THE NEW BATES OF POSTAGE.
We publish for general information the '«■ Bate of Postage at present in foree :— _ i Zkalahd. / Sates of Postage chargeable on Letters, Jfi^B papers, rnd ßook Packets posted in the Ctfs^B , r LETTERS. \ 1. Inland Letters.— lsQb exceeding i'ot/^H exceeding \ oz , and not exceeding 1 ox,'4d;'9i ceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz; 8d; anjV^ on, increasing fourpence for every additi^B ? ounce or fraction oi an ounce. ,J , » 7^L 2., To the United Kingdom.— Bj t SouthamuSor by direct ship: Not exceeding"} os, 6d; °~--M' ing i oz, and not exceeding 1' ox, ls;^ex<seedifcK oz, and not exceeding 2,0z, 2s; and'sooalB 1 ' creasing one shilling for every additional ount»ML. | fraction of ah ounce. By Marseille*: 5«S{ I ceeding £ oz, 9dj exceeding * oz, and not jombSm | ing i oz, Is; exceeding J oz, and not ifrrtiTpJlT l os 7 Is 9d ; exceeding £ ok, and not exceedinffM^ 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordiaXuj postage at the rate of 'threepence per quarter otaSlj 3. To British Colonies and Foreign CouHtrjMft — Not exceeding £ oz, 6d; exceeding,! oi,aodK|s exceeding 1 oz, Is; .exceeding 1 oz, and not ceeding 2 oa, 2s; and so on, increasing one aVT ling for every additional ounce or' fraction 1 rfß* * # * Except 1 in the following cases, where Rttflpi rates are payable. . iMtt 1 4. To the Continent of Europe via ZWedH^ Not exceeding \ oz, Is6d; exceeding \ oz, J ■ not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oz, and 91 exceeding 2 oz, 6s;' and soon, increasing tljti, shillings for every additional ounce or fractimßr^ an ounce. . t BZJ 6. To Syria and Turkey.— -Letters will be fBJ, warded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless majjjpj f« transmission via the United Kingdom; 2 i cc charged as follows: Not exceeding f J ba, Mjy exceeding £ ox, and ,not exceeding 1 oz,* Is lSn every additional ounce or fraction of an bunco. w!j 6. To China and the Eastern: ArchipeljuM ' Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang^SuXL. pore, or any part of China or Japan, the PhilHjffi Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Xabuan7s«l« i Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as ibllofl:^ Not exceeding J- oz, Is; exceedmg \ oi.) sod Mm exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing' «r J shillings for every additional' ounce or fractnw~r an ounce. ' D&0 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign StafioJEa Letters addressed to officers serving on board Mf of Her Majesty's ships on^ a foreign station; «B sent through the United Kingdom, are rhnrpj as follows : Not exceeding f oz, Is ; 'exceeding «r and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s; exceeding loi i** not exceedmg 2 oz, 4s ; and tn on, increasing RT shillings for every additional ounce or fraction ! an ounce. .j, S^ 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers.— -IJ^ ;*>: sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majei j^ri service will be transmitted within the Colony; *" between the colony or any post-office in the Bri | ; | dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided I i^ji the following regulations are '. observed t—-l.!j 5* letter must not .exceed half' an 'ounce 5 in welj Sg 2. It must be superscribed with the name rf . ; JP writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or j *E ment, and signed by the officer at the time, mc |i % mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. £ letter of this description, posted or received in isxi Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing t*p^ ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter, 542 9. Free Letters.— Lettersi on the public sew ; of Her Majesty's Naval and Military ForcesiK^ exempted from the payment of postage, if beiMvfl the words, "On Her Mafestyfs. Bernce,f >andß^^l signature of the oßOeer in command of the forw°?