THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 204, 4 August 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rates of Postage in force from aid after April 1,18G3 :— NE W ZEALAND. RATES OF POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY.

LETTERS, I.—lnland Letters. Not exceeding Aoz ... ... .. ... 2d. < Exceeding 3 oz., and not exceeding 1 oz, ... 4d. i ~ 1 oz., ~ ~ 2 oz. ... Bd. And to on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. < 2.—To the United Kingdom. < Ry Southampton or by direct ship— 1 Not exceeding A 0z... .. .. .. Cd. Exceeding A 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. By Marseilles— Not exceeding .J oz ... .. .. ... f»d. Exceeding j oz., and not exceeding A oz. ... Ls. 4 oz., „ „ 2 <«• Is- "''• j ~ *f 07.., ~ ~ 1 oz. ... 2s. j And so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage, j i at tho rate of threepence per quarter ounce. j li. To Ihurisii (.'OI.OMES and Foukiun Countmes j Not exceeding i 07. .. .. .. .. Cl. 1 xceeding h oz., and not exoeeding 1 oz. .. Is.. I „ 1 0,-„, „ ~ 2oz. .._ 2s ; And so on. increasing one shilling for every additional j ounce or fraction of an ounce. <Uv* Except in the following cases, where sjiecial rates are payable. 4.—To the Continent ov Europe via Tiuestf. Not exceeding 5 oz .. .. .. ls. Od. Exceeding \ oz., aud not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s. 1"/.., „ ~ 2uz. .. <)«. And to on, increasing throe shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of mi ounce. s.—To Syiua anu Tukkev. Letters will be forwarded v'ui Alexandria and Jaffa miltr^s marked f>r transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— i Not executing 4 oz. ... ... lid. i Kveee-ling J «z.. and not excieding 1 oz. ls. MM. j And so on, increasing one shilling and tfupenee fori every additional ounce or fraeiiou of an ounce. G. —To China and the Easteiin Auciupklaoo. 1 Letters addressed to Hongkong, Pen-tug, Singapore, I Or any part of China or Japan, the I'hiliipine Island*. jMva, Sumetra, liorneo, Labium, the .Moluccas, and ' Siam, are chargeable as follows :— 1 X..t.-x..v.-.!im.'A0^....l .. .. .. 1.-. ! Exceeding \ -<i.. an I not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2.s , And so nu, itic.iv.isiitg two shilling for every audi- ! ioiial ounce or fraclion of an o-mce. \ 7.—To Naval Oi-ku-kiis ox I'or.t-m:? Stations. Lett '.ts addresu-| to Oitit—rs serving on Utard any '- of Her Majesty's ships on a ('..reign station, when jtfiit i thrnnijh the Uniird Kingdom, are chargeable as , follows :— ; Not exceeding ko/... ... ... ... Is ; Exceeding A oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... lis. 1 1 oz., ~ „ 2 oz. ... i.s. j And so 011, increasing two shilling.-, for every addi- ; tioual ounce or fraction of ao ounce. i B.—To Naval Si:.\mi:n and Sulmkrh, ' L.:f.:.T.; sv-i,t to or i.y Hia:i;-n nml Soldiers in If-r ; Majesty., servi.-e will be Iran niitf.-d v ilhin the : Colony* and l-yyei-o the <.*•-L.ll y and any l'o.-t. Oil;:- j in the iJriti.ih doi.:iiiio!iJ, at a char..- of One Peine,, • pi-.ivih.-l that the following regulations are observed :■— 1. Ea-h lei ter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. ; 2. It mo-.t b» Miper:---nb.-d with tho name of tlwriter, hi* de<vripti jo or oias.s in the vv:-.-i . or rv;ti.ci.t, and nigiioi i.y the olficer at the i Hi" in caumaiid ' 3. Tie- p..-.:.y--e me a i-.- ;. : c-p.,;d. E.-ery Liter of this d'e.vripti.ii, p-.-te-d or ic-eeivt-d in t. ii; -4 Colony i*-,-t in a' --ordaia-e witli the f.ii-i ccing regnlatio.-i, will be tre.ite-1 a.-, an oriinarv letter. , '.). —I"'r.».:: Li:TTi:r.y Leiters in th 4 j.-.i1.1i-. service of If i.t Majcdy'-. Naval and Mil.tor, Koicvs, an- exempted fnmi tie payment of po.,i.u'e, if i-.-ari.-i_' the wor-N '" On IJ. T .d.-ije .!;■'- Service," and the signature of th-- officer in i cointiiaiid of the t'.'icc on the s-ervie,; ( .f whi-h the 1-'l-..T i-. dcpal'l.e-1. Pal -n--!i h tiers eaan-.t U-'.r.iiisiuitt.-il by any invcu'ar r.a.to. or one eataiiiu.' idditiond c: ;.-o-e on lie- C.-h.uial Guv.Tiimenl. 'j Lett- T.i on tiie public s«_-rvi<-e of Ihe < ieiiera! Go--1 j Veniiu at ofthe t'o!-<i.\ are tr.iii»i:;itl..-.l free by p-»t, ■• if b.-arii.g in-- word.-,'" i»n lie- l'liblic jv-rvie,' ~; :i ' , and the Men-stun- of s-iiue ..rfn-i-r of tie: 'jein.-rul l|,jT vei-oiiient authori ed to frank .-ili-ial letters. : 1". -Uko;>i"F.ki:j> Lk.tii;i:s, - Leg-.-.ti-:ition i-'e- ... ... .. ... 1-; la ..-ieiu -iii t> tie- or iin-iry p->.-ta'ge '-ii-ir-geabh- on any letter. Kv-ept in special c;^s, ;ti exhibited in Utile we -übjo.ned. NE\vsr.vr]:us. 1. To any part of the- Colony, if published in tht; f.V'jny, and plated within seven day.-, froio pui'iicati vi .. ~ Free. If not publi.ht-l i nthe Color.v, or n-it p st- I within seven day.< from iiublie;itton, Uich .. .. . . .. Id. 2. T.. the L'nit.-i ICi-rgdou, ,-o. Soiithainpt.,a, or hv direct shio .. . . . . Tree. To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, e.-lc.i .. .. .. .. 3d. 3. To the Continent of Eurc.pe. via Trii^.te, each ... ... ... ... 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey fnct through thu ; I. lilted Kiiijliuiij, not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... 11 ' And »o on, at the rat f one penny for ever addi tonal two oilliec.-i. Note.- For the IV-tfig'j chargeable on Newspapers, : forwardel to oth.r <- iimtri--.-:, through the L'niud ; Kingdoiii, s.-e tiliie (A) «übj.iiued. BOOK PACKETS. ; 1. To r<nv part of the Colony, or to the Cnit-d Kingdom, yin Soiitiiainpton [• Not eX'-eeiliu^ 4oz ... ... ... 4d Exceeding 4 oz., ami not exceeding 8 07.... fed. „ _Boz., ~ ~ 1G0z... Ls. Id. ' And so on, incieasing eight j.encc for every addiI tianal half-j-ound, or fraction of half a-poiind. 2. To the following Uriti^h Colonies— , Ascension lonian Islands j iJenaiida Natal [ Uritish West Indies New fSrnn.swiek Canada Newfoundland Capt; of (Jood Hope* Nm-.i Scotia Falkland Islands Prince Edward Island - Gambia St. Helena Gold <'oast Sierra Leone Heligoland^ Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d ■ ~ ~ lti oz. ... 2s 4d. and so on, increasing one fdsilliiig and two pence for . every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound.

