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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 57, 26 May 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE .NEW RATES OF POST^I We for general information fIJM -Kate ot Posi age at present in force : w ■■> ■ Nbw Zhaxaxd. IwL Rates of Postage cTiargeable on Zettert iE papers, md Booh Packets posted in the qM XtETXBus. V* 1. Inland Letters.— Not exceeding I tiM 1 exceeding J oz, and not esceeding 1 0/ i?K ceedmg 1 oz, and not evceedin» 2ox 8d- »B >r on, increasing Wpenco fot£r e ]L idi* ounce or frac von ot an ounce. £p*^»f f „ 2. : T0.th0 United Kingdom.— By %ouQ a M& or by direct ship : Not exceeding $ oz, 6d -^R? ing £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; oxcwJf 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s; and aoR creasing one shilling for every additional nJP 1 fraction ;oi *n ounce. By Marseilles .-iM*, ceeding i oz, 9d ; exceeding $ oz, audnottgy ing J oz, Is; exceeding J oz, and not excaJT* oz, is 9d j exceeding i O z, and not exceeaWKJ 2s j and so on, being an addition to the «T postage at the rato of threepence per quarterXi 3. To British. Colonies and Forcln Co«K t — Not exceeding J oz, 6d; exceeding i oz^l exceeding 1 oz,l B -, exceeding 1 oz, and 'Xr ceeding 2 oz, 2s ;. and so on, increasing «a!S hng for every additional ounce 01 tractitkMn ounce. . , . . „.:-„;;. "yj *** Except in the following cases, wheftfc! rates are payable. W^ 4. To the Continent of Europe via TriMtl Not exceeding £ oz, Is 6d; exceeding ijK not exceeding l O z, 3s; exceeding 107, exceeding 2 oz, 6s j and so on, -increasSEr shillings tor every additional ounce or fra^E^ an ounce. : 5. To Syria and Turkey.— Letters will mrwarded via ; Alexandria and Jaffa unices X* 1 * for transmission, via the. United KingiXtft cc charged as follows:, Not exceeding? ofp" exceeding Joz, and not exceeding 1 oz iP* and so on, increasing one shilling and tenjJS>n a every additional ounce or fraction of to oisSf 111 6. To China* and the Eastern ArchitM' ]ie Letters addressed to Hongkong PenauTß^f pore, or any part of China or Japan, the fMw Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Lab'JM 1 ' Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as BF? 1 ' Not exceeding £ oz, Is; exceeding A oz. 1 & m exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on; increasi l ' shillings for every additional ounce or' fii rer - an ounce. he * 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign St 4 DW ' Letters addressed to officers serving on bai c ' of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign statin sent through the United Kingdom, are cha as follows: Not exceeding \ oz, Is ; exceed ?* n and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceedinell' 1 * ' not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increaafc 8 ® shillings for every additional ounce or fiJ? 0 *! an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers.J^ 6 sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her SMr m l service will be transmitted within the Co\M& botween the colony or any post-office in t^^?i (loininious, at a charge ofonepenay, pritit l^ the following; regulations are observed -.-K^lf 8 letter must not exceed half an ounce ml? 2. It must be supei-scribed with the jian^e?" writer, his disposition or class in the vessel* *J ment, and signed by the officer at the tim* 1 j mam!. 3. The postage must bo pre-paidß" letter of this description, posted or receivoi '•"?•! Colony, not in accordance with theforem>ii "f ation, will bo treated as, an ordinary letta p V?' 9. Free tetters.— Letters on the publi ' * of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Fa lS^ 1 exempted from the payment of postage if >- the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," ! U W signature of. the officer in command of tlie the service of wliich the letter is despatch* i" "f such letters cannot bo transmitted by anj m iri route, or one entailing additional expeiisel Colonial Government. Letters on the pcli .^' vice of the General Government of thetw-* transmitted free by post, if bearing thep .^' "On the Public Service only," and the M ' s^ of some officer of the General Governme Ji The: rised to frank official letters. 