.m. I „ Warepa, Owake (Catlin's River), \ Waitepeka, Puerua, Port Molyneux,. \\ on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 2.30 -l p«m. ,:; „ Invercargill, Mataura, Clinton, Kai- j biku, and Waiwera, on Mondays, / "Wednesdays, and Fridays,' at 2.30 3 p.m. ] MAILS AIL BALCLUTHA '■ From Dunedin,.Lovell's FJat,. Clarkeville, ' „ and Milton, daily (Sunday excepted), • at 3p,m. ''■'. „ Inch Clutha and Kaitangata, on Mbhd«ys, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, : at 7.30 p.m. (sorted for delievery at 9 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays., and Thursdays.) „ Warepa, Waitepeka, Puerua r Port Molyneux, and- Owake (Catlin'a River), on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 9 a.m. „ Invercargill, Mataura, Clinton, Kai., hiku, and, Waiwera, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and' Saturdays-,, at 0 a.m. Correspondence from Lawrence Tapanui, and the Gold Fields is sent via Miitoni Post Office open from 9 a.m. to sp.m. Sundays from'lo t0'10.30 a.m. and Stos 30 p.m, Wednesday evenings from 7T.45 to 8, o'clock. Registrar o! Births* &c, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily—Sundays excepted. . Geokge Renneb, Postmaster, Telegraphist, and Registrar. ■ POSTAL RATES. , LETTERS. I. Town letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from' such Post Office— Not exceeding half an ounce - Id. Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce - - 2d. For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce - - - - - , Id. 11. Country letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from any Post Office within the Colony— Not exceeding half an ounce - 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not. exceeding one ounce - - 4d. , For every half ounce or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce - - - 2d. 111. Australian Colonies— Not exceeding halt an ounce - 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not . exceeding one ounce - - 4d. For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounce above ■ one ounce - - - - 2d. IV. South Sea Islands (Fiji, Sandwich Islands, etc.) — Not exceeding half an ounce - 6d. For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce - ■ 6d. The rates of postage in New .Zealand tobe charged on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brisbane, areas follows:— LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce - 6d. Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce - ' Is. Gd. And so on, 9d. for every additional halfounce or fraction of hslf an ounce. NEWSPAPERS i * Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at the same Post Office - - £d. Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at any j other Post Office within the > Colony - - - - i|d. Australian Colonies - - id. United Kingdom - - - Id. MONEY OBDEE KATES. On and after the Ist January, the commission chargeable on Money Orders in the United Kingdom will be as follows:— Not exceeding L 2 - - - 1 0 Exceeding L 2 and not exceeding L 5 - - - - 2 6 Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding L 7 - - - - 3 6 Exceeding L 7 and not exceeding LlO - - - -50 IN NEW ZEALAND. Not exceeding L 5 - - Gd. Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding < LlO - - . : '* - la. AUSTHALIAK COLONIES. Not exceeding 1.5 - - Is. Exceeding L 5 arid not exceeding LlO - - - - 2s. BOOK AND PATTEEN PARCELS (via Bdndisf). Not exceeding one ounce -2d. Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces - - 4d. Exceeding two ounces and. not exceeding four ounces ,•- 7d. Exceeding four ounces and,not exceeding eight ounces ',-' Is. 2d. And so on, Is. 2d. foi every additional eight ounces or fraction of eight ounces. VIA SAN PRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via San Francisco are as follows:— Letters Newspapers Packets $oz. Each. «b. tmdwichlsland .... 6d .. id „ -id 3nited States 4d .. Id. .. 4d Canadian dominions. 6d .. 2d .. 6d British Columbia.... is ~ 2d .. 6d West Indies ........ Is .. 2d .. 6d Mexico Is .. 2d" .; ■6d Central America ...,3s .. 2d .. 6d South America...... is ;. '2d .. 6d * Except Boliria, Chili, Ecuador, and Pern, foi which the rates are—not exceeding an ounce Is. 6d. For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce Is Gd. nitecl Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, Ac., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. ' If a letter be posted wholly unpaid, the letter must be detained and dealt with according to rule 1 537: If a letter addressed to any place within the Colony be hot sufficiently prepaid with postage .stamps, but nevertheless bear a postage stamp of the value of one penny, the letter must be forwarded charged with double the amount ■of the deficient postage. .If a letter liable to more,ttTsn|LQne rate of postage, andadany place mr the United Kingdom, the Colonies "of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia,, Tasmania, Wes-. tern Australia, be prepaid with one rate at least, the letter must be forwarded charged with the deficiency and an amount equal tp one rate as a fine; hut a letter addressed to any other colony or foreign country, if not fully prepaid, must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153." ** . A
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 23, 17 December 1874, Page 2
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854Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 23, 17 December 1874, Page 2
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