THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 73, 17 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

TFb publish for general information, the New Bate of Postage at present in force t— New Zealand. Bates of Postage chargeable on Letters, News papers, rnd Boole Packets posted in the Colony. LETTERS. i .1. Inland Letters.— Not exceeding £ ox, 2d \ exceeding £ ox, and not exceeding 1 oz, 4d ; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 8d; and so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction ot 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 soon, me creasing one shilling for every additional ounce or i fraction of an ounce. By" Marseilles : Not exceeding i oz, 9d ; exceeding i ox, and notexceed--1 ing £ oz, Is ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding £ oz, Is 9d j exceeding f oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countries. —Not exceeding £ oz, 6d j exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, increasing one sbil ■ ling 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, Is 6d; exceeding J 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 fer transmission via the United Kingdom, will ee charged as follows : Not exceeding £ oz, lid; exceeding $• oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is 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. — Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipme Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siaui, are chargeable as follows: Not exceeding \ ox, 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 \ox 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 one pen ay, provided that the following regulations are observed: — 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Efery letter of this description, posted or received in e his Colony, not in accordance with theforegoi a g 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 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, 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 Pee, Is; in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the colony, if published in the colony, and posted within seven days from publication, free; if not published in the colony, or not posted wituin seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United Kiiig•dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d; 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not ex-coeding two ounces, Id ; and so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Note. — For the postage chargeable on news- ! papers, forwarded to other countries, through the | United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to tho 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 pouud, 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, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Sjotia, Prince Edwnr 1 Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, ls2i ; 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. — AH 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 Boole-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 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 I things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or t 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 tho 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 is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be 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. As the Post-office, however, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or etherwise, 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 penaltv 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. : Ceosbie Ward. Postmaster-General.

Bitters (orange), 9s per gallon* Capers, 4s per cubic foot ' Carraway seeds, free . Carriage lamps, 3s per cwfc. Chains (with anchors or for ship' use free _ ' . , • Chain (all other), 3s per cwt. Cherry cordials, 9s per gallon* ,~ Cheese, free Clocks, free Coffee, essence of, free Corrugaied iron sheets, free Cotton wick, free " Curry powder, free Eau de Cologne, 9s per gallon. Fencing wire and standards (iron) free Fish, preserved, free Flavoring essences, free . Floor-cloth, free Forges and iron- work, loose, 3s per cwt. Forks, digging and hay, 3s per cwt. Galvanized iron sheets, free „ „ wire, tree „ „ ware as buckets, gutter ' ter angles, ridge cap ?, tiles, and orna« mental 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 Hops, free Horse shoes, 3s per cwt. Huckaback (hemp or flax) 4s per cubic - foot Hurdles, iron, free Iron chairs, 3s per cwt „ safes, 3s per cwt „ tanks, free Ironwork for ships' use, free Isinglass, free Jams and jellies, 4s per cubic foot Jewe'lery, free Lemon and lime juice, free Linseed oil, free Lobsters, preserved, free Maccaroni, 4-s per cubic foot Machinery, agricultural or other, free Meats, potted or preserved, free Night lights, free Oatmeal , free 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 i Paint, free I Pearl barley, free ■ Ploughs, free Kick cloth, free § Safes, iron, 3s per cwt Sago, free Salad oil, 4s per cubic foot Salt, free Sardines, 4s per cubic foot Sash weights, 33 per cwt Scythes, 3s per cwt > Sheaves, brass, for ships' use, free Shot, free Shovels, 3s per cwt. Soda, free Soda crystals, free Soups (fish and vegetable, 'preserved) free Spades, 3s per cwt. Starch, free 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 f wax), free Vinegar ( in any package or vessel), free Watches, free Wick, cotton, free Whiting, free Winnowing cloths, freej 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 con tain. more than 10 percent, of spirit, they may, upon application to the Commissionerof Customs, be admitted at 4s per cubic foot. t Importation of Arms, &c, without license is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment. t 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 4S per cubic foot. § When the fabric is not superior to ordinary sail-cloth.