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Otago Daily Times, Issue 174, 6 June 1862, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND. RATES OF POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY.

LETTERS. 1. —Inland Letters. Not exceeding Aoz ... ... 2d. Exceeding J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 4d. „ 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... Sd. And so on, increasing fourpenco for evory additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. —To thb United Kingdom. _ By Southampton or by direct ship— Not exceeding J 0z... .. .. ~ Cd. Exceeding A oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz. ... Is. „ I oz., „ ~ 2 oz. ... _ 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles — Not exceeding ,i oz ... .. .. ... 9d. Exceeding ~{ oz., and not exceeding h oz. ... Is. „ £ oz., „ ,', % oz. 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. 3.—To British Colonies and Foreign Countries Not exceeding £oz .. .. .. .. Cd. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. Is.. „ 1 oz., „ ~• 2 oz. .._ 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. <Sfir* Except in the following1 cases, where special rates are payable. 4.—To the Continent op Eckope via Trieste. Not exceeding J oz.. .. .. Is. Cd. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s. ~ 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. .. 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Turkey. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and vrill.be charged as follows : — Not exceeding J oz. ... ... , lid. Exceeding $ oz. . and not exceeding 1 oz. is. lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. t C.—To China and Tin; Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, •r any part of China or Japan, ths Phillipine Islands. " Java, Sumetra, Borneo, Litbuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable ns follows : — . Not exceeding .J oz. ... .. .. ..Is Exceeding i 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. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any _ of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as •follows :— Not exceeding A 0z.... ... _ ... ... Is. Exceeding A oz.^ and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ~ I oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every addi* tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Seamen and 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 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or received m 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 nnd 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 command of the force on the service of which the - letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional 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 Government authorised to frank official letters. 10.—Registered Letters. Kegestration Fee ... ... .. ... Is In addition to the ordinary postasre cbarjreable-on any letter. Except in special cases, ns exhibited in table (B "übjoined. : NEWSPAPERS. 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. .. Free. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. .. .. 1('. 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. .. Free. To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .-. .. Bd. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... ... 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... Id. And so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. ' Note. —For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. „ 8 oz., „ „ 16 0z... le. 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additianal half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies— Ascension lonian Islands Bermuda Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Canada Newfoundland Cape of Good Hope* Nova Scotia Falkland Islands Prince Edward Island Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... _ ... ... 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d. > , 8 oz.. ~ „ 16 oz. ... 2s. 4d. And so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for very half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPAYMENT BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage lables of the colonyo f sufficientvalue. LOOSE LETTEB3. AH letters received from beyond seas,at any Post Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly posted at the place of despatch (loose letters)) are chargeable with full postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to send by post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT. Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, it bearing at least a single rate,_will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a angle rate of postage, and all letters mid packets I otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage I chargeable, will be detained nnd returned to the ' sender in all cases where practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither' be forwarded to their _ destination nor returned to the sender; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on application, within six months, at the office where same were~ posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. REGISTRATION. Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery of ft registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the

Post Oilicc, however is not responsible for tlie loss of any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts tire advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them by different posts. RE-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-directiou are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet, it liable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. No book-packet or packet of newspapers will be received, nor will nny Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. BOOK-PACKETS 10 BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall he sent open at the ends or sides, nnd there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the nature of a letter. CONTENTS. ; With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of paper, -vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) -with the binding-, coveringl, or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enoloseil literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. OVERHAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster- will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, it from its weight or any other cause the packet appeal1 calculated to retard the carrier. CIiOSBIE WARD, Postmaster-General.