THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 238, 24 September 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate ot Tostage in force from and after April 1,1852 ■— NEW ZEALAND. RAT T ESI OP POSTAGE CHAKGBABLB ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS AND BOOK PACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY

LETTERS. —Island Letters.

Not exceeding £ 0z... ... .. 2d Exceeding 4 oz.", and not exceeding 1 oz. "" M „ lot., „ fi 2oz. "* §d. ana so on, increasing fourpeuee for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kisgbom. fly Southampton or Ly direct ship— ft ot exceeding A 0z... .. .. gj Exceading * ozT. and not exceeding 1 oz. *.* i s [ „ 1 oz., „ „ 2oz.' .'. 03' And so on, increasing one shMnff for every additional ounce or fraction of au ounce. By Marsailles— Not excelling | 0z... .. .. oj Exceeding | oz., and not exceeding jj oz. '". Is. " \ oz -> » » Is. 9d. , » i °J~y „ „ loz. 2s. of^hf *$' T"'° an add-on to the ordinary postage, at th 3 rate of threepence per quarter ounce. ir^^h xcjeding A oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .*." I B ' „ loz., „ tj 2oz. I* *>s* wii2iSJiS?! mOT °. F EUROPE v£a T?»s Excelling | oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. "" S" ~ loz., „ 2oz * fe - And so on, increasing three shillinga for every addi* tional ounce or fraction of an ounceT

t♦+ -h"T To SrBIA ASl> 'i'PRKEr. ~nlfi erS w^ lbe f°rwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transuusdoa via the United Kingdom), and will be clmr^l as follows :— Not excec-ding \ oz. ... < j l( i Exceeding £ oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz! "is. 10d And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. |6.—To China akd the Easter* Akohipblaoo. Letters addressed to Hongkong, l'enang, Singapore fava, bametra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Sunn, are chargeable as follows:— Not exceeding £ oz. ... .. .. , Exceeding £ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. * 2s And soon, increasing two shilling for every' addilonal ounce or fraction of an ounce.

7.—To Naval .Officers on Forkios Statiok* foKt- At»l7^'«, are c^eablfas Not exceeding £ 0z.... ... T Uiceeding $ oss., and not exceeding 1 oz. "* vl ..» loz., „ „ 2oz. "*■ 4? And so on, increasing two sluUin^s for everv'addJ* Uoaal ounce «r fraction of an ounre. everyaddi.

B.— To Havai. Sbajstes Ast> "Soidie'bsJ*

* Lettere seat 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 obacrved-:— ": ■ >;; ' .;V-". ■::■[■ :: ,•.-■■■ -■'.;.'..■.• ' ■

;1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in -:;--- -. weight. ■':.■■ .. "■ ';." '-' .."■.• -■-■"• ■•• 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the his description or class in the vessel ; or regiment, and signed by the officer at the meincommand ' - *3. The postage must bo pre-p_aid. .*- ■ . Every letter ;of this dawriptdon, posted or received in this Colony not. in accordance with the foregoing regulation-, wDI be treated as an ordinary etter '■ " " ■■ - : ..' ' -- .••■■ ■ ■-■~ ■.;

9.—Fees Lettebs.

' Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted fronr'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 idditional expense on the Colonial Government. * Letters on the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted fm by post, if bearingXhe words, "On the Public Service only/* and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. ICL—Eegistesed LErrEBS. ~ ' . Legestration Fee .. ... la In addition to the ordinary postage chinreable on any letter. Except in special case 3, as exhibited in tabls we "übjoined.

NEWSPAPERS.

L To any part of the Colony* if published in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. ... Fre& If not pablished 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 the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .... .. .. Bd. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... mn 2i 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... .„ i£ And so on, at the rat f one penny for ever addi tional two oance3. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forn-arJel 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 ... ... ... 44 Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz"* Bd. „ .Soz., „ „ 160z...15.4d Ana so on, increasing eight pence for every additianil half-pound, or fraction of haif-a-pound. 2. To tke following British Colonies— Ascension lonian Islands Bermuda Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Canada Newfoundland Ca;>e of Good Hope* Nova Scotia Falkland Islands Priace Edward Island Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland YancouverVlsland Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ..." ... 7^ Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. "is 2d 802,. ~ „ 16 oz. ...25.4d. ana so on, increasing one shilling- and two pence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPATJIHXT BT STAMPS. All letters, packets, anl newspapers posted in New Zealan L must be prepaid by affixing postage labels the colony of suSeient value. WOSB USTTBB3. All letters received from beyond seas,at any Peat Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly pasted 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 past, in which ca33 they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only.

INSUFFICIENT PAriIEXT. Letters and packets liable to more than one rata'ef postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, or to the Lnited Kingdom, it bgariusr at laast a single rate, will be forwarded and chargedVith the postage deficient, atid another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so addressel, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters aud packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, will be deta-red and returned to the sender m 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 moisfas. at the office where same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps.

BOOK-PACKETS TO BB OPES FOR IXSPECTIOS Every bs»k-packet shall be sent open at the ends or sides, aud there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent ia or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the nature of a letter.

CONTESTS.

With the above limitations, a packet-book may contam any number of separate books, maps, prints, orpaotoirraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain! - I (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter I whether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering or mounting attached or belonging to tuca booK print, map, or photograph, and all things leeiti ; mately appertaining to or necessary for the transj mission of any enclosed literary or* artistic matter but exclusive of glass in aay form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. EEQISTRATIOW. Any person can have a letter registered by affixinoon it by mean* of the proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postasre. and presenting it at a Post Office (furiug office hours and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every nrel caution wiil 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 Office, however is not responsible for tile loss 01 any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts are advised totaketoe numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them by different PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to semption, or enclosing HSuS toon m thenajure of a letter in aSy newspaper booK-packet areliable to a penaity of £20. SIZE AND WBIGHT. ISO book-packet or packet of newspapers will be received, nor will any Postmaster be rSeqK Uo r£ cave any letter if it exceed two feet inlengTh me foot in width or depth, or three pounds in «ht OVERLAND CAURIA«E. Ko Postmaster will be required to receive snv book-paeketfortransmission 7y anoveria^man^ from ite weight or any other cause the pacSn pear calculated to retard the carrier P ~ CROSBIE WARD, Postmaster-General.