LETTERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 154, 14 May 1862, Page 7

LETTERS.

1.' —Inland Letters. Not exceeding i 0r... ... .. "' ... 2d. Exceeding i °z-. and not exceeding! oz. ... 4d. ~ 1 oz., . „ „ 2oz. ... Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. •2.—To Tins United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship— Not exceeding A 0z... .. .. .. 6d. Exceeding £ oz--and not exceeding 1 oe. ... Is. 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding 4 0z... .. • • •■• 'd. Exceeding .} oz., and not exceeding A oz. ... Is. „ a oz., „ „ i 02. Is. 9d. „ I oz., „ „ 1 oz. ... 2s. And so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage, at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce. 8. To British Colonies and Foreign Countries Not exceeding ioz .. '.. ... • • 6d. Exceeding h oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. Is.. „ 1 oz., „ ~ 2 oi. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ______. 6BT Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. —To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. Not exceeding J ok .. .. -.»■;. Is. 6d. Exceeding 3 oz., and not exceeding 1 ok. .. 3s. ~ 1 oz., ~ „ 2 oz. .. 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for erery additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Turkey. Letters will lie forwarded wVi Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows: — Not exceeding _ oz. ... ..._ lid. Exceeding \ oz..and not exceediug 1 oz. ls.'lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ,6.—To China akd the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, •r any part of China or Japan, the I'hillipine Islands. Java, Sumetra, Borneo, Lubuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding \ or. ... .. .. ..Is Exceeding \ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2s And so on, increasing two .shilling for every, additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. —To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations. Lettera addressed to Officers serving on board any •f Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, icliev sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding \ 0z.... ... ... -•• Is. Exceeding A ozf, and not.exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ■~ 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... -4s. And bo on, increasing two shillings for,, every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. —To Natal Seamen aki> Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be transmitted within the Colony .and between the Colony and any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny, provided that the following regulations are observed :— 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must.be superscribed with the name of the writer, his description or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by. the officer at the time in command S. The postage must be pre-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or received in this Colony not in - accordance with the foregoing regulation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. —Free Letters. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing^the words " On Her Majesty's Service,"' and the signature of the officer in errurnand of the force on the service of Which the loltor is despatched. But such letters cannot be ttai'.i'.niittetl by sny irregular route, or one entailing acidhional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words,- " On the Public Service only,'' and the signature of some officer of the General Go- * T«chiuent authorised to frank official letters. 10.—^Registered Letters. Begestratiou Fee ■ ... ... .. ... Is In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Id tar. Except in special cases, as exhibited in tftble (B subjoined. .