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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 66, 23 June 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

< gMM3J>iancgp»ac«u*.'gggr**.».'«.«g^e^*U.VJt*N-JJfJi >■■» Fatal Mining Accident. — A fatal accident occurred to si miner yesterday at the New North Clunes Company's shaft. The man was known only as "Mick." He was at work upon the brace timbers erected over the shaft, and lost his balance and fell, bis body passing in a straight line down the shaft, a depth of about 240 feet. The body was raised to the surface, but life was extinct. Every bone was smashed. — Talbot Leader L.\ ror Pumpkin.— ln the valleys and secluded spots anions the valleys of Kangaroo, perssns unexpectedly came upon inhabitants and cultivated gardens, and it is remarkable that these grounds, considered as worthless for the purposes of the more extensive operations of agriculture, produces vegetables of immense size. In a garden attached to the residence of Mr .Jessa Holmes, a single pumpkin seen produced a vine coveiing a large extent of ground and bearing innumerable pumpkins, some of which were about five feet in circumference and 3 eighed eighty pounds. Brother Jonathan uses them extensively, why should not we? — Mount Alexander MailAs Animal Curiosity. — Our reporter was yesterday shown by Mr. Peter Coyle, veterinary 3urgeop in M.Crae-street, a bullock's bladder, which contained when removed from the animal an almost incredible quantity of fluid— eight gallons and a half. So incredulous was he of this anomaly in nature, that he demanded ocular demonstration before he could be convinced of the veracity of his informant's discovery, whicn was made at Sinclair's slaughter-yards, near the Sydenham Gardens. The animal was of average size, and appeared in perfect health, and no reason was assigned for so unusual a curiosity. — Bendigo Advertiser. Tobacco. — Mr. Lindsay Brown, of Gooramadda.has dried and sweated about' half a ton of Kentucky tobacco, this season. Samples of the leaf were sent last week to CHiitern for manufacture. THe. leaf 'was n very, finely grown; and' would apparently piay jvvellj both for plug tobacco and cigahs. It burns freely, has a fine'aroma.and; has a fiiaitjrate : appearance. — Ovens Coisiitylwniy yi-yJiyyiviyiy

THE NEW RATES OS 1 POSTAGE/ We publiali -for general information the New Kate of Postage at present in force : — New . Zealand. Hates ofPostaga chargeable on Letters, Neios papers, md Book Packets posted in the Oolong. I.ETTEBS. 1. Inland Letters. — Not' exceeding $ oz, 2d exceeding oz, and not exceeding 1 oz,4d; exceeding 1 oz, aad not exceeding 2 oz, 8d; and ao on, increasing: fourpence' for every additional ounce or fraction. ot an ounce. 2. To the UniiedKingdom,.— By Southampton or by direct ship : Not exceeding £ oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is;, exceeding 1 oz, and riot exceeding 2 oz, 2s; and so bn; me creasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles : Not exceeding £ oz, 9d; ekcesSirig £ oz, and n*?t exceeding £ oz, Is; exceeding _■ oz„ and not exceeding $ oz, ls 9d; exceeding f oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; and so on, beingaii addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countries. — Not exceeding-^ oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is ; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing, one,shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. * # * Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. — Not exceeding £ oz, Is6d: exceeding £ oz, an-\ not exceeding 1 oz, 3a ; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 6s ; and so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To Sgria and Turkey. — Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked fer transmission via the United Kingdom, will cc charged as follows : Nofc exceeding J oz, lld; exceeding £ oz, and nofc exceeding 1 oz, ls lOd ; and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. -rLetters addressed to Hongkong, Fenang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islmrls, Java. Sumatra, Borneo, Labuau, the Moluccas, and Sinm, are chargeable as follows: Nofc exceeding \ oz, Is; exceeding $ oz., and not exce^ing 1 oa, 2s; and so on, increasing two sliilliD j3 for every additional ounce or fraction oi an our.se. 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 exeeediug £ oz, ls ; exceeding £oz and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s; exceeding 1 oz and not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additioual ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letters sent to o: 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 ono penny, provided that the following regulations are observed : — 1 . Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight 2. Ifc must be superscribed wifch the name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the ofiicer at the time io command. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. E ery letter of this description, posfced or received in t his Colony, not in accordance with the foregoi & g reguation, will be treated as an ordinary lefcfce l ". 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public servico of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the pa3 T tnenfi 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 which the letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial G-overnmeufc. Letters on the public service 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 authorised to frank official letters. 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. NEWSPAPERS. To auy part of the colony, if published in the colony, and posted within seven days from publication, free; if nofc published in the colony, or not posfced wifclro, seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free; to the United Kiagdom. via Marseilles, each, 3d; 3. To fche Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through fche United Kingdom), not exceediDg two ounces, ld; and soon, afc the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Note. — For the postage chargeable on newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, s** table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding 4 oz, 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, 8d ; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, ls4d; and so on, increasing eight pence for every additional 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, Nafel, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island : — Not exceeding 4 oz, 7d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, ls2d ; 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 colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyond seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which have not been regularly posted afc fche pl°ce of despatch (loose letters), are chargeable wifcu full postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which ifc is nofc compulsory by law to send by post, in which case they avo chargeable with the inland rate of postage only Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection. — Evory book-packet shall be senfc open at t?-e ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection senfc in or witb such packet, nor anything printed or written in the nature of a letter. Contents. — Witli 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. ov plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature ofa letter whether sealed or open.) with the bind ing, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to sur-b bonk, 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 tbo amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting ifc at a Post-office during office hours, and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adop.ed to onsure fche safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. As the Post-office, however, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or atherwise, persons sending bank-notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes or drafts in halves, and to send them by 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 any newspaper or book-packet are liable to a penalty of £20. Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for .transmission by an overland mail, if from its weight or anyother cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. ... ' Crosbie Ward. Postmaster-General. .

