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Grey River Argus, Issue 100, 1 September 1866, Page 4

A BSTRACT OF POSTAGE RATES ON XX LETTERS, BOOK-PACKETS, &c. LETTERS. From any part' of New Zealand to any other part of ft ew Zealand :— Not excecdiiig \oz - • 2d Exceeding £ oz, and n6t exceeding--loz - - - - - . 40. Exceeding 1 oz,' and not exceeding 2 ozs - - - - . Scl And so oil, increasing 4d for eVery additional ounce or fraction of aii ounce. To the United Kingdom, .by direct ship or ordinary mail via Southampton ;— Not exceeding \oz -- - - Gd Exceeding % pz, and not exceeding 1 oz" - ■ - ■ - - - is Exceeding 1 oz, and" not exceeding 2 ozs •<• - - - - 2s And so on, increasing Is for every additional •ounce or fraction of an ounce. ■ ; To United Kingdom, by Marseilles : — Not exceeding £ pz in weight - ,lod Exceeding oz, and not exceeding loz '- - - :.., fs 8d - Exceeding 1 oz, and not ex- .'■'.- ceedii^g oz . - - - 3s ,4d Exceeiling 2 oz, and not exceeding 3 ozs ■ - - - 6s SeT Every ounce after the first ' ,- Is 8d To British Colonies and Foreign Countries (for which mails are made up direct) : — Not exceeding £oz - ■''-■: - s Gd Exceeding oz, and not exceeding loz - - - . - -Is Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 ozs - - - - - 2s ' And so on, increasing Is for every additional ounce or' fraction of an ounce. , Special rates are payable to- France and Algeria, and 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 :— r ' Not exceeding £oz - - - Is Exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding i 1 oz - ■ - - - 2s Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 ozs 4s* And so on, increasing 2s for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. *■■ , '- Letters sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty-'s Service will be transmitted within tlie' Colony, and between the Colony and any post-oflice in the British dominions, at a charge of Id, provided that the following regulations arc observed : — Each letter must not be more than half an ounce in weight. . It must be superscribed with the name of the writer, description or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. ' Postage nuvt be prepaid. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's naval and military forces are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force tin 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 the signature of an officer of the General' Government authorised to frank official letters. ._, ■ . • ; . ' i , REGISTRATION FEE. To places within the Colony - - Gel To Australian Colonies, India, ancl- ".^ the United Kingdom' - - - Is NEWSPAPERS. Sent free to any part of the Colony, if publislied therein, and posted within seven days from publication.; . If not published' in the. Colony, or. not witliiu seven, clays 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, 2cl 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,' Scl; exceeding 8 ozs and over 1 lb, Is 4cl ; and Sd j"or every additional half pound or fraction of half a pound. The above rates are doubled to the United "Kingdom via Marseilles. REGULATIONS. _ AH letters, packets, and newspapers, if liable to postage, p'osteel 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 clespatcli (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 tlie inland rate of postage only. • ■ ' ' Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the Colony 'or~to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a single rate, 'will .be for-" warded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a fine. Letters, and packets so addressed, and bearding 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. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on ap-» plication, within six months, at. the office where the same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. Aiiy person can hr.ye a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels, the amount of the registration fee, in acldi--tion to the proper : postage, and presenting it at a. Post Office during office hours, and at least one hour before tlie closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. lie~-direction from one . Post Office to another, of letters, newspapers and packets, are charged with a new arid distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. Any person ■sending, as from postage, lettars not liable to exemption, or enclosing a, communication in "the nature of a letter iv .any newspaper or~>book-packet, is liable "to a penalty of £20. . No book-packet or packet of newspapers will be received, nor will any posiEniaster be ..required to receive any letter, if it exceed .two feet in length, one .foot in width or depth, or three" pounds in weight. Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure, sealed or othervi ise, closed against inspection, sent in or with such '.packet,. nor anything printed or written in the natureof a letter, ' ;. Within the. above limitations, a bookpacket may 'contain any number of separate bookp, maps, prints, or photogi aplis, and any quantity pt paper, vellum, or parckniei.t, either printed, written on, or plain (exclusive of anything in/the nature of a letter, whether sealed pi- open), with the* binding, covering, or inouuting attached or belonging to siiou look, print, &c.-, and all things legitimately j.ppertaining to or necessary for the trans