THE UJEW KATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 24 April 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE UJEW KATES OF POSTAGE.

Wx publish tot general reformation tjhw-Kejt - $ Bate of Pbrfage at present' iaforefer— <- - Jii-. s Ne#. Zn/i&jkTnr. .? ••■„.,; ,-.,..,. ; a Ifote* cfFotffagtf citar'gei&ie on ~Lettent\ Jfewa*. 1. J«fom?Zerifew:— Not ejteeefin^ :^'jw,; 2fif i exceeding $oz> and not e±cee^Tng:l,off,4i',,ex-r x cecdmg- 1 02; and not ercfeeding r 2"'oz> 8d;- mm* bo*" . *: on, increasing: fonrpence- 'tor eierj ad&tfcnas '- otmee or fraction of an oafaw. ■ .! ,; T „.:^L"Ti - 2. 2fc <&?• ViiiieA ' Jtiisytiorrf.^ify Sbuthataptoss 1 or by direct sb^?]^o«e«eedingf(^^eicwd^ ' 1 ing§ or, and not exceeding- I o#, lev exceeding- 1\ '' i oz-, and not exceeding' 2* oz;'. 2»; antf: to :ob; ml v creasing one- sSsffing for every, additiotiat . ounce w*. ,, \ frartibip of a» ounce. JEgp J9i^**i»f SwV.lTqt' ex^ v> ' ceeding-^ oz-, 93 f exceeding $ oi; and'Jnot eiceed- ;i ing I or, Is,- exceetKngrf oj£ aUf-npl' exceedSng £ ' '■ - oz, la 9fl rexceedlbg r fW r arm? not exceeding' l «y '. 2b ? and so- oorn r beragr an* addition? fo> the* Ordinary . * postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce '• ! 3. F&JBriiish Colonies' a^' Worevgn C&anfrit9s • i — Kbt exceeding' s ox, 8$ ? exceeding $ oz; and not; ; exceedmgl or, Is; exceeding' f 02; antfnbfr ex-* ' ceedibg- s? oz, 2§ y- tad so* oorn r inereasinjr one' shil^- ■ ■ ; lingr for every adcSbtibnaS coner er fraction/ </f «s* ■: ounce. ' . ■■■;•■ ; * # * Except 5b tKefollbwro^ ewes^ w&eKe'sggfeug? .: rates are payaßle'. ,-• ; •.:' : 4. T&- Me Conitnenf efEwroptr ifa Trieste:-—' '-■ Hot exceeding- | ©a-," feeff 1 ,- exceeding $ or, and? • not esceedarg I oz, 3a? exceeding' I 'ccf T and l '»©# ; exceeding- 2 02^ 6fc; and l 00-ow, increasing threes shillings for every addStHsial! easce- or ftsefikra «T : ■ m? ounce, 5v fFo i^/rfir or«T TierZey.-- betters- wrff B«- fir-- . ■ warded" «V Alfesandria and? JafiS imles»niarke<f : ' fw tranamrasibn' »fe t'Be tTnfted' Eincd'omi wflS ? \ ee- cnarged" as follows r Ko* eseeed^^ ll'd? exeeediag- S oz; and 5 nof exceeding 1 02^ Is IdS>snif so- on, rocreasrogone- s&ilHn^and; tenpence for* i erery aadifeionaioanceoriractSHirof anouner. -- : - R 2^ CTivnai and? €Ke- Ufarferts JbvJiipeJkgß'.—--Letters addressed 1 ' to- HengSsongg. JPen«n& Singa-- : pore, or any part of Chins or Japattythe- Phifiipraer : ' Islands, Jaya 1 , Sumatra 1 , Borneo 1 , lafcnßn 1 ,. tfier • Moluccas, and 1 Sr&nr, are- ehargeaore' no*, follbws z? Not exceefivagX O z; Is;' exceeding and' nbf' ' exceeding 1 02; 2s j and" so on', increasing- giro* shillings for eTe^a^MtSbßaJ'eßiKfe 1 ©r firssfaDtt oe; - an ounce. 7. 2b Naval Officers en' JForeiffTf Sfattam;—— Letters adaressed (to 1 officers*- serving'-on'boarff any of Her Majesty's sfcips on' ff foreign' rfatfon; «7Se»* se»* through the Unii'stf) JBXngdomy are- ehargenfrte" ( as follows : Not exceeding- § os,- Is ? exceeding £oa? and not exceeding 1 oa^- Sk'j- exceedtHgrlea'antf" not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; amd?sooff, increasing- tyro" shillings for every additional' ounce- or fiecftoa of* an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and? Sbl&Terr.— ■'Letters* sent to or by seamen and soldiers-'ih Bfey-SFajesty's 1 service will be transmitted within 1 tlie'CoJbny, end? between the colony or any post-Ojßfcefethe"BHKsh> 1 - dominions, at a charge of one penny; provided l"fSiaft''the following regulations are observed?: — H- Eacls< letter must not exceed half an ounrae* fir icefght.2. It must be superscribed with the 1 name-of tfie^ writer, his disposition or class in the vessel* or regr«* meat, and signed by the officer at the tmse'Sjcommand. 