THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 1, 12 May 1863, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

we puDiistitor general information the Ne§ Bate of Postage 'a t present in-force :— s , ' :■ .:■ ■■■■; ■■; t NETV. .ZeAXAIID. >;■,'.■'■ - .: ; ;;-;i|i Sates ofPostagis chargeable on letter*; flfifc papers, rnd BookP^ki^p^iiinjheC^ipn^ 1. Inland latters.-—N 6i ' exceeding Joss, '{jj exceeding £ 6z, ana nbt' exceeding 'l 6z, ! 4d;'e£i ceeding 1 oz, and riot evceedirig.;2 ozjvßdj; "and % on, increasing . fourpence ?for every, .additional ounce or fraction of an, ounce. .. "j **•#,,,;, ' 2. To the Vnited Kingdom.— By^ SouthAinptoj or by direct ship : "Not exceeding £ oz, 6d; .exceeft ing£oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; .exceeding^ oz, and not exceeding" ; 2 oz, 2s; and Bo^oh,i n creasing one shilling for every additional ounce oi fraction of an ounce.-; — -By Marseilles .• N oi ex, ceeding £ oz, 9d; exceeding £ oz, and not exceed, ing^oz, Is; exceeding J'oz, and not exceeding oz, Is 9d; exceeding f oz, and not exceeding 1 o/ 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce 3. To British Colonies mid Foreign {Countries, — Not exceeding 6d; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding loz, Is; exceeding 1 oz, and not. ex. ceeding 2 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing one shil, ling for every additional ounce or fraction of a& ounce. 4' * # * Except in the following cases,' where specif rates are payable. 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste.-* Not exceeding £ oz, Is6d; exceeding $ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 3s; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 6s ; and so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. < 5. To Syria and Turkey. — letters will be forwarded vi<i Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom, will ee charged as follows: Mot exceeding §• oz, lidexceeding £oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, ls'lOnj and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipe 1 ago.-~ Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singa. pore, or any part of China or Japan, the PtiUlipine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows! Not exceeding \ oz, Is ; exceeding ■£ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction or 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 through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows : Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding £oj and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding loz and not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction oi 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 : — I. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of tho writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regi. ment, and signed by the officer at the time in coij. mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Everj letter of this description, posted or received in this Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing reguation, 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 tli< signature of the officer in command of the force on the service of which the letter is despatched. Bui such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on trie public ser. vice of the General Government of the colony an transmitted free by post, if bearing the words " On the Public Service only," and the signatun of some officer of the General Government autho riser! to frank official letters. 10. Begistet'ed Letters. — Registration Fee, Is in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable o; any other. Except in special cases, as exhibits in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the colony, if published in tlii colony, and posted within seven days from publics tion, free ; if not published in the colony, or noi posted within seven days from publication, each!' Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampl ton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United Kiagldom. via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To theContinenl of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria an* Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), nol. exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the ra* of one penny for every additional two ounces. \J Note. — For the postage chargeable oa newsF papers, forwarded to other countries, through th© United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. • BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the Unite Kingdom via South impton : — Not exceeding 4 oj 4<i ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, 8d exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, Is 4<l 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 o Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gol Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, Nei Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prino Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Van couver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exceed ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d ; exceedin 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d ; and so 0! increasing one shilling and twopence for evei half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, packet and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must t prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony ( sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyou seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which hav not been regularly posted at the place of despatc (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, a< cording to the rates established by the foregoin tables, unless they are letters which it is not con pulsory by law to send by post, in which case tli< are chargeable with the inland rate of postage onl Boole-Packets to be Open for Inspection.' Every book-packet shall be sent open at the en< or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed < otherwise closed against inspection sent in or wit such packet, nor anything printed or written in tl nature of a letter. Contents. — "With the above limitations, a pack! book may contain any number of separate booM maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity 1 „ paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, writta on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the natui— of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the bin! ing, covering, or mounting attached or belongiiip to such book, print, map, or photograph, and sPthings legitimately appertaining to or necessa for the transmission of any enclosed literary ~ artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any for: J The names and address of the sender may appc ?i on the cover. , J Registration. — Any person can have a letter i gistered by affixing on it by means of the prop _ labels the amount of the registration fee, in adc tion to the proper postage, and presenting it atl Post-office during office hours, and at least of ] hour before the closing of the mail by which it| desired to be transmitted. Every precaution «j be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a regjgj tered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, al— obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. 1 the Post-office, however, is not responsible for tin loss of any letter, whether registered or #therwi persons sending bank-notes or drafts are advii to take the numbers and particulars, and\ to- 1 A the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them ? 1 different post. * J Penalties.— -Any person sending as exempt ffl postage.letters not liable to exemption, or enclosi a communication in the nature of a letter in a Hc newspaper or book-packet are liable to a pemJp? of £20. ■ M± Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will be r~ quired to receive any book-packet" for transmissi j^' by an overland mail, if from its weight efe-.« iu other cause the packet appear calculated to ret! Mi the carrier. Crosbib Wahp. Postmaster-General d