THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 224, 8 September 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Wo publish for general information, the New Rate of Postage in force from and after April 1,18G2 : NKW ZEAL AND. RATES OP POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTEItS, NEWSPAPERS, AND HOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. —Inland Letters. Not exceeding A 0z... ... .. ... 2<l. Exceeding .} oz.*, and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 4d. >> 1 °z-» i» „ 2 oz. ... Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every ;idditional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kinqbom. By Southampton or by direct ship— " Not exceeding A 0z... .. .. .. 6d. Exceeding X ozT. and not exceeding 1 oz. ... is! » \ ->z > ~ >» 2 oz. ... 2s. And so on, iucrausmg one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding 0z... .. .. ... 9 C ], Exceeding j oz,, and not exceeding A oz. ... is. iw.., ~ „ foz. 1 8 .9 d. » % °z-> >■> „ 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 .. •. .. .. 6d. xceeding oz., and not esceeling 1 oz. .. la,, „ 1 oz., „ ~ 2oz. (.. 2s! And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6*S* Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4.—To tub Continent of Europe via Trieste Not exceeding $ oz ls . g^ Exceeding $ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3 3 . ~ loz., „ 2oz. .. 6s.' And so on, increasing three sliiilingß for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Tdrket. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows •— Not exceeding J oz. ... I Exceeding \ oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz." "i B . joj'

And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpenta for pvery additional ounce or fraction of an ounce|6. —To CniKA and the Easteeh Akcuii'Kiaoo. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands. I'ava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows:— Not exceeding $ oz. ... .. .. ..Is Exceeding \ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2s And so on, increasing two shilling for every addiion'.l ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. —To Navai. Officers ok Poreiqx Stations. Letters addressed to Oliicers 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 £ oz.^ and not- exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ~ 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Seamex and Sou>irr3. 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 me in command 3. The postage must bo 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 etter 9.—F eee'Lettebs. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the p lyinent 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 wliich the letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing idditiunal 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 Let-teiis. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... Is In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table ] we "übjoined. NEWSPAPERS. 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in the CVony, and posted within seven days from pit blicaticu .. .. Free. If not published itithe Colony, or not \ posted withiu seven days from publication, each .. .. .. * .. Id. 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. .. Free. To the United kingdom, via Marseilles, each -• .. .. ..3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, e*cj» — ... ... ... 2d. 4. To t Syria and Turkey (iut through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... I<J And so on, nt the rat f one penny for ever addi tK.nul two ounces. Note.- For th* Postage- chargeable on Nevrepapers, jorvv.-ir.le-I to oi!:vr countries, through the United Kingdom, aue U:\i\v (As subjoined. BUOK PACKETS. 1. To any p.-trt of the Colony, or to the | Kingdom, rot Southampton | Not exceedini: 4oz ... ... ... 4d? Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz!.! Bdt »• . B<*-». „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d And so on, in.Teasing eight pence for every addi- | tinnal half-f»ound, or fraction of hilf-a-puund. | 2. To the following British. Colonies— Ascension lonian Islands I Bermuda Natal I British West Indies Ntw Brunswick C:tnuda Newfoundland Cai* of Good Hope* Nova Se-Aia Falkland Inlands Prince Edward Island Gambia st. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone I Heligoland YaneouverYlsland I Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ..." ... 7<j I Hxceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding S oz. ...Is. 2d *><■*.. • , ~ lti oz. ... 2s. 4d. and ko on, increasing one shilling- and two pence for every half-pouu 1, or fraction of half-a-pound. PKKPAYMKST BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers ported in N<;«- Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage labels the colony of sufficient value. lO'jBZ LETTIHB. AH letters received from beyond seas.at any Post Ofticc in this Colony, which have not been regularly iwstcd at the j»!.-ice of despatch (loose letters*, are chargeable with full jio.-aage, according to the rates fcU;bli--he'i by the foregoing tables, unless they are Jettoi-s which it is not ompulsorv by law to send by \»mt, in which exse they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. INifKtiriEST PAYMENT. Letters and j.a-.-ket-i liable to more than one rate of postage, and aildn.-s.sed to places within the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, it bearing at least a single rat<-, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate'as a fin.;-. Letters and paeiteU so addressed and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets otherwise a-Ure.ssed, not bearing the full po»T:i-'e ciiargoable. will be dc-tv ed and returned to the ; sender mah owes where practicable. Newspapers iif |»*ed without prepayment of the full amount of I postage chargeable, cvi neither be forwarded to their i 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 pasfcjd, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. BOOK-PACKED TO BE OPES FOR IXSPE:TIOX. Every book-packet sha!l be sent open at the ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed afruinst inspection scut in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the nature of a letter. CONTEST*. with the above limitation*, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps prints, or piiotoeraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or piaiin' (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the binding-, cover-in*-or mounting attached or belonjrinir to such book' print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately appertaining- to or necessary for the transmission ot any enclosed literary or'artistic matter, but exclusive of glass iv any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. * RF.GISTKATIOJ;. Any person can have a letter registered by afnxin<r on it by means of the proper lalx-ls the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage and presenting it at a Post Office during offiee'hours and at least one hour before the diwinsf 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 bill* and obtaining n receipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, however is not responsible for tb'e loss oi any letter, whether ranf-tored or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts arc advised to take the numbers and par.iculars, and to cut the notes or draits in halve--, and to send them by different post RE-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-directed from one Post Othee to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid ou delivery. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to. xemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper oi book-pacKet areliable 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 receiye any letter if it exceed two feet in length, one toot m width or depth, or three pounds in weisrht. <v t> OVERLAND CARRIAGE. r»o Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail v iroin its weight or any other "cause the packet appear calculated to retard the earrk-r. CROSBIE WARD, Postmaster-General.