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Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 853, 21 April 1871, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICES. For Nelson and Wellington, per Rangitoto, this day, at 9.30 a.m. For Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, per Gothenburg, on Saturday. For Rutheiglen, Marsden, and Clifton, every Tuesday, at 4.30 p.m. For Cobden, daily, at 11 a.m. For Hokitika and Paroa, daily For No Town, every Tuesday, at 4.30 p.m. For Brunnerton, Twelve-mile, Camptown, Ahaura, and Napoleon Hill, every Tuesday, at 9 a.ra., and every Thursday, at 4.30 p.m. ; returning every Monday and Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m. For Arnold, every Thursday, at 4.30 p.m. For Half Ounce every Thursday, at 9 a.m. From Hokitika and Paroa, daily From Cobden, daily, at 11.30 a.m. The rates of Postage to be charged in New Zealand on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi. will be as follows :— Not exceeding £oz, 9d ; exceeding £oz, and not exceeding loz, Is 6d ; and so on, 9d for every additional £oz or fraction of £oz. Newspapers under 4oz, each, 4d; for every additional 4oz, 4d. Arrival and Departure ov the English Mail. — Due at Greymouth, via Suez, on the 19th April; via San Francisco,on or about 18th April. Leaves Greymoutb, via Suez (for letters specially addressed), on or about the 12th April, and via San Francisco, on the 28th April. POSTAL RATES. The postage rates on correspondence posted in New Zealand for the undermentioned places, to be forwarded by the Pacific Mail Route, will be as follows :— Lptt'r* News " Book Countries. J 6 " » papers p'kets, v * eacY y Jib. Sandwich Islands ... 0 6 0 1 0 4 United States ... 0 6 0 1 0 4 British Columbia ... 1 0 0 2 0 6 Canadian Dominion .... 0 8 0 2 0 6 West Indies ... 1 0 0 2 0 6 Mexico ... 1 0 0 2 0 6 Central America ...10 0 2 0 6 South America ..| 1 0 jfl 6 Not exceeding 4 1 14 2 FfiOM Westland. oz . oz . O z. oz. To England 06 10 16 20 N. S. Wales ... 03 06 09 10 Victoiia 0 3 0 6 0 9 10 South Australia ... 03 06 09 10 Queensland 0 3 0 6 0 9 10 Tasmania 0 3 0 6 0 9 10 Through N. Zealand 02 04 06 08 In the County ... 02 04 06 08 As an instance, says a contemporary, of good fortune in mining speculations, we may mention that Mr Farmer, ex-M.H.R. for Raglan, who is a very large shareholder in the Caledonian claim at the Thames, has obtained during the last two or three months, something like L3OOO a week in dividends from that claim.