THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 319, 27 December 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate of Postage in force from and after April 1, 1862 :— NEW ZEALAND. RATES OP POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. —Inland Lettees Not exceding £oz ... ... .. 2d Exceeding \ oz., and not exceeding.loz. '".. 41. „ loz., „ „ 2oz. • '~. Bd*' And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional I ounce or fraction of an ounce. < o 2'~To THE United Kingdom. | By Southampton or by direct ship— Not exceeding 0z... .. .. .. 6d • Exceeding £ oz". and not exceeding 1 oz. !.". Is. „ loz., „ „ 2oz. .1. 25.! 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 h oz. '.'.'. Is. » ioz-> » „ |oz. . Is. 9d. .~» {M; „ „ 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 .. .. ~ .. 6d. xceeding^ oz.,andno exceeding 1 oz. .".* Is. „ loz., „ „ ' 2oz. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. <53r* Except in the foUowing cases, where special - ates are payable. 4.—To the Continent op Europe via Trieste. Not.exceeding £ oz.. .. .. Is. 6d Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. * 3s. ~ loz., . „ „ 2oz. .. Gi. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Turket. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and JalTa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— Not exceeding■£ oz. ... „. - ... nd 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 Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, fava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding \ oz. ... .. .. ..1 Exceeding \ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. ..' 2s And soon, increasing two shilling for every addiional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through tlie United Kingdom are chargeable as follows:— ■..*'■ No exceedin 0z.... ... ... ... Is Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ,» ? z -> .» j, 2 oz. ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. 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 Ofiice in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny, provided that the following regulations are observed :— . ■• 1 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounoe in I weight. j 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 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 pubhc service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the worths "On Her Majesty's Service,* and the signature oi 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 nost if bearing^ the words, «On the Pubhc 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 ordinair 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 nublication, each .., ... .. * mv 2. To the United Kingdon, wa Southampton* 1 or by direct shh) .. .. .. p ree To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, l 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 ... ... ... < ndso.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 exoeeding 4 oz. -~.- ... ... 4dJ Exoeeding 4 oz., and. not exceding 8 oz.".'.' Bd. . ,j£"*»> .802,, £•„ „ JL6 0z... Is. 4d; And«sol on, ancreasing eight peqce for every addi-lanal^if-poand, or fraction of half-a-pound. " .2. f£o;the/oho wingßritish.Colbniesr?. Ascension ; lonian IslMids . Bermuda, ~ r - Natal ,/*• , British West Indies, New Brunswick . . Canada1- , t Newfoundland Cape of Good' Hope* - Nov* Scotia,. ~ ,<- r Falkland Islands , Pmice Edward Island Gambia ' St. Helena " Gold Coast Sierra Leone * Heligoland Vancouver's Inland

Not exceeding 4 oz. ..< \(^ * .<.„....„•. c^.i'l-xhi-' ' fifixfi. .y'A AS oz.fi'A. Ifi'B'fiy., fi.fi Is,oz.V, V;. 2s: 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-pound, or fractioh of half a-pound. 2U K-ii:» ' '<' PSIi^iVMENiD i'A'fi '.■■'-. y fi Aft.letters,';.paoke(ts>T and newspapers, posted in Nm Zealand;. must be >repaid r by affixing' postage . abels the colony of sufficient value! '■■fil'^'-A-y - '•: " -LOOSE IETTEBB.* *': '■■■■' '":*■ i~^^letters received from beyond,seas,at any Post Oflice in this Colony, which have not heen regularly posted at the place of despatch, (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, A according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless t'.ioy 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 6nlj\ - , INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT. Letters and packets liable to more than one rats of postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, orto the United Kingdom, it bearing at least a single rate, # willbe forwarded and. charged with the nostaga 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 tha sender in all cases where practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount o postage chargeable, can neither, be forwarded to tlieir destination nor returned to. the sender; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, ou application, within six months, at the office whore 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 ofthe proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postal, aud 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* ot registered letter, by entering it on the letter blil*, and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, however is not responsible for the loss ot 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-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written "instructions ofthe person addressed, but on re-directlon are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of post age, to be paid on delivery. ' OVERLAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an 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 not liable to xemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper or 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 oxotherwise 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, privies or photographs, and any quantity of pa£er, vellum!.' or parchment, either printed, written on, or p:>Lu'' (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letterwhether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering or mounting attached or belonging to sucii book' print, map, or photograph, and all things le.-™' mately appertaining to or necessary fbr tbe transmission of any enclosed literary or*artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover CROSBIE WARD, Postmaster-ttncval.