THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 52, 8 May 1863, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general iWprraation^thel Rate" of Postage at- present in force' i-r- V "Al -Y\ aa TNbw Ze^asb. 7 "X X Yy Rates ofpdstage cJiargeabU^oii Letters. 1 papers, ri^ißboVAEAMJceisijtoM „ .■ , :'''■■%£?%&».&;■ ■''■'■'" Yy l^--1. Inland Letter s.r— Not exceeding oj exceeding £oz, and -not exceeding I oz,'4d ceeding 1 oz, and not eyceeding 2 oz, 8d ; '■■&. on, increasing fourpence for efer/ audit ounce or fraction oi an'ounce.; ;,>*•; ;;." 2. To the United Kiiy&m.r^ByySoatham or by direct alr'p: Nbt exceeding £qz, 6d; : ex* ing o«, and not exceeding 1 oz, Isj exceedi oz, .and not exceeding ' 2 bz, 2s;. and so oi creasing one shilling for every additional bun fraction of ah ounce.— —^i?-*/ Marseilles:' No ceeding i oz, 9d; exceeding £ oz, and not e» lng^oz.ls; exceeding and not exceedi oz, ls 9d ; exceeding f oz, and not exceeding 2s ; and so on, being an* addition to the' ordi postage' at the rate of threepence per quarter oi 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Count —Not exceeding §■ oz, 6d; exceeding,£.oz,anc exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding 1 pz, and not ceeding 2 ok, 2s ; and so on, increasing one ling for every additional ounce or fraction o ounce. ' ' '* "A '" •' *** Except in the following cases, where er rates are payable. _ "1 4. Tn the Continent of Europe via Tries, Not exceeding $• oz, ls6d; exceeding £ oz, not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oi, arid exceeding 2 oz, 6s; and soon, increasing t shillings for every additional ounce or fractio an ounce. ; ( " 5. To Syria and Turkey. —Letters will be warded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless mai for transmission via the United Kingdom, cc charged as follows: Not exceeding '$■ ozj : exceeding | oz, .and not exceeding 1 oz, Tts ] and so on; increasing one shilling and tenpence every additional ounce effraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelag Letters addressed to • Hongkong,-' Penang, "Sipore, or any part of China or Japan, the Philli Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as folic Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding -^ oz., and exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing shillings for every additional ounce or fractio an ounce. 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Station Letters addressed to officers serving on board of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, v sent through the United AKi7igdom, are charge as follows. Not exceeding £ oz, ls ; exceeding and not exceeding 1 oe, 2s ; exceeding loz not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increasing shillings for every additional ounce or fractio: an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Lei sent to or by -seamen and soldiers in Her Majes service wiU be transmitted within the Colony, between the «olony or any post-office in the Bri dominions, -at -a«barge of one penny, provided the following regulations are observed :— l. i letter must not exceed half an ounce in woi 2. It must fee superscribed with the name of writer, his disposition or class in tbo vessel or r ment, and signed by the officer at the time in c mand, "3. The postage must be pre-paid. Ei letter of this description, posted, or received in Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing k ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public ser of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, exempted from the payment of postage, if beai the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," and signature ofthe officer in command of the forci the service of which the letter is despatched, such letters cannot be transmitted by any irreg* route, or one entailing additional expense on Colonial Government. Letters on the public vice of the General Government of the colony transmitted free by post, if bearing the wo " On the Public Service only," and the signal of some officer of the General Government aul riscd to frank official letters. 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fee, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable any other. Except in special cases, as eshib in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the colony, if published in colony, and posted within seven days from publ tion, free; if not published in the colony, or posted within seven days from publication, es Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southai ton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United Xi dom. via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To theContui of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria i Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the j of one penny for every additional two ounces. Note. — For the postage chargeable on i\\ papers, forwarded to other countries, through United Kingdom, see table <A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the "Uni Kingdom via Southampton : — Not exceeding 4 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, I exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, ls ■ and so on, increasing eight pence for every ad tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British colonies — Ascensi Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cap* Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, G Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, li Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Pri Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vi couver's Island. — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exco ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, ls2d ; exceed 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d ; and so in-creasing one shilling and twopence for cd half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. Prepayment by Stamps — All letters, pack! and newspapers posted in New Zealand, musl prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colon] sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from bey-i j seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which li j not been regularly posted afc fche place of despj (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, cording to the rates established by tbe foregc tables, unless they are letters which it is nofc a pulsory by law to send by post, in which case* f are chargeable with the inland rate of postage o Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection Every book-packet shall be sent open at the c or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealet otherwise dosed against inspection sent in or i such packet, nor anything printed or written in nature of a letter. Contents. — With the above limitations, a pai book may contain any number of separate bo maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantit paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, wri on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the na of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the b ing, covering, or mounting attached or belon* to such book^ print, map, or photograph, an< things legitimately appertaining to or neces for the transmission of any enclosed literal artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any fc The names and address of the sender may ap; on the cover. Registration. — Any person can have a lettei gfstered by affixing on it by means of the pri labels the amount of the registration fee, in a tion to the proper postage, and presenting it ; Post-office during office hours, and at least hour before -j^ie closing of the mail by which desired to be transmitted. Every precaution be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of ari tered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, obtaining a receipt for the Same on delivery, the Post-office, however, is not responsible foi loss of any letter, whether registered or etherpersons sending bank-notes or drafts are adi to take the numbers and particulars, and to the notes or drafts in halves, and to send thei different post. Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt f postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclo a communication in the nature of a letter in newspaper or book-packet are liable to a pel of £20. Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will b quired to receive any book-packet for transmi by an overland mail, if from its weight or other cause the packet appear calculated to n the carrier. Cbosbib Wabd. Postmaster-Genei