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Otago Daily Times, Issue 176, 9 June 1862, Page 2

5, —To Syria asd TtJKKsr. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission tvVi the United •< Kingdom), ami will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding \ on. ... ..._ lid.Exceeding 4 02..and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. —To China and the Eastern Archivelaco. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Fcnang. Singapore, or any part of China orJapau, the Phillipine Islands. Java, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, tho Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding £ oz. ... .. .. "I s 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 Fokkign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers* serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the Unit id Kingdom, are chargeable as follows: — Not exceeding .$ 0z.... ... ••• — ls» Exceeding h oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... &. loz., „ „ 2oz. ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Natal Seamen and Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will' be transmitted within tho 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 tho vessel • or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command 3. Tho postage must be pie-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or .received in this Colony not in accordance with tho foregoing regulation, will be treated •as an ordinary letter. S.—Free Letters. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from tho 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 wliieh. tho 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 dovernment authorised to frank official letters. 10.—Reqisterki) Letters. Regestrp.tion Fee ... ... • • •■• !■ In "addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table •übjoined. NEWSPAPERS. ' 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. • • Fre«. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .'. . • •• Id. 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. . • •. Free. To ttie United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each ... • • ••' _ . • • 3d--2 To tho Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each — • 2i 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces .... , ... ••• •■- 1«. And so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Note. —For tho'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 tho United Kingdom, via Southampton - Not exceeding 4oz ...■ ••• " ••• f*J. ■ Exceeding 4. oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. 8 oz., „ ,; 16 0z... Is. 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 Vancouvers Islana Not exceeding 4 oz. ... _ ... ... W» Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding S oz. ■... Is. 2c\. 80z... ~ „ 1C oz. ...28 41". 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 newspapera postal in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage lable3 of the colouyof sufficientvalue. LO9SE LETTERS. All letters received from beyond geas,at any Post Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly posted at the placo 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 th« inland rate of postage only. INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT. Letters and prickets liable to more than ono rate of postals, and addressed to places within the Coloay, or to the United Kingdom, it bearing at least a sin«i« 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 single rate of postage, and all letters and packets otherwise addressed, nol bearing the full postage chargeable, will be detained and 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 t delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on. application, ivithiii six months, at tho office where same wove posted, and payment of the deficient postage in Btunips. rhgistp.atio;i. Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it liy means of the proper labels the amount of the registration foe, in addition to the proper postage, and predating it at a Post Oflica during office hours, and at least one hour before the dosing of the mail by wliieh it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it 011 the letter bills, nnd obtaining areceip"t for the same on delivery. As the Past Ofliee, however is not responsible for the loss of auy letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and ■ particulars,-and to cut the notes or drafts in halves, nnd to send them by different posts. UK-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers and packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instruetions'of tho per.-on addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. FKKAX/TIBS. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to j xemption, 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 any Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two -feet in length, oae foot in width or depth, or threc'pounds in weight. BOOK-PACKETS TO BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION*. Every book-packet shall be scut open at the ends lor tides, m:d there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with ; such packet, nor any thing1 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, mid any qunntity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether staled or open,) with the binding1, covering; or''mounting attached or bciosgiug to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately Rppertnininjj to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any fo'.m. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. OVEKLAKD CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, 11 from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. CBOSBIE WARD, Postmaster-General,