L, ipers, 4s per cubic foot t! Carraway seeds,- free 'tv<~ - -~ Carriage lamps, 3s per cwt. Chains (witb anchors or for ehip'-nse free Chain (all other), 3s per cwt.; 'Che.ry cordials, 9s pei gallon* Cheese, free - Clocks, free Coffee, essence of, free Corrugated iron sheets^free : ' ■Cotton wick/ free - Curry powder, free , Eau de Cologne, 9s per gallon Fencing wire and standards (iron) fre« ! Fish, preserved, free T Flavoring essences, free Floor-cloth, free ?orges and iron-work, loose, 3a per cwt. Forks, digging and hay, 3s per cwt." Galvanized iron sheets, free „ ....-'„ wire," free „ „ ware as, buckets, gutter ■ ter angles, ridge caps, tiles, and ornamental pieces, 3s per cwt Gelatine, free ■ * ? . " Gingerbread, free Ginger cordials, 9s per gallon* Groats, free Gun barrels, 5s each f Gutta percha, freej Harrows, free Herrings, preserved, free Hors, free Horseshoes, 3s per cwt. Huckaback (hemp or flax) 4s per cubic foot . Hurdles, iron, free Iron chairs, 3s per cwt „ safes, 3* per cwt „ tanks, free Ironwork for ships' use, free Isinglass, free Jams and jellies, 4s per cubic foot Jewellery, free __ ■- Lemon and lime juice, free Linseed oil, free Lobsters, preserved, free Maccaroni, 4s per cubic foot Machinery, agricultural or other, free Meats, potted or preserved, free Night lights, free Oatmeal . free Oilcloih, free „ table covers, 4s per pubic foot Olive oil (perfumed), free Olives, 4s per cubic foot Orange bitters, 9s per gallon* Oysters, preserved, free Paint, free Pearl barley, free Ploughs, free Rick cloth, free § Safes, iron, 3s per cwt Sago, free Salad oil, 4s per cubic foot Salt, free Sardines, 4s per cubic foot Sash weights, 3s per cwt Scythes, 3s per cwt ; Sheaves, brass, for skips' use, free Shot, free Shovels, 3s per cwt. Soda, free Soda crystals, free Soups (fish and vegetable, preserved) fre»vSpades, 3s per cwt. Starch, free - J.'^-j^ Steel (bar), free ' "■ ' Syrups, free Table covers (oilcloth), 4s per cubic foot Tanks (iron), free Tapioco, free ■*,■■'■*. - Tarpaulins, free Tiles, iron, 3s per cwt. Tinman's tools, 3s per cwt Vermicelli, 4s per cubic foot -..., Vesta matches (wax), free ■ A"' Vinegar( in any package or vessel), fr«« Watches, free * Wick, cotton, free ' -• " ' Whiting, free Winnowing cloths, free§ , Wire, iron fencing, free Wire, small (as bell wire), 3s per cwt. * Orange Bitters, Cherry and Ginger Cordials, &c, are liable to duty at 9s per gallon. But if the importer make a declaration, and the Collector certify that these* goods do not contain more than 10 percent. of spirit, they may, upon application' to" tbe Comtnissionerof Customs, be admitted at 4s per cubic foot. * *%««;>-■ f Importation of Arms, " &c;, ' without^ - license is a misdemeanor, punishable* tiy fine or imprisonment. ! - .. - % A manufacture composed of any of tKeXy articles comprised in Section 7, and in which gutta percha is used merely -to make it waterproof, is chargeable with 4s per cubic foot. § When the fabric is not superior to ordinary sail-cloth.