THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume 1, Issue 4, 21 November 1862, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

:,WB:publiihrfor'r^jin^il? infprrnatton-the.^STtfirS Bate of Postage at!pre»nt in;foree:—;ra ;p-!j ■ 1 Colony. m< •.;«,;.- --■•-■-•-;^^;^^^,^;^^^.^ r - 1. Inland lieUers,-^TSot;; exceeiKng * ©i,,* "SK ;Ek exceeding Jdz, and not exireediijg roz, 4d; ex-f~ ceeding 1 oasj and-not' evceeding 2jbs,: Bd;'ii'd^toi; on", increasing; fdurpence< for; every'additional I, ': 2. ToltfteUnited Kingdom.—BftJ&uthaxapionP or bj direct ship: K Nofceio€^Dg.J^j.W;excefd-1 ing^O3,,aiicl not eicf^ing } Vpz^sijexc^edinff 1| bz,'and 'no(>i'ln^e<^uag^''2" <*(Ax^{^*u^>^?(^to«E; 'creasing one shilling for every additional ounce.or W fraction of an ounce:-^—kßyMarseilles': Not ex.|; ceeding |-O2,'9d;t exceeding!^: ox, and not excead-li ing £ oz, Is; exceeding. J,oz> land not? exceeding fft oz, Is 9d; exceeding, J oz, and.not< exceeding- 1 oi, § 2s; and so', on, being an addition',tb the ordinary § postage" at .the rate of threepen.ce per quarter ounce.| -^-Not exceeding^ ixf, M; 1 'exceedSng^oii and not 4exceeding 16«,' Is; ■ Exceeding- 1 - bz; and not' ex-g., ceeding 2 oa, 2s; and so on, increasing' oneistiil-^ ling" for. every j additional; ounce; or. fraction' of anfv ounce.- . . „.,,. -. -..- -!--..V. s-.'-iO • .-■* B *»* .Except in thefoUp\rag.cwß, Tr^ere epmali. rates ar« payable. . '.• / '„','"". J Br "4. To the Continent of Hurojpe visJTriestei-.W, Not exceeding: £; oz, Is 6d; exceeding Jo*} ahdM not exceeding-1 oz, 3s j exceeding; 1 ;oz,rand: notftr exceeding .2.0z,,55.; :■ and,sojon,-increaaingthrAvß shillings for. every additional ounce* or. fraction Jagi an ounce. !•""/' .'. „'*\-'',"'•'■!■ Vr.-'-.^'y'.* §^ 6. To %r»o'b»3' 'JZtorferjjL —Letters' will : be f fdr«Sj= warded 'w: Alexandria and c Jaffa unless markedly for transmission via the United Kingdom, willK: be;charged;as follows: Not, exceedingiiioz.vlldJSi exceeding oz,, and not exceeding 1 oz, ls,lod;S and* bo pn,,increasing pne"shilling and tenpence foi*" every additionalounce pi' fracMUn a£an~butje&'^ R 6. To 'Chin»ydnd-i%e':ißt^em lAi^^»eo^jJ^ Letters addressed i. to Hongkong; Penang, Sinjam pore, or any part' of China or Japan, the Phillipineg Islands,- Java,' Sumatra^ Borneo,' liabuan,: thesT Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows a Not exceeding i oz, Is; exceeding £ pz., and notRV exceeding 1 oz, 2a; and so on, increasing ;twdßf shillings for every additional ounce or fraction ohF an ounce. ■ " ' ' ■■.>','■'.. ft 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stationß.—§ Letters addressed to officers serving.on board anji of Her Majesty's ships. qn» a,, foreign,station, jN^en|, sent through the United Kingdom, &re chargeable^ as follows: Not exceeding £ oz, Is; exceeding i oxM and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s; exceeding lozan<i& not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and soon, increasing t.wnj shillings for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. .• : 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. —Letter!®! sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty' service will be transmitted within the Colony,, am . between the colony or any post-vffice in the Britisi — dominions, at a charge of one peridy, provided tha the following regulations are observed: —li Kacß . _ letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight f 2. It must be superscribed with the name of th if] writer, his disposition or class in the .vessel or regi ment, and signed by the officer at the time in com A mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid.' JSver if letter of this description, posted or received in thi M Colony, not in accordance with; the foregoing tegu ; ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. *>! 9. Free Letters.—Letters on the public serviw of Her Majesty's Naval and'Military Forces, Tp , exempted from the payment of postage, if bearin ».' the words, "Oh Her Majesty's Service," and th " signature of the officer in command of the force oe the service of which, the letter is despatched. Bu| ~ such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregUla| . route, or one entailing additional, expense on thfejJTj Colonial Government. Letters on the public ser| ' vice of the General Government of the colony ar| __ transmitted free bv post, if bearing, the wordi| " On the Public Service only,"'and the 'signaturyiij of some officer of the General Government autholfU rised to frank official letters. U 10. Registered Letters. —Eegistration Pee, lifT" in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable ;o|l any other. Except in special cases, as exlubitwjrt in table subjoined. , E NEWSPAPERS. g To any part of the colony, if published in tb||— colony, and posted within seven days from publicag tion, free; if not published in the colony, or no|L_ posted within seven days from publication, eaclm7 Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via SouthampijT ton, or by direct ship, free; to the United KingfiJll dom, via Marseilles,each,3d; 3. To theContiifinp, of Europe, via Trieste^each, ?d; 4. To Syrfl* iang— Turkey (not through the United Kingdori*, no| exceeding two ounces, Id; and soon, at thj^/ rat j. , of one penny for every additional two ounces. i" Note. —For the postage chargeable on news | papers, forwarded to other countries, through th j • « United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. j BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the Cye I. Kingaom via Southampton:—Not exceeding4ruifi?% 4d; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, 8d exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, "Is 4dj '• — and so on, increasing eight pence for every addi tional half pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the folio wing, British colonies —Ascensioi Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape; < T •Good Hope,"Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gol f Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, Ne — Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Princ Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leono, Vat | , couver's Island: —Not exceeding 4 oz, 7d; exceei *■ ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d; exceedin - 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d; and so oi increasing one shilling and twopence for evei half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. Prepayment by Stamps- —All letters, packefj r and newspapers posted in. New Zealand, must I prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony ij j^ sufficient value. __ Loose Letters.—All letters received from beyon! seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which hav not been regularly posted at the place of despat< J^J (loose letters), are* chargeable witn full postage, a I cording to the rates established by the foregoii tables, unless they are letters which it is not con pulsory by law to send by post, in which case thi are chargeable with the inland rate of postage onlj ; Book-Packets to be Open for InspectionM Every book-packet shall be sent open at the enfi or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed wX otherwise closed against inspection sent in or waul such packet, nor anything printed or written in vsa nature of a letter. jja Con#e»tte.^With the above limitations, a packM; book may contain any number of separate bonlH maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity^' paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, writtffi on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nati^ ;■-_ of a letter whether'sealed or open,) with the'6in||. ing, covering,- or mounting attached 'Or belongifiS\ to such book, print, map, or photograph, andC things legitimately appertaining to or-necesa^jf for the transmission of any enclosed literarvf. ' artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any for':. The names and address of the sender may.appea.. _ on the cover. ( . Registration. —Any person can have a letter | gistered by affixing on it by means of theproj .^_ labels the amount of the registration fee, in eA \ tioh to the proper postage, "and presenting it a Post-office during office hours, and at least ( T] hour before the closing of the mail by which i ' desired to be transmitted; "Every precaution |; _ be adop.ed to ensure the : safe-"delivery of-'a rej | * tered letter, by entering it on theietter "bills, e obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. th/ Post-office, however, is not. responsible for : loss of any letter, whether registered or other« p A persons sending, bank-notes or drafts are adrj i^_ to take the numbers" and-particulars, and ,tL^ i*. the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them ~r dififerent post. . f^ Penalties. —Any person sending as exempt ft ' postage letters not liable to exemption^ or enclos ™< a communication in the nature of a letter in a \ A newspaper or book-packet are liable to a peni^" of £20. .«.:'■"'• fPA; Overland Carriage.—No postmaster'will be ly' I quired to receive any book-packet for transp^sL by an 1 overland mail, if from' itfl'wei^j| |^g other cause the packet appear ca' /SB. vrjfnlr' the carrier. >r :' "tK KtS^ Cbosbie Wabd, 7 Postmaster-G^'yH^j