POSTAL INFOBMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 295, 14 December 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFOBMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES : FOR' POSTAGE. - TownLetters.— Postedat any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice t-* Not exceeding £oz ... ... Id Over Joz, but under 10z... ..... 2d Every additional 05, or fraction of oz 2d . Country Letters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice . in the same Province t-*-Not exceeding Joz • ... - «~. 2d Over Joz, but under 10z... . ... 4d Every additional o% or fraction of tw 4d, • .. •Interprovincial- Letters. at any -Postoffice within the Colony, for,, delivery, at any othet Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding Joz '..-. ".*,. Sd Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters'. — For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British Ame>- . Rica and West Indies, and Great Britain:-— Not exceeding Joz ... ... 6d. Over Joz, but under 10z... ... .Is Every additional" oz, or fraction of oz 1-t For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore, China, Japan, Cape of pood Hope, Mauritius Natal, St. Helena, &c. ceylow Not exceeding Joz ... ' - ... ls 6d ' Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 2s ls Every additionaloz, or fraction of oz 2s If For farther particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of Rates at the Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postofflce in the Colony for delivery at any Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under 8oz». ... ... 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... ... ... ldeach For other foreign places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other packet for any place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and many foreign countries, may be registered at any Postoffice, during . office hours, on 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., ls ' See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreign Registration Fees. Money Orders.-^-These are issued at Nelson • and Collingwood on any Money-Order Office ih New Zealand, - Australia, Tasmania,- or Great and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/ — 6d *... 10/— li Australia „ bl — ls ... 10*?— 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not. exceeding — 2/— ls ... 5/— 2s6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10J— 5s The issue of Orders to any one applicant for . , the same payee in one day shall not exceed 251 on Great Britain, and 40/ on the Australian colonies and Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters.— Letter carriers de- - liver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.