THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 310, 17 December 1862, Page 3

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate of Postage in force from and after April 1,1862 :—

NEW ZEAL AN D

ATES OF POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOK.PACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. . LETTERS. ; —Inland Letters

ot exceeding 0z... ... .. ... 2d. Exceeding oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 4d* ~ loz., ~ „ 2oz. ... Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

2. —To the United Kinodo3T. By Southampton or by direct shipNot exceeding \ 0z... .. 1. .. 6d Exceeding A oz.. and not exceeding loz. ... Is. >> 1 oz., „ , 2oz. ... '2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

By Marseilles— ■ : Not exceeding \ 0z... .. .. ... 9d. Exceeding | oz., and not exceeding A oz. *'.'. Is! ,; I oz., „ „ | oz. Is. 9d! » ■**?;, ~ # w „ loz. ... 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 .. .. .. #> q^ xceeding oz., and no exceeding 1 oz. .'.' Is ~ loz., „ „ 2oz. !.» 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. Mr. Except in the following cases,' where special ates are payable.

4.—To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. Not exceeding \ oz .. .. ..~ Is 6d Exceeding \ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .." 3s. ~-■. loz., ■„■ ■ „ loz. ' ..: 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

. s.—To Syria -and Turkey, Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission wo? the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— Not exceeding £oz ;„. ... lid Exceeding £ oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. '. > 6—To China and the Eastern AROHiPBiAdo." Letters addressed to Hongkong,:Peoang; Singapore,. or any part of China or Japan, the' Philippine Island*,

fava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and oiain, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding oz. .. ~ .. 2 Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oV. .'.* 9 S £«oi S° On ' in«rea»ng two shilling for every addixonal ounce or fraction of an ounce. T%7w N n VAL VPri^ EBS 9N Foi'EiGN Stations. Letters addressedto Officers serving on board any throuJ /;f Vt S-l nl* °^- a forei»m station ' «?*«» s™t folEt- A Amydo" l are chargeable as No exceed in 0z.... 1 Exceeding .j oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .'" 2s. «j" .OZ<J »-• >» 2 oz. " 4s' And so en, increasing two shillings for every'adcUl tional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

T + , 8-~T° AVAL, EASIER AND SOLDIERS. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers Jn Her Majesty's service will be transmitted within t" Colony and between the Colony and any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge ofOnoPcnnv' provided that the' following regulations are o'l served :— 1. Each letter must not exceed half au 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 iv command 3. The postage must be 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 J 9.—Free Letters. Letters on-the public service of Her Majesty's IN aval and Military Forces, are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty s Service/ 1 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 free by post. it bearing the words, " On the Public Service only '' and the signature of some officer of the General Go vernment authorised to frank official letters. 10.—Registered Letters. Legestration Fee ..: ... .. ># . j g in addition to the. ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as xhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony, aud posted within seven days from publication .. ~ p ree If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. .. .. Id 2. To the United Kingdou, via Southampton', ! or by direct ship .. .. f . p ree To the United kingdom, via Marseilles' each .. .. .. ..33 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste* each ... ... ... J 2J 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... <¥ v; nd so on, at the rat f one penny for ever addf Anal two ounces. Note.-For the Postage ohargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any p;irt of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceedine 4oz ... ... ... Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz".' Bd. „ Boz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d And so on, increasing eight pence for every addilanal half-pound, or fraction of hulf-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies— Ascension lonian Islandß jBermuda Natal * British West Indies New Brunswick" Canada JNVA-ibui.aUv^d Cape of Good Hope* Nov;t ricotia 1 Falkland Islands Prince Ed ward' Island Gambia tst. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland Vaucouver'sslsland Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ...' ... 7^ Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Ir. 2d . Boz- •» „ 16 oz. ... 2s. 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPAYMENT BY BTAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage abels the colony of sufficient value. LOOSE LETTERS. All letters received from beyond seas,at any Post Office 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 letters which 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 the United Kingdom, it 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 and 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 o 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 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 of the proper labels the amount of the cgistration 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 oi 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 the loss it any 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, and to send them by different post RE-»IRBCTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postj age, to be paid on delivery. OVERLAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by Jin overland mail, it from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters mot 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 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 OPEN FOR INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing 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 piiotoirraphs, 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 legiti matefy appertaining: to or necessary for the trnnsmis'ripn of any encHosed literary or" artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The nametfand address of the sender may appear on the cover. ; CRO3BIB - WARD, Postmaster- Grieral.

k The following occurrence is related in a recent i^ue of the Maryborough Chronicle. -**;A- whimsical illustration of the non-interference doctrine.lately occurred in Maryborough, and will read like' a good joke'to all but the person"concerned. A." resident of the jtown was assailed by a couple of. bkckfellows, and it demanded all the pugilistic skill he was master of to defend himself. . After a short strjuggle, ho>yeveri he was left in posse^wn of the field. All this took place before the eyea of a'well armed black trooper who atthe end of the fray cohgratulateJ the Briton on his success, and with much gravity said, " Me "wait see bhvjkfellow kill you, then me shoot blackfellow bong* (dead)." This was ablackfellow's idea'oF hpii-interfcrerice, and we think it had as much sense in it a^ k great deal of that which goes'by this name among his betters." ' ' Stoß^r at ;Sandhurst. —Duriug yesterday the weather was oppressively sultry. About six p m a heavy squall,^ or % rathor succession of them, swept over tlie town, doing" considerable'miscliief. The residence of; Mr Sf tirphy, in Forest-street, was partial ly 'unroofed. The Whipstick coach, left standing iri Bullftreet, 'was'drivcu albiig'the street about fifty yards, severar. verandahs and temporary erections we c alsj damaged; Some light showew "followed the scfuali. ADout^le^en p.m. another sharpiqiiall', nccompanied by very vivid lightning, 1 pas*ed over. 'None of thesqualls,.were of long continuance, but the lightning1 w^s singularly'sfivere. Tue air was" cleared> ■ and the temperature sensibly decreased by: the elemental strugg;le;;tfrid the remainder of the tiiajht was cool and plea9aiit.'«t>U'n6 rain Worth montiotmig hife &Uon.—