POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 233, 1 October 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR;POSTAGE. Town Letters.—Posted at any Postoiiice within the Colony, for delivery at such Posloilice: — .Not exceeding _07. ... ... Id Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2d Country Letters.—Posted at anyPost.ffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice in the same Province: — Not exceeding Joz ... ... 2d Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz . 4d. Interprovincial Letters.-r-Posted'Ut any Postoffice withiu the Colony, fbr delivery at any other Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding Joz ... ... 3d Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters:—For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British A.merica aud West ludies, and Great Brituiu: — Not exceeding £oz ... ... 6d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... ls Every additional oz, or fraction of oz Is For ludia (Ceylon i.'xeepted), Penang, Singapore, China, Japan, Cnpe of Good Hope, Mauritius, Natal, St. Helena, &c. ckylo_t Not exceeding £oz ... ... Is 6d Over J_oz, but under 10z... ... 2s ls Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2s ls For further particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of Rates at the Postoffica. - •■■>• Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffice in the Colony for delivery at any Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colouies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under Boz.. ... ... 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Boz ... ■8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies... ... ... Id each For other foreign places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters.—Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other packet for auy place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and mauy foreign countries, may be registered at any Postoffice, during office hours, ou payment in stamps affixed to the letters, &c., of the required fee; and on presentation at the Postoffice window at least one hour prior to the time for closing the; mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, &c, for places within the Colony .. ... ... 6d For Australian Colonies and Great Britain.. Is See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreign Registratiou Fees. Money Orders.—These are issued at Nelson and Collingwood on 'any Money Order Office in New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania^ or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places:— New Zealand, not exceeding 5/—6 d ... 10/—ls Australia „ 5/—ls ... 10/ —2s Great Britain aud Ireland, not exceeding — 2/—ls ... 5/—2s6d ... 7/—3s6d ... 10/—.ss The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 25/ on Great Britain, and 40/ on the Australian colouies and Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters.—Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffico at 9 a.m. and 230 p.m.