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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 452, 5 December 1868, Page 2

" POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOSE. For Weatport, Nelson, and Auckland, per Charles Edward, on or about Monday, 7th inst, at tide time. For Melbourne and Australian < -olonies, pers.F. Gothenburg; on or about Thurs.lay, the 10th inst, at tide time. For Cobden; Br&'nnertion, Twelve Mile, Camptown, and Ahaura, every Thursday, at XJOAr —^ For Rutherglen, every Tuesday. . '■ For Brighton. St. Kilda, Charleston, and Westport, every Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m. For Hokitika and Paroa, daily. Lettern for aea borne mails will be forwarded if posted within forty minutes after the advertised time for closing the mails, such lettern to bear a late fee of 6d, in addition to the postage, the whole to be affixed in postage stamps. Money orders musjb be procured and letters registered one hour previous to the closing of the mail by which it is intended to transmit them. In future, the Post Office will be open to the public, for the transaction of Money Order and Savings Bank business, on ordinary I days from 9 o'ekek a.m. to 4 o'clock p.m , and on Saturdays, and on the day previously to the closing of the 'Mail's for the United Kingdom, from 9'o. clock a.m. to 5 o'clock p.m. 11 Ails arrive. From Hokitika and Paroa, daily. From Itutherglen, every Wednesday. From Ahaura, Camptown, Twelve Mile, Brunnerton, and Cobden, every Saturday, at 4 p.m. From Brighton, St. Kilda, Charleston, and Westport, ever/Tuesday. From ChristchurchJ -every Monday and Thursday. * J. M'BETH, Postmaster. THE NEW POSTAL RATES. I —TOWN LETTERS Posted at any post-office within the Oolony for delivery at or from such post-office — Not exceeding half an ounce - - Id Exceeding half an ounce, but not ex- ' ceedjng one ounce '' ■ :*" - 2d Fo£ every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce - - • 2d lI —COUNTRY LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the polony for delivery at or from any other post-office within the same Province— Not exceeding half an ounce - - 2d Exceeding half an ounce/but not exceeding one ounce ' - - '. 4d For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce • • 4d lII —INTER-PROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the Colony for delivery at or from any post-office m any other Province within the Colony Not exceeding' half an ounce - - 3d Exceeding half an ounce l, but not ex? eeedihg one: ounoe - - -. ud For*every ounce or fraction of an ' ' ounce over one ounce 6d