10. Registered Letters. — Registration fence in addition to the ordinary postage chawftsocia any other. Except in special cases, as *>c see in table subjoined. Hymn c newspapers. ifcewit To any part of the colony, if publisJf^ ne colony, and posted within seven days fr^fe s | 8< tion, free; if not published in the col6Hp£- eri posted within seven days from publicdli Tne Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, vialms*' B ton, or by direct ship, free; to the UniB l ' een dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To theK r *^° of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To» ten ** Turkey (not through the United J^^^J exceeding two ounces, Id; and so on,^B^?*~ of one penny for every additional two'oiM I ?.^ ' Note.— For the postage chargcableT? 1 !*? papers, forwarded to other countries, ttiß™ *"' United Kingdom, see table (A) subjomelr, HOOK PACKETS. K°lfi 1. To any part of the colony, or to iM " „ Kingdom via Southampton:— Not cxce»? n^4d; exceeding 4oz, and not exceedii^B'. • exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 mfo* and soon increasing eight pence°for c fi^ tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-p ■ * 2. To the. following British colonies-i S! J^ Bermuda, British West Indies, Canadi Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gam! 71 y & Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Hi lz n v;i Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scoi ~~i Edward Island, Sf. Helena, Sierra Is ;^ot couver's Island: — Not exceeding 40z,7K, "„«< ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, ls2difc«firH 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d; jff™T increasing one shilling and twopenceJJt,™? half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound Efwrna Prepayment by Stamps— KM letter* R, lt t and newspapers posted in New ZoalanML „;& prepaid by affixing postage labels of tliE-a sufficient value. ■■ .' /* Loose Letters.— A\\ letters received fM\ t seas, at any Post-office in this colony, « n cenot been regularly posted at the place « nce ' . (loose letters), are chargeable with full'Mg-w, t cording to the rates established bytlH»th' fl ' v tables, unless they are letters which it4 Bwer'8 wer' pulsory by law to send by post, in.whidfcea..-.^ are chargeable with the inland rate ofpJjjryous Book-Packets to be Open for ImTo th< Every book-packet shall be sent opeE»Tnarri or sides, and there shall be no enclosutwde on otherwise closed against inspection secfto was such packet, nor anything printed or wiMmate nature of a letter. Jice, fir Contents. — With the above Hmitalioilf' Witt book may contain any number of sepawe wor maps, prints, or photographs, and anpe end< paper, vellum, or parchment, cither priAn, and on, or plain, (oxclusivo of anything inl All the of a letter whether sealed or open,) wiflg* ?'Q V ing, covering, or mounting attached oKhkind, to such book, print, map, or photog»everla things legitimately appertaining to mky sers for the transmission of any enclose* bless, artistic matter, but exclusive of glass*fl then The names and address of the sender ftida at on the cover. . . Bod hat Any person can harißander." gistered by affixing on it by means ofiThen labels the amount of the registrationflthortat tion to the proper postage, and prcsenfcg -^gl Post-office during office hours, and Ceples hour before the closing of the maU bjETij- , desired to be transmitted. Every pnfc (\ n L be adop.ed to ensure the safe dehVegE/jr tered letter, by entering it on theletM^ 1 , ' J obtaining a receipt for the same on (B^r" 11 . the Post-office, however, is not.rlSspoiiß? l^!?-. loss of any letter, whether registered •? I*6' persons sending bank-notes or draftsptle ' to take the numbers and particularaßsnce, the notes or drafts in halves, and towding different post. free, h( Penalties. — Any person sending awn ' flui postage letters not liable to exemptioflßfTriOT a communication in the nature of aSrVanp I newspaper or book-packet are liable*demx>o Overland Carriage. — No Postmasßs?l c , f quired to receive any book-packet feßs" 1 ?™! by an overland mail, if from its t »f el ? - 1 * other cause the packet appear calcuV: Q^eethe carrier. pDcess, Ckosbib Waed. PostmastKeaht<i . j{flood {

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