THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 318, 26 December 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

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

N.EW ZEALAND.

RATES OP POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. : . — Inland Letters Not exceding £oz ... ... .. ... 2d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding loz. ... 4d. „ 1 oz., „ „ 2 oz. ... Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kingdom. By Soutliampton or by direct shipNot exceeding 0z... .. .. .. 6d Exceeding '£ oz.. and notexceeding 1 oz. ... : Is. „ 'l'oz., „ „ 2oz. ... 2s. And so on,' increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding 4 0z... .. • .. ... 9d. Exceeding | oz., and not exceeding £ oz. ... Is. „ '* oz., „ „ I oz. Is. 9d. „ i oz., „ „ 1 oz. ... 2s. And so on, bemgan addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per qiiarter ounce. 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countries Not exceeding £oz .. • • • • .. 6d. xceeding £ oz., and no exceeding 1 oz. .. Is. ' „ 1 oz., „ ~ 2oz. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. SSF" Except in the following cases, where special ates are payable. 4.—To the Continent 0? Europe via Trieste. Not exceeding I oz.. . ♦ .. Is. 6dExceeding $ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s. ~-■• loz., ~ „_ 2 oz. ... 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To SrarA and Turks*. ■ Letters will be forwarded tna Alexandria and Jaffa anless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be "charged as follows :— Not exceeding £ oz. ... ■ "..- '■ '"... lid Exceeding 4 oz..and hot exceeding 1 oz.! Is. lOd And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction 0 an ounce. 6 —To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, fava, Sumetra, Borneo, Ldbaao,. the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows:— Not exceeding \. .., -. ..1 Exceeding \ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. . • 2j And so on, increasing two shilling for every addiional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Natal Officers on Foreign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent througti the United Kingdom are chargeable as follows:— , , No exceedin 0z.... ... ... ... Is Exceeding * oz,; and*not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. „. * oz., ,» >» 2oz. ... 4g. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction *ofau ounce. , B.—To Naval Seamen and. Soldiers. Letters sent tor or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be' transmitted -vithin the Colony, and between th*e Colony'and any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny, provided ,that' the- following "^regulations' are observed ;— ' : '** % * ' * ' I.' Each/ letter must 'not exceedbalf an ounce in

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2. It must be^uperscribed>with the name gf tUe.. V" writer, his description or class in the vessel ' ' / > or regiment, and- signed by the officer at the , - me in command ' 8. The postage must be pre-paid. . Every letter of this description, posted or re-, ceived in this Colony not in accordance with the' foregoing regulation, will be treated as an ordinary etter ■>

9.—FrBH LeTIERS. „ Letters on the public service of' Her llaje&tj's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from 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 caunofc he transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing idditionai expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public service of the General Go- . yerninent of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words>. "On the Public Service only, 5 and the signature of some officer of the General do vernnient authorised to frank official letters. . :■ 10.—RegisteredLetters. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... Is 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, and posted within seven days from publication .. .. Free. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted/ within seven days from publication, each .. .. .. .. Id 2. ■ To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. ... .. Freo To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each ....... .. .. 3d. . 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... ... 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the ■ United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... 1&. nd so on, at the rat f one penny for ever addi Anal two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded 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 exceedinc 4oz ... , ... ... 4d] Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... 81. „ 8 oz., „; „ 16 0z... Is. 4d; And so on, increasing eight pence for every addiianal 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 Vancouver's Island [ Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d I Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 21 Boz.. ~ ~ 16 oz. ... 2s 4<l. and so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for I every half-Dound, or fraction of half-a-pound. ' PREPAYMENT BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage abels the colony of sufficient value. LOOSE LETTERS. 3 All letters received from beyond seas,at any Post 8 Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly j 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 ietters which it is not compulsory by law to sau.i £ by post, in which case they are chargeable with the 8 ' inland rate of postage only. 0 INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT. _*? Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of 1 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 ® aud packets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets a otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage c chargeable, will be detained and returned to the sender in all cases where practicable. Newspapers, c if posted without prepayment of the full amount o c, postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender; but will be , c, delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, ou * application, within six months, at the office where ,a same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. L" REGISTRATION |> Any person can have a letter registered by affixing1 *'"_ on it by means of the proper labels the amount of tlie reyistr ation fee,: in addition to the proper postage, and '] presenting it at a Post Office during office Inure, ;'' and at lea3t one hour before tlie closing' of tlie mail by , which it is desired to be transmitted. Every pivcaution will be adopted to easure the safe delivery oi registered letter, by entering1 it on the letter bt 1, | s and obtaining1 areceipt for the same ondelivery. As tlu Post Office, however is not responsible for the loss ■ t 0 any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persona sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the l" numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes or ie, drafts in halves, and to send them by different Xl post s" ' RE-DIRECTION. *, Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-directed '* from one Post Office to another on the written in--1 structions of the person addressed, but on re-direction. te are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of post, ?> age, to be paid on delivery. IX OVERLAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be required to receive any r" book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, it 2I? from its weight or any other cause the packet apld pear calculated to retard the carrier. ye PENALTIES. Nt Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xemption, or enclosing a communic:iPs tion in the nature of a letter iv any newspaper or book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. • SIZE AND WEIGHT. No book-packet or packet of newspapers will be riceived, nor will any Postmaster be required to ret e ctlve any letter if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. -~ EOOK.-PACE.ETS TO BE OPEN FOR. INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be sent open at the end*. • or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or ,]\t otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the X- nature of a letter. CONTENTS. With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of paper, vellum. ,j or parchment, either printed, written on, or piain, f\ (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter M whether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering, i or mounting attached .or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately 'mately appertaimnsr to or necessary for'the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names aud address of the sender may appear on the cover. Is- CB.OSBIB WARD, Postmaster-Gneral.