THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 40, 27 March 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Mf publish for general infocnyttion the Hf*w JBate of Postagea t'present' in force-*-— * J 4- Jt f\ ~ - Set Zkaiand , Bates of Postage chargeable on Letters,^ 2?evit~'paper's, md Book Packets posted in the Colony. , I»ETtERB. i - ' 1. Inland Letters. — Not rcrereriing \ oz, 2d .' exceeding § oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 4d; exceeding 1 o*. and not evcecding^S! oz, 8n ; and «r on, incroßsfne: fourpenco for every additional 1 ounce or fraction ot an ounce. ; ." ? "T '■■>*■"•-. -:r it -nvr ' 2. Tb tf/te United Kingdobi.—Tij Sqnttotnpton , or by direct ship : Uot exceeding £ oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is j exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding .2 oz, J2s- .. arid so on", in/" creasing one shilling for every additional ovmctfoi?"* 1 iraetion of .an ounce. By Marseilles : Not ex* ceeding £ OZj g ( ] . PSPeef i; n j; £ p ?( anc { not exce edinj> £ ok. Is ; exceeding J oz.' an ; d iiot exceeding -f "z. Is 0d ; exceeding & 02, and not exceeding- 1 oz, 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, (5d ; exceeding £ 02, and not exceeding 1 02, Is; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ■ „. ........ *#* Except in the following cases, wherespecial rates are payable. 4. To (he Continent of Europe via Trieste.—" Not psceeding \ oz, Is6d; exceeding \ oz, and , not exceeding 1 oz, 3a ; exceeding 1 oz, and not; exceeding 2 oz, 6s; and so on, increasing. thfge shillings for every additional ounce or fra cticn O an ounce. * T ' 5. To Syria and Turkey. — Letters will be forvrnrded via Alexandria and- Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom, will cc charged as follows : Not exceeding £ oz, lid; exceeding oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is JOd ; and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for 1 every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce." 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. — Letters add'-essed to .Hongkong. Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the "Phillipine Islnnds, Java. Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows! Not exeeediug^ oz, Is; exceeding \ oz., and not exee ling 1 oz, 2s; awl so on, increasing "twoshillings for every additional ounce or fraction 01 an ounce. 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations.— Letters nchlressed to officers serving on board- any of fTer Majesty's ships on a foreign station, v-hen sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as fallows: Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding £oss and not exceeding 1 oz. 2s ; exceeding 10! and not exceeding 2 oz, 4-s ; and ro on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letters sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty's service will bo transmitted within the Colony, and vet • n the colony or any post-vffice in vt>e Br'.ti^u dominions, at a chnrge of one pcnr.y, provided that the following reg lations are observed; — 1. Each letter m st nut exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Every loiter of this description, posted or received iv this Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing regru* atioa, will be treated as an ordinary letter, 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public servictf of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, ara 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 011 the service of which the letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense orf tha Colonial Government-. Letters on the public ser- ' vice of the General Government of the colony arc transmitted free by post, if bearing the words, " On the Public Service only," and ihe signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 10. Vejistered Letters. — Registration Tee, Is, in addition to :!ie ordinary pos;«ge chargeable on nny other. Except in special ead^s, as exhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS, To any part of the colony, if published in fcuß colony, and posted within seven days from publication, free: if not published in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each. Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southa'npton,or by direct ship, tree; 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), no!; exceeding two ounce-;, Id ; and soon, at the rate of "lie penny for cv ry additional two ounces. Note. — For the postage chargeable on newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the Uuiled Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton : — Not exceeding 4- oz, 11; exceeding 4 oz. and not esc'ce.liug 8 oz, Sd ; ••xcoeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, Is4d; nnd «v on, increa in;r eisjlil pence for every addi* tional half pound, or fraction of lmif-u-pomir!. 2. To the following British colonies — Ascension, H<?rmu<!a, British West Indies, Canada, {jape ot' Good Hope, Falkland Isl.-mcl*, Gam hit, Gold >'ist, Heligoland, loninn I«lind?. Natal. New Hrunswick, Newf jundhmd, Nova Scotia, Prineo Edward Island. St. [feie a, Sierni Loone, Vancouver's Island: — Nut exceeding 4 oz. 7<i ; exceedinsj 4 oz. and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2 I : exceeding 8 oz. anrl not exceeding; IB oz, 2a 4d; and so on increasinjr one shilling and twopeiiee for every half-pound, or fraction of haif-a-p.jund. Prepayment hy Stamps. — All Setters, packots^ and newspapers po3?ed iv New Zprtlund, jnust ba prrnaid by affixing postage labels of. the colony of. sufllcient value. Loose Letters.— All letters received from beyond sens, at any Post-office in this colony, which h.ava not been regularly posted at the place of despatch (l<xse letters), are clmr^eiblc wit'a full postage, accurriinn 1 to the rates osfablished by the foregoing trtblns. unirss they a>-e letters which it is not'compulsory by law to send by post, in which case they arc chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. Biok-Packcts to be Open for Inspection. — Every book-packot shall be sent ripen at the ends or side*, and there shall be no enclosure scaled or otherwise closed fln-ainst inspection sent in or with suc-h packet, nor anything printed or written in the nature of a letter. Contents.— the above limitations, a packec book may contain any number of separate bo'»ks, maps, prints, ov phof-o^raphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, cither printed, written on. ur plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open.) with tho bindin>», covering, or mountittq; attached or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately appertaining .to or necessary for t!io transmission of any enclosed Jiterary or nr'istic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form* The names and address of the sender may "appear on the cover. Registrationi — Any person can have a letter registered by aiding on it by mean.? of the proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postago. and present in £• it at a Post-oflice during office hours, and at least one hour before c . losing of the mail by which it is iles". ed to bo transmitted. Every precaution will be a to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtain"ng r a rccei t for the same on delivery. As the I-ost-offieo, however, is not responsible for tbe loss of iiny letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sen : ng 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. Penalties.— Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet are liable to a penalty of £20. . J Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will be required to receive any hook-packet for transmission by an overland ?T3!iil, if from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. Cbosbie Ward, Postmaster-General.