THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 3 February 1863, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Ws publish for general ldformttion thsHj Bate of Postage at preipnt.iu foroo :— .\B " Naw-' Zbaxahi); '^ - --■;■■ :'^M Bates of. Postage char<teabl&' on' letter i:^U papers, md Book Packets posted in tM* aW ■•^ ■ I.BTTEM, ■ ■.- •-<:-■■''-'.;;>• ';■[,■ 1. Inland Letters.— Not exceeding •i Jt exceeding £ai, and not exceeding fox, 4M ceeding 1 ox, and not evceeding 2 ox, 8d; on, increasing, fourponco r for ererj a'ddK ounce or fraction of an ounce. <. . .-'lbt 2. 2b the United Kingdom.-?-By. SouthaiS or bj direct «hip: ifot exej^ti^oi, 64 effling i oz, and not exceedi^^ o*; i a . exceaff ox, and not exceeding 2 qs;r;2BX]tad*-.sodß" creasing one shilling for every addit ire to fraction of an ounce. — —By Marsei£s&rt&W (seeding £ ox, 9d; exceeding i ox, and«fc.3^Hing i oz, lg; exceeding J 02, and not ox, Is 9d ; exceeding f oz, and P°t^<J£un3VV 2s; and so on, being an addition to, pji origf postage at the rate of threepence per^iartoraS: 3. To British Colonies andJP^r^fn'CovM. — Not exceeding ox, 6d ; exceeduig^ oz, 5 ,5* exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding |J ox, and niflK, ceeding 2 ox, 2s ; and so on, increasing onejg? : ling for ever/ additional ounce : or 'fraction M. ounce. ■? ■ ■-'■ ']£»■ I * # * Except in the following cases, When ill rates are payable. . = ' m 4. To the Continent of Europe via TriigL Not exceeding £ ox, Is 6d ; exceeding i olli not exceeding 1 ox, 3s; exceeding I da^anl? exceeding 2 ox, 6s ; and so on, increasinglfj shillings for every additional ounce or fracliP [ an ounce. > J^T \ 5. To Syria and Turkey. — Letters will ixfer warded via Alexandria and Jaffa xinlees tali 1 for transmission via the United. Singdo^p' be charged as follows : Not exceeding exceeding and not exceeding 1 ox, la|| and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpentll every additional ounce or fraction of an ounctpKj 6. To China and the Eastern ArchipeldS Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, iSjJ pore, or any part of China or Japan, the Philip Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labudiiß*Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as fbl|j| Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding \ oz., aniiim oxceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing? shillings for every additional ounce or fractiHf an ounce. ' jijf 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign StatitfM Letters addressed to officers serving on boardg? of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, p| sent through the United Kingdom, arc chargj^P as follows: Not exceeding J oz, Is; exceedingj|p and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding 1 o°jq| not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increasingly shillings for every additional ounce or fraetifei an ounce. f% 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Is£ sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majsj|' service will be transmitted within the Colony,?® between the colony or any post-office in the Bfe< dominions, at a charge of one penny, proridedM the following regulations are observed :— l. 3 letter must not exceed half an ounce in we*p 2. It must be superscribed with the name o|?J; writer, his disposition or class in the vessel orM* ment, and signed by the officer at the time md! maud. 3. The postage must bo prc-paid. Ja'S letter of this description, posted or received iul^ Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing rtjjj? ation, will bo treated a3 an ordinary letter 1 sjvi 9. Free Letters. — Letters on tho public ss^, of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces,'^.' exempted from the payment of postage, if beij£ the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," andCX signature of the oflicer in command of the forii', the service of which the letter is despatched. Ui such letters cannot bo transmitted by any irrej^i route, or one entailing additional expense onsfk' Colonial Q-overnment. Letters on the public?.* vice'of the General Government of thecolonj^f transmitted free by post, if bearing the vt^ " On tho Public Service only," and tho Bigmfr, of 6ome officer of the General Government au-'f^ rised to frank official letters. U± 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fee^jf in addition to tho ordinary postage chargeablSH any other. Except in special cases, as exhiK> in table subjoined. NEWSPAPEKB. X To any part of tho colony, if published ht& colony ; and posted within seven days from pubs^ ' tion, free; if not published in tho colony, or^ posted withia seven days from publication, e*K Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Soutlujr* ton, or by direct ship, free ; to tho United Ej* - dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To theConhirv of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To SyriaK< Turkey (not through tho United Kingdom),^, exceediHg two ounced, Id ; and so on, ut tho £'« of one penny for every additional two ounces. ' lf Note. — For tho postage chargeable on ivJI papers, forwarded to other countries, throu^h| r «- United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. f ] BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to tho V^~ Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding^ ■id ; exceeding -1 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz,M exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, lisj! and ao on, increasing ei»ht pence for evory aft tioiml half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. » 2. To the following British colonies — Ascenii^ ! Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cap&J Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, (^?| ; Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, fioi Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Priki Edward Island, St. Heleca, Sierra Leone, Tj^ couver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; extsSf ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d ; exceed*? 8 oz, and not exceeding 1G oz, 2s 4d ; and so §■?. increasing one shilling and twopeneo for fl";-"; half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. Prepayment by Stamps — All letters, pact;,?/ and newspapers posted in New Zealand, mustfprepaid by affixing postage labels of tho colonvr' sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from bej£seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which ti'ig not been regularly posted at the place of despi>;S (loose letters), are chargeable with, full postage,~ cording to the rates established by the foregcll tables, unless they are letters which it is not k»t pulsory by law to send by post, iv which caso t'" are chargeable with the inland rate of postage o:^_ Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection ., Every book-packet shall be sent open at thee: or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed]^ otherwise closed against inspection sent in or *'.:.'.' such packet, nor anything printed or written mM nature of a letter. .— Contents. — With tho above limitations, a pacii^ book may contain any number of separate bo® maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, writfe on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the na!|| of a letter whether sealed or open.) with tho bifff ing, covering, or mounting attached or belong to such book, print, map, or photograph, ana|| things legitimately appertaining to or nocesii| I for the transmission of any enclosed literarjaj artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any fora The names and address of tho sender may appf^ on tho cove:*. •'■ '; Registration. — Any person can have a letter W' gfstered by affixing on it by means of the pro^f labels the amount of the registration fee, in aiE; tion to the proper postage, and presenting it aj»r Post-office during office hours, and at least si hour before the closing of the mail by which isp desired to be transmitted. Every precaution; be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a re, tered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, 1 obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery, the I*o3t-office, however, is not responsible "for loss of any letter, whether registered or others persons sending bank-notes or drafts are adri to take the numbers and particulars, and to the notes or drafts in halves, and to send then different post. Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt C postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclos a communication in the nature of a letter in 1 newspaper or book-packet are liable to a poni of £20. Overland Cam'iage. — No postmaster Trill be quired to receive any book-packet for transmit by an overland mail, if from its weight or 1 other cause the packet appear calculated to red the carrier. Ceosbib Waed, Postmaster- General