I'RKPAYMK.Vf liV STAMI'S. All letters, paeket.-j, and newspapers ported in New Zealand, must bo prepaid by uiiixing postage labels the colony of suiiieient value. LOOSB LKTTKII3. All letters received from beyond Keas,at any Post i Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly i posted at the place of despatch (loose letters), , are chargeable with full jio.stage, according to the | rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they arc letters which it is not compulsory by law to send jby post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. ! INSUI-TICIENT I'AYiIE.N'T. ■ Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of I postage, aud addressed to places within the Colony, Tor to the United Kingdom, ii bearing at least a single | rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a tine. Letters I and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a I single rate of postage, and all letters and packets | otherwise addressed, not bearing, the full postage chargeable, will be detared and returned to the I 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 I delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on I application, within six months, at the ollice where Hiiiiie were posted, and payment of the deficient j postage in stamps. IUWISTKATIOW. 1 Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means ofthe proper labels the amount ofthe registration fee, in addition fo the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Oflice during office hour.*, and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it Ls desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will b« adopted to ensure the safe delivery of

a registered letter, hy entering it on the letter bills', and obtaining areeeipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Ollice, however is not responsible for the loss or any letter, whether registered or otherwise persons sending hank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, nnd to cut tlie notes or drafts in halves, and to send them by different posts. RE-DIttECTION\ Letters, newspapers, and packets wil lie re-diweted from one Post Officii to another on th« written instructions ofthe person addressed, but on redirection nre chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters notliab.e toi xemption, or enclosing a c<nnmunication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet, it liable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. Ko l>ook'-packet or jnicket of newspapers will be received, nor will any Postmaster lie required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. HOOK-PACKETS TO BK OPE."* FOR INSPECTION. Ev-ry book-packet shall be sr-nt ojieii at the ends or hides, nnd there shall be no enclosure scaled or othei wi.»e closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written iv tlie nature of a letter. CONTENTS. With the nbove limitations, a 'packet-book may contain any number of separate liooks, maps, prints, or photographs, and nuy quantity of paper, vellum. or pan-hnicnt, either printed, written on, or piai/i, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter | whether waled or open,) with the binding, covering, ior mounting attach.d or belonging to such lx>ok, j print, map, or photograph, and all things legitiI iii.itcly appertaining to or nr pessary for the trans- | inisdon ot any enclosed litirary or arti-itie matter, j but exclusive of glass in any fotm. Thu names and ' address of the hender may appear on the cover.

OVKHUSU CAKIUAKU. No Postmaster will be required to receive any iKiok-parkct for tran>inii-ioii by 1111 overland mail, il lVotn its weight or any other cau-e tli* packet appear calculated to retard the canier. CROSBIK WARD, Postma«ter-(jeneral.