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Grey River Argus, Issue 97, 25 August 1866, Page 4

ABSTRACT OF POSTAGE RATES ON . LETTERS, BOOK-PACKETS, &c, LETTERS. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand :— Not exceeding £oz <■ r , 2d.; Exceeding 4 oz, . and not expeeding loz. ' s - .- - - --. 4d Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 ozs - - - - / 3d And so on, increasing 4d for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. To the Umted Kingdom, by direct ship or ordinary mail via Southampton ;— Not exceeding oz - - ' * QA Exceeding oz, ..and." not exceeding 1 oz "- - -- - - Is „ Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 ozs - - • .:»•;■ 2s And so on, inpreasing Is for every additional ounce or fraction of an .ounce. To United Kingdom, by Marseilles i — Not exceeding | oz in weight - lOd "Exceeding ~£ oz, and not ex* ceeding loz - - - Is 8d Exceeding 1 oz, and "not exceeding 2pz - - - 3s 4d Exceeding 2 oz, and not ex- v ceeding 3 ozs - "- . - 6s 8d Every ounce after the first - Is Sd To British Colonies and Foreign Countries (for which inajls are made up direct) ; — , . — Not exceeding £oz ".-.•*-'' - Gtl ' Exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz - - - - - Is Exceeding 1 oz, and riot exceeding 2 ozs - - - - t . 2s And so on, increasing Is for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. " Special rates are payable to France and Algeria, anil Foreign. Countries, through France — to. the Continent of Europe, via Trieste — to China and the Eastern Archipelago. ' ■* Letters addressed to officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows :— Not exgeeding oz - * r r Js Exceeding and not exceeding loz ■ - - - ■- * '■ •- -2s Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding • 2 ozs - - - . ' - - 4s And so on, mcx 4 easing 2s for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. - Letters sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majestyfo Service -will be transmitted within the Colony, and between the Colony and any post-office in the British dominions, at a charge of Id, provided that the following regulations are observed : — ~ • Each letter must "not" be more than half an ounce in weight. It must be superscribed with the name 1 of the writer, description or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. Postage riiupt be prepaid. Letters on the public servipe of Her Majesty's naval and military forces are exempted from the payment of postage; if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," arid the signature of the ofiicer in command of the force on the service of which the letter is despatched. . , Letters on the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the; words '-'On the public service only," and tlie signature of an officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. ' lIEGISTItATIOIf FEE. N To places within the Colony - • - 6d ' To Australian Colonies, India, and the United Kingdom - - - Is NEWSPAPERS. Sent free to any part of the Colony, if published therein, and posted within seven days from publication. If not published in the Colony, or not posted witbin seven days from publication, one penny. > ■< Free to the United Kingdom, via Southampton or by direct ship. To the United Kingdom, .via Marseilles, 3d each. • ■ , To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, 2d each. ' ' _ ■ , BOOK-PACKETS. For the United Kingdom, via Southampton, and from one port of the Colony to another, not exceeding 4 ozs in weight, 4d; exceeding 4 ozs and not exceeding 8 ozs, 8d; exceeding 8 ozs and over 1 lb, Is 4d ;.• and Sd for every additional half pound or fraction of half a pound. ' The above rates are doubled to the United Kingdom via Marseilles. : REGULATIONS. ' All letters," packets, and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted m New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the Colony of sufficient value. All letters received from beyond seas; at any Post Office in this Colony, which have not been- regularly posted at' the place 'of despatch (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage,, according to the established rates, unless they are' letters which it is not compulsory by law to send by. post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. . : ■ ' Letters and packets liable to more than oiie rate of postage, and addressed to places -within the Colony or to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a single rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage defi-~ cient, arid another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, 'will be detained and returned to the sender in all cases where practicable. ' . : N ewspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, cari neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be. delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on application, withiri six months," at the office where the same .were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. . Any person can have a letter registered by. -affixing on it by means : of the' proper labels, the airiount of the registration fee^.in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it I at a Post Oitice during office hours, "and at Ifcgttjjfcj^^brfo^jLeulosing of the mail ■ : to or a * s or of Within the auovelunSPßl^^^^^kpackct may contain any number of separate books, maps, pints, or photogiaphy, and any quantity oi paper, vellum, or parchment, eibJier printed, \s rittcn on, or plain (ex-elusive of anythiug in the nature of a letter, whether sealed or open), with the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to aucli look, print, ,&e., and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the trans