BOOK PACKETS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 179, 12 June 1862, Page 7

BOOK PACKETS.

1. To any part of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 bz., aud 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 Y rancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... ls. 2d. , 8 oz.. ~ „ 16 oz. ... 2s 4d. And so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for very half-pound, cr fraction ol half'a-pound. ■ PREPAYMENT BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by aflixing postage Jablea of the colonyof sufficientvalue.

loose letters. All letters received from beyond seas,at any Post Ofiice 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 iettqrs whicli 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 tlie United Kingdom, il 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 single rate of postage, and all letters aud packets otherwise addressed, not 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, cau neither be forwarded fo their destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be delivered or forwarded to tho 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 ofthe 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 a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Oflice, liowever is not responsible for the loss oi' any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers ancl particulars, and to cut the notes or drafts in halves, and to send theni by different posts. KE-DIKECTION. Letters, newspaper, and packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions ofthe person addressed, but on re-direction 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. I No book-packet or packet of newspapers will be I received,- nor will any 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 TO BE orEN FOR INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure scaled or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the nature of n letter. CONTENTS. jj&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, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary - for the trimsmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any foim. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. OVERLAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be. required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland majl, ii from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier.

CROSBIE WARD, Postmaster-General.