*g the service of which the letter ndesp^qhed^vi^| such letters cannot be transmitted by anyirngKA route, or one entailing additional expense ' on wT Colonial Government. Letters on the public Fg vice of the General Gfovernment of the colon jK v 5 transmitted free by post, if bearing the.. inK^u " On the Public Service only," and tb« sigmßfi of some officer of the General Government iuw ■ rised to frank official letters. •' ' ' ■ -^E** 10. Registered Letter^. — Registration "Fejfe *M in addition to the ordinary postage ebargeaUMp 1 any other. Except in special cases, 89 exhilflwmJ in table subjoined. K^ NEWSPAPERS. ' K^ To any part of the colony, if pubfished &■[ : colony, and posted within seven days from puML_ tion, free; if not published in the colony, «K; posted within seven days from publication, (■■_ Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via ScnttbMJ*ton,or by direct ship, free; to the dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To the Contißj. O of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To-Byruft-7-3| Turkey (not through the United Kingdommi (|j| exceeding two ounces, Id; and so on, at tbeßfr^a of one penny for every additional two ounceiH^fl Note. — For the postage chargeable on .;■ papers, forwarded to other countries, throujjfcfi^l United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined, BOOK PACKETS. "iißi Al 1. To any part of the colony, or to the üߣ: ■'- Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceedingKQ. 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 o Jf-S exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, iB& r ; and so on, increasing eight pence for every M^ tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-poundl; c ? 2. To the following British colonies— Ascaftli 1 Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cm Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, H ; Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, NataLK_^ Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,' •!»-«' Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, ff~ couver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; ei>TIJ ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is2d; exc w}]n| 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d ; and «r ;■ increasing one shilling and twopence f° r ■L_jß half-poimd, or fraction of half-a-pound. -l^l Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters', piß; TJI and newspapers posted in New Zealand, nwL j| prepaid by afExing postage labels of the coklt .■ sufficient value. Krtl Loose Letters.— AM letters received from Iw .*■ seas, at any Post-office in this colony, whicbK^H not been regularly posted at the place' of 3*»?^B (loose letters), are' chargeable with full P O8 tagK> 8 : fl cording to the rates established by the foreßL_jH tables, unless they are letters which it'is notp??J pulsory by law to send by post, in which caii«3|fl - are chargeable with the uiland rate of postagK^H BooTc-PacTtets to be Open for InspecU^^^ Every book-packet shall be sent open at th»g j^B or sides, and there shall be no enclosure 1 ,: se^g^H otherwise closed against inspection sent in <4__H such packet, nor anything printed or writtenE^W nature of a letter. *- i-P«B Contents. — With the above limitations, aft .!■ book may contain anynumber of separate Wd ■ | maps, prints, or photographs, and any ,qua»i> j^| paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, *L__^B on, or plain, (exclusive of anythmg in theEl^^B of a letter whether sealed or open,) '^i^^Wmj^H ing, covering, or mounting attached or bel ffiHl^H to such book, print, map, or photogiraphi ■fea^B things legitimately appertaimng to r or' «■»: J^H for the transmission of any enclosed lHaßh-n^| artißtic matter, but exclusive of glass in ain£ :^| The names and address of the sender ma 7«K ™ on the cover. . . . Registration.— Any person can have a leß^i^l gistered by affixing on it by meansof theP Tr^H labels the amount of the registration fee, mh -^M tion to the proper postage, and" presenting K-^^B Post-office during office hours, and a^. {*Bil^B hour before the closing of the mail by WhiHb[^j^H desired to be transmitted; Every 1 P' ecau «^ "^H beadop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of M^^B tered letter, by entering it on the letter tS^^H obtaining a receipt for the samefori delivaplr'^BJ the Post-office, however, is riotiesponsibfcß^ir^B loss of any letter, whether registered or <!Mritl^B persons sending bank-notes;or : drafts are B:fs«H to take the numbers and particulars, anw^Bß the notes or drafts in halves, and 'to Bend m~^BJ different post. • V --'■■i^iff^H PeiwftfM.— Any person sending as exenßl l^M postage' letters not liable to exemption^ 'or'i»|>x^BJ a communication in the nature of a ett6t ßfiißH newspaper or bookipacket are liable" to »WMbß| of£2oT . . .. t .. : .■,.-4HH Overland Carriage.-- -No po^tniast^^M^^Bi quired to receive any book-packet for by an overland mail, if from its weiginCr^Bß other cause the packet appear' calculated iß^^j^B the carrier. ■ ' ;; ;; »'x : rP^Bl Cbosbib Wa-rd. 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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 24 April 1863, Page 4
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