POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. TownLetters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice:— Not exceeding Joz ' ... ... id Over goz, but under 10z... ... 2d' Every additional oz, or fraction of oz . 2d Country Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice in the same Province: — Not exceeding Joz ... ... 2d Over jjoz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additionaloz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice withiu the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoiiice within the Colony: — No exceeding £oz ... ... 3d Over ioz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters: — For Australia, Tasmania, Pauama, United States, British America aud West Indies, and Great Britain: — Not exceeding £oz ... ... 6d Over loz, but under 10z... ... ls Every additional oz, or fraction of oz ls For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius' Natal, bt. Helena, &c. cisylon Not exceeding £oz ... ... ls 6d Over 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 Postoffice.' Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffice in the Colony for delivery at nny Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under Soz.. ... ... 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Soz ... 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, iudia, Great Britain, European Continent, Piiii.-iiua, United btatus, British America and West Indies ... ... .... ld each 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 L J os 1 oilice, during oilice hours, on payment in isUUiips aiii.\eU to me letters, Sec, of the required lue; uiidoii presentation ul the Pustoilice window ite j cis 1 0110 hour p.jor 10 the time fur closing the mail uy wiii.il 1; :d r, ;.;e torwuniiid. Reghii'.irisju Ft- on letters, Sec, for places wiiiii.. i .l- -. V-iony .. ... ... tid Va!-.- au.-.u\.u:uj v-.<i.;i.i-.3 and Uiva t Britain., is >ye 'I;*.', ie '..-i i.ut un a 1 liie Postouice fov Foreigu R.-guivatiwii l-'.-ef. Aloney *,'ruers. — These are issued at Nelson ami Culiiugu-oud ou any Aloney Urder Ofiice in New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Great -Britain aud Ireland. Cummisbiou on Orders payable at following piactis: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/ — Gd ... 10/ — Is Australia „ 5/ — ls ... 10/ — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 21— Is ... 5/— :2s tid ... 7/— 3s tid ... 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 colonies aud Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 230 p.m. 1
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 7, 9 January 1869, Page 4
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496POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 7, 9 January 1869, Page 4
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