POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 35, 12 February 1869, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

: " GENERAL' CHARGES : £o»R _*bSTA&B. TownLeiters.-KPosted at any Postofficte wft__fthe Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice:-— Not exceeding Joz ... ... id Over ioz, but underloz... ... '" 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 came Province: — Not exceeding _oz ... ... 2d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoliice within the Colony: — No exceeding Joz ... ... 3d 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 America and West Indies, and Great Britain:— Not exceeding £oz ... ... 6d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz Is For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Natal, St. Helena, &c. ckyloh Not exceeding Joz ... ... Is 6d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 2s ls 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 Boz.. ... ... gd Every additional Boz, 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 foreign places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters.— Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other -packet for auy place iia'New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, aud 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 place* within the Colony .. ... ... -gd For Australian Colonies and Great Britain., ls See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreigu Registration Fees. Money Orders.— These are issued at Nelson and Collingwood on any Money Order Office in New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, br Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/— 6 d ... ' 10/— It Australia „ 5/— ls ... 10/— 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding— 21— Is ... 5/— 2s6d ... 71— 3s 6d ..; ; 10/— sa The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall hot exceed' 25/ on Great Britain, and 40/ on the Australian colonies and Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.