POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Issue 27, 3 February 1869, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. TownLetters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice: — Not exceeding £oz ... ... Id Over £oz, 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 otlier Postoffice in the same Province: — Not exceeding ioz ... ... 2d Over ioz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz <ld Interprovincial Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postuilice within the Colony: — No exceeding Joz ... ... 3d Ovur _oz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters: — For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British Americu and West Indies, and Great Britain: — Not exceeding _o r A ... ... 6d Over £oz, hut under 10z... ... Is Every additional oz, or fraction of 02 Is ■ For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore, China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius Natal, St. Helena, &c. ceylon Not exceeding £oz ... ... Is 6d Over $oz, but under 10z... ... 2s la Every additional oz , or fraction of oz 2s Is 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 any Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under Soz. . ... ... 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 and West Indies ... ... ... Id each For other foreigu 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, ra-ty be registered at any l'osiollice, during oiiioe hours, on payment in stamps all vjdto tbe letters, Sec, of the required lee; ami on presentation at the Poitoffice window at least one hour prior to the time for closing the mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, &e., for places within the Colony . . ... ... 6d For Australian Colonies and Great Britain.. Is See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreign Registration Fees. Money Orders. — Tliese 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 5l — 6d ... 10/ — Is Australia „ ol — is ... 10/ — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not ....needing — 21— Is ... ol— 2s Gd ... 7/— astid ... 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 tbe Australian colonies and Tasinauia. Town De'ivery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving tiie Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.