THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 51, 5 May 1863, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Wb publish for-general information tlie ' Ne* Sate of Postage at present in force :— > Nnw Zealand. Bates of Postage chargeable on Letters; New*. •papers, rnd Book, Packets posted in the' Colony.'' LETTERS. 1. Inland Letters. — Nofc exceeding _ ox, 2d exceeding _oz, and not exceeding 1 02, 4d; ex- J ceeding 1 oz, and not evceeding 2 oz, 8d; and *#f on, increasing fourpence for every additional' . ounce or fraction ot an ounce. 2. To the United Kingdom. — By Southampton ' „ or by direct slrp : If ot exceeding _ oz, 6d ; exceed* *' ing _ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, ls; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz,, 2s ; and so on, in ci easing one shilling for every additional ounce or fractfon'of an ouace.—— By Marseilles : Not exceeding i oz, 9d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding i oz, ls; exceeding J oz, and not exceeding f ' oz, ls9d; exceeding I oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, ■'-. Ss; 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 _ 02, 6i; exceeding ,\'oi, ind not Y exceeding 1 oz, Is;. exceeding 1 oz, and, not ;exoeed;ug2oa, 2s; and so oh, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of ao ounce. "'.."•• *»* Except in the following cases, where special a rates are payable. '/ 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste.— Not exceeding £ oz, Is 6d ; exceeding J oz, and nofc exceeding 1 oz, 3s; exceeding 1 oz, and. not & t w a *| 2 0i? ' 6s ' and eo on * increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of " an ounce. 5. To Syria and Turkey.— Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom, will ee charged as follows: Not exceeding £ oz, lid; exceeding £oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is IOd; and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for ' every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. - 6. To China and tlie Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singa- ■ pore, or any part of China or Japan, the Philtipine Islards, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows: Noi exceeding £ oz, Is; exceeding jj- oz., and not exceeding 1 oa, 2s; and so on, increasing two J shillings for every additional ounce or fraction 01 an ounce. 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations.— Letters addressed to officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent throng Ai the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows : Not exceeding § oz, Is ; exceeding £oz and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding loz and not e ceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so 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 be transmitted within the Colony, and between the colony or any post-office in the British dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed : — 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. Ifc must be superscribed witb the name of tho 1 writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in com- . mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or received in this „ Colony, not in accordance wifch the foregoing regu- ' ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are ~ 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 on «u the service of which the letter ia despatched. But -. such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular ■•* route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public ser- j] vice of the General Government of the colony aro • 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. -y 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fee, Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on " any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table subjoined. I NEWSPAPERS. I To any part of the colony, if published in theCl colony, and posted within seven days from publica.!/ tion, free; if not published in the colony, or not 0 ' posted within seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southamp. — ton, or by direct ship, free; to the United Kuig. dom. via Marseilles, each, 3d; 3. To the Continent ■■, of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria and '•' T irkey (not through the United Kingdom), not __ exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the rate! of one ?;enny for every additional two ounces. I Note. — For the postage chargeable on nev^fe^ papers, forwarded to other countries, through t&3> United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. J BOOK PACKETS. J " 1. To any part of tho colony, or to the Unite; Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding 4 02 .*», 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and nofc exceeding 8 pz, Bdj aii exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, ls4d; and so on, increasing eight pence for every addi tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British colonies— Ascension Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape 0 IT" J Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gol T Coast, Beligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, Nei 9 Brunswick, Newfoutidland, Nova Scotia, Princ Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Van , couver's Island : — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exceed mg 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d ; exceedin Fa: 8 oz, and not exceeding fg oz, 2s 4d; and so oi increasing one shilling and twopence for evei p.: half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. AJ Prepayment by Stamps.— All letters, packet MP< and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must ! prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony XPC sufficient value. A] Loose Letters.— AW letters received frombeyoi seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which ha $_&£ not been regularly posted at the place of despat . j, (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, 1 . *■* cording to the rates established by the foregoi ■- -*- 1 tables, unless they are letters which it is nofc coi pulsory by law to send by post, in wbich case tlr~ are chargeable with the inland rate of postage onf. A. Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection^ E ' Every book-packet shall be sent open at -the ei ' p or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed otherwise closed against inspection sont in or w such packet, nor anything printed or written ini SM] nature of a letter. . k p. Contents. — With the above limitations, a pac > book mav cor tain any number of separate bo( maps, prints, or photographs, and any quanti"? paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, writ . on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the naf of a leifce? whether sealed or open,) with the li ing, covering, or mounting attached or belong JLO" to^ such book, print, map, or photograph, an ' things legitimately appertaining to or neces I for the transmission of any enclosed literal I artistic matter, bufc exclusive of glass in any ti i&rrx The names and address of the sender may ap] \ • on the cover. Begistration. — Any person can have a lette I gistered by affixing on it by means of the pi ~~ j labels the amount of the registration fee, ini [ tion to the proper postage, and presenting it 1 A R Post-office during office hours, and at least 1 hour before the casing of the mail by which desired ta be transmitted. Every precaution Ctta-hth be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a i r tered letter, by entering it on the letter bills obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery npn the Post-office, however, is not responsible » JU-,JJ-loss of any letter, whether registered or •th« p persons sending bank-notes or drafts are ai - a A* 1 to take the numbers and particulars, and t Y ■' the notes or drafts in halves, and to send theL different posfc. T Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt, ,■:■■ postage letters not liable to exemption, or enefy . (Fa a communication in the nature of a letter JfjT'ATCI newspaper or book-packet are liable to aVV :-r of £20. > : — Overland Carriage. — No postmaster bjBFAT.PP quired to receive any book-packet for transmf--, . fj by an overland mail, if from its weight -wl** AT other cause the packet appear calculated toi the carrier. ''MV^And Ckosbib Wabd. Poehaaster-Gea^pposiTj