3. The postage must be pre-paicS- JSVerp" letter of this description, posted or received? iivtniE> Colony, not in accordance with the foregoingrragu-— ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public services of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are-- . : v exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing? : the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," and thas ' ; signature of the officer in command of the force on* • i the service of which the letter is despatched. Bub such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregularroute, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public ser- > vice of the General Government of the colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words, "On the Public Service only," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 10. "Registered Letters. — Eegistration Fee, Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable oa tiny other. Except in special cases, as exhibited 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 in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via South amp. ton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d; 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trießte, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional 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 exceeding 4 ox, 4d; exceeding 4oz, and not exceeding 8 62/ 8 d; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, Is4d; and soon, increasing eight pence for every addi* r . ; tional half pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British colonies — Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold ' Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince ' Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Van- ' couver's Island: — Not exceeding 4o«, 7d; exceed- •; ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is2d ; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d; and so on increasing one shilling and twopence for every- '■•, half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. . Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony of , sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyond seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which nave not been regularly posted at the place of despatch , - , (loose letters), are cnargeable with full postage, according to the rates' established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not com-' ' pulsory by law to send by post, in which case they ar* chargeable with the inland rate' of postage only Book-Packets to be Open for Inapection*-^ Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends '. or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or ■ ■ otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor anything printed or written in the ' nature of a letter. . . , 4 - Contents.— 'With the above limitations, a packet : . :' ; book may contain any number of separate pooks, maps, prints, or photographSj and any quantity of ' : : paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed; written 1 on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature . - of a letter whether sealed or open,) with' the bind-' ?■ ing, covering, or mounting attached or belonging ■ | to such book, print, map, or photography and altaij things legitimately appertaining to or necessary f^ for the : transmission of any enclosed ' literary at*' s artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in 'any form. "•' The! names and address of the sender may appear \ : on the cover. •'...•, .:; Registration.— Any rerson can have a letter re- ■ gistered by affixing on it by means of the proper ■$ labels the amount of the registration fee, in addi- i tion to the proper postage, and presenting 1 it at a : Post-office during office hours, and at least one ' hour before the closing; of -the mailrby. which it is *■ v' desired to be transmitted. Everyprecaution ..irijl V; be adop.ed to 'ensure the' safe" delivery of aregistered letter, by entering it v bn the letter >; bill«, i anli obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. 'Ail [\ the Post-office, however,. is not responsible for. the - loss of any letter, whether registered or •therwiie, 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; ' ; '' '"• "' ''' ■'"■■% Penalties.— Any person sending as exempt from l^ postage letters not liable to exemption j. or enclosing s a communication in the nature of a letter in any i newspaper or book-packet are 1 liable 1 to a penalty ' . Of £20. , ■■■:•-.' '■-■■: ■:■: .-:' ■ ■'y-r^/K ' Overland Carriage.— No postmaster will bare._s; quired to receive any book-packefr for transmission ' by an overland mail, if from -its weightl or 'aajs other cause the packet appear calculated to retard <« the cwrier. v .. -'■.."' ) r.' „; . .,,^ ■^osbib Wazv, Poshntatw.Geawtl. |