THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 2, 10 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information the New Hate of Postage at present in force : — Ntiw Zealand. Rates of Postage chargeable on Letters, News ■papers, md Book Packets -posted in the Colony. LETTERS. 1. Inland Letters. — Not exceeding £ oz, 2d exceeding £ oz, find not exceeding 1 oz, 4d ; exceeding 1 02, and not evceeding 2 oz, 8d; and so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. To the United Kingdom. — By Southampton or by. direct ship: Not exceeding £oz, 6d; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is ; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, me creasing one shilling for every additional ounce or traction of an ounce. By Marseilles : Not exceeding £ oz, 9d; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding i oz > Is ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding £ 02, Is 9d ; exceeding $ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; and so on, being an addition to* the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ouuee 3. To liritish 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 overy additional ounce or traction of an ounco. *** Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4i. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. — Not exceeding £ oz> i s '6dj 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 via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom, will cc charged as follows: Not exceeding £ oz, lid; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is 10d ; and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. — Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine 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 oi 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 £oz 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 of 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 ono penny, provided that the following regulations are observed: — 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounco in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with tho name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by tho officer at the time in command. 3. The postage must be prc-paid. E t>ery letter of this description, posted or received in $ his Colony, not in accordance) with the forcgoi f g reguation, will be treated as an ordinary letter, 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public service of Fler Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, aro exempted from the paymenD 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 tho letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public service of tho General Government of the colony are transmitted free by post, it bearing tho 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, Ib, in add i Lion to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in tablo subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the colony, if published in the I colony, and posted within seven days from publicai tion, free; if not published in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria and Turkey (nut through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces, Id; and so on, at 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, see table (A) subjoined. JSOOK 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, Is 4d ; and so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. I 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, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d ; 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 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 chargeable with the inland rate of postage only Hook-Packets to be Open for Inspection. — Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends 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 the I nature of a letter. I Contents. — With the above limitations, a packetbook may contain any number of separate bo'>ks, 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 I 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 afc least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on tho 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 atherwiso, persons sending bank-notes or drafts are advised to take tho 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 of book-packet are liablo 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 any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. Cbosbie Ward. Postmaster- General.

Biiters (orarige) v 9s perigallon* Capers, -is per cubic-foot Can-away seeds, free Carriage lamps, 8$ per cwt. Chains (with anchors or for ship' use free Chain (all other), 3s per cwt. . Cherry cordials, Us per gallon* Cheese, free Clocks, free CofFee, essence of, free Corrugated iron sheets, free Cotton wick, free Curry powder, free . Eau de Colo^ue, 9s per gallon Fencing wire and standai da (iron) free Pish, preserved, free Flavoring essences, free Floor-cloth, free T?orges and iron-work, loose, 3s 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 Sun barrels, 5s each f Gutta per c ha, fieej Harrows, free Herrings, preserved, free Hops, free Horse shoes, 3s per cwt. Huckaback (hemp or flax) 43 per cubits foot Hurdles, iron, free Iron chairs, 3s per cwt „ safes, 3s per cwt „ tanks, free Ironwork for ships' use, free Isinglass, free Jains and jellies, 4s per cubic foot Jewellery, free Lemon and lime juice, free Linseed oil, Tree Lobsters preserved, free Maccaroni, 4cs per cubic foot Machinery, agricultural or other, free Meats, potted or preserved, free Night lights, free Oatmeal. Tree Oilcloth, 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 Ijarley, free Ploughs, free Kick cloth, free § Safes, iron, 3s per cwt Sago, free Salad oil, 4s per cubic foot Sal', free Sardines, 4s per cubic foot Sash weigh is, 3s per cwt Scythes, 3s per cwt Sheaves, brass, for ships' use, free Shot, fiee:' Shovels, 3s per cwt. Soda, free Soda crystals, free Soups (fish aud vegetable, preserved) free Spades, 38 per cwt. Starch, free Steel (bar), free Syrups, free Table covers (oilcloth), 4s per cubic foot Tanks (iron), free Tapioco, free Tarpaulins, free Tile 3, iron, 0* per cwt. Tinm. m's tools, :5s per cwt Vermicelli, 4s per cubic loot Vesta matches ("wax), free Vinegar( in any package or vessel), free Watches, free Wick, cotton, free Whiting, free Winnowing cloths, free§ Wire, iron fencing, free Wire, small (as hell 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, find the Collector certify that these goods do not contain more than 10 percent. of spirit, they may, upon application to the Commissionerof Customs, be admitted at 4s per cubic foot. f Importation of Arms, &c, without license is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment. % A manufacture composed of any of the articles comprised in Section 7, and in which gutta percha is used merely to make it waterproof, is chargeable with -is per cubic foot. § When the fabric is not superior to ordinary sail cloth.