POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAL CHARGES FOR • POSTAGE. TownLetters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice: — ' Kot exceeding _oz ... . ... ld Over _oz, but utider 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2d . Country Letters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at auy other Postoffice in the game Province: — ~ ■ Not exceeding £oz ■ ... ... 2d Over £oz, but uuder 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice witnih thu Colony, for delivery at any other Postoifiee within the Colony: — No exceeding Joz ... ... 3d Over _oz, but under loz.:. ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz (id Intercolonial and Foreign Letters: — For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British America aud West Indies, aud Great Britain: — Not exceeding -Joz ... • ... 6d Over _o£, but under 10z... ... is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz Is For India (Ceylon excepted), Peuang, Singapore, China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius Natal, St. Helena, &c. ckylon Not exceeding _oz ' ... ... ls 6d Over _oz, but under 10z... ... 2s Is Every additional oz , or fraction of oz 2s ls For further particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of Hates at the Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Po-stoflk-e in the Colony for delivery at any Postotiice within the Colony, or . for Australian Colonies and Great Britaiu: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under 8oz.« ... ... 8d Every additional Soz, or fraction of Soz ... 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony", Australia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United States, British America aud West luuies... ... ... id each For otlier foreign places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or oiher packet for auy place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and mauy foreign countries, iu.«y be registered at aoy Postotiice, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to ihe letters, Sec, of the required fee; and on presentation at -the Postoiiiue window at least one Hour prior to the lime for closing the mail uy wliich it is to be tor warded. Registration Fee on letters, &c, for places within the Colony .. ...^ ..<, 6d For Australian Colonies and Great Britain.. Is See Table of Kates at the Postotiice for Foreign Registration Fees. > Money Orders.— These are issued at Nelson and CoUingwood on any Money urder Offiue in New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Creat Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following piaces: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/— 6 d ... 10/— ls Australia „ 5/ — is ... lot — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not .exceeding — , 2/— Is ... 5/— 23 tid ... 7/— 3s 6d ... 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/ ou the Australian colonies and Tasmania. Town De' ivery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.ra. and 230 p.m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 290, 8 December 1868, Page 4
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490POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 290, 8 December 1868, Page 4
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