THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 2, 15 May 1863, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general " information ,the K(B Hate of Postage at present in force ":— - - V«Rates of Postage ciiargeableqn '^ieWewf, JfoJfS; -papers, md Book Packets posted irijheColonJm-: LETTERS. -:.:-■■ • ;;: ■|:< 1. Inland Letters. — Not exceeding, 1 -Jvbz,, toßjj exceeding £ oz,- and not exceeding 1 oz, 4dj^»; needing 1 oz, and not evceedinfc SLoz, 8d;/anc(JB|: on, increasing fourpence for every additio Jt : ounce or fraction oi an ounce. . .. ' . v "? . ' !:■'■ 2. STo #Ac JTniteA JEZingdom.-^—'BY Soutßamp^^R; or by direct snip: Not exceeding |-qz,6d; excetJp ing £ oz, and not exceeding. 1 oz, Is; exceedingM oz, and not exceeding 2 oz,'-2sj and "so on,jjS creasing one shilling for every additional ounc</S| fraction of an ounce. — : — By Marseilles .-. Nofc'ojp cecding \ oz, 9d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceejlp ing J oz, Is ; exceeding j oz, and not exceeding*! oz, Is 9d ; exceeding ~% oz, and. not exceeding lpß 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordinarß postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ouncK 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countriem — Not exceeding $• oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and noM exceeding 1 oz, la; exceeding 1 oz, and not ej] ceeding 2 oz, 2s j "and so on, increasing -one; sijjjßj; ling for every additional ounce or fraction o/ViM ounce. „....' '-^PM! *#* "Except in the following cases, where speciJj rates are payable. " 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. •M Not exceeding £ oz, Is 6d ; exceeding £ oz, an« not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oz,; and exceeding 2 oz, 6s ; and so on, increasing thitfl! shillings for every additional ounce or fraction <B an ounce. , ■.-.-., lj 5. To Syria and Turkey. — Letters will be foi» warded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless markeS for transmission via the United Kingdom, wM cc charged as follows : Not exceeding §■ oz, -lid J exceeding 02, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is iOd' and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence f<j every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago.-* Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penane, Singa pore, or any part of China or Japan, the PhiUipiiy Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, tbj Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follow^ Not exceeding % oz, Is ; exceedhig oz., and noJ exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing tyfol shillings for every additional ounce or fraction on an ounce. - 1 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations^ Letters addressed to officers serving on board anj of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows : Not exceeding oz, Is ; exceeding ■£(« and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding 1 oz and not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and ao on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction oi an ounce. • ; 8. To JSfaval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letten sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty^ service will be transmitted within the Colony, and betweea the colony or any post-office in the British dominions, at a charge of one penay, provided that the following regulations are observed: — 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weiglit. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regi. ment, and signed by the officer at the time in com. mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Eveirj letter of this description, posted or received in this Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing regii. 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 the service of whicli the letter ia despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregulat route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public scr. 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 autho. rised to frank official letters. . 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fee, Is in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable os any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table subjoined, NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the colony, if published in th« colony, and posted within seven days from public^ tion, free ; if not published in the colony, or noi posted within seven days from publication, each Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southamp. ton. or by direct ship, free; to tho United Kiug dom.wa Marseilles, each, 3d; 3. To the Continenl of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria an< Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), noi exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the rafjj 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. HOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton : — Not exceeding 4 oz, ■id ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, 8d; exceeding S oz, and not exceeding 1G oz, Is 4d; and so on, increasing eight pence for every addU 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, NewBrunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island. St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Van. couver's Island : — Not exceeding 4 oz, 7d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding S 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 colouy of sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyond seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which have not been regularly posted at the place of despatch (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to send by post, in which case they are chargeabie with the inland rate of postage only Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection.— Every book-packet shall be sent open at the enda 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 tho nature of a letter. Contents. — "With the above limitations, a packet book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. Registration. — Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post-office during office hours, and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it ia desired to bo transmitted. Every precaution will bS adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. Afi the JPost-office, however, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or etherwise, persons sending bank-notes or drafts are advi4ed to take the numbers and particulars, and to cuj the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them bj different post. Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in anj newspaper or book-packet are liable to a penalty of £20. Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will be re quired to receive any book-packet for transmissioj by an overland mail, if from its weight or an; other cause the packet appear calculated to retar< the carrier. Cbosbie "Ward. Postmaster-General. .