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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 22, 28 December 1863, Page 2

not exceeding two ounces, .« £&;■ exceeding twW ounce* »ad not exceeding three ouncat.fliSd; y»y«y > ounce •: after the finite I It ■ B*. % To /British dohmiea hnd Fofeijpn Countries. (For which mails •re made up directi)— Not exceeding half m ounce; ed ;•-.-. exceeding tajf: »»i«4Hce; „iiind" not exceeding one ounce. Is; ; exceeding one ounce ;and not exceeding two ounces, 2s ; nnd'ao on, increasing , one shilling foreyefy additipnaloanoe' or fraction : ot nn ounce. -5? T6 the Continent of Enrope "»> Trieste: — Not exceeding half an ounce, Is ;.;" exceedingimlf an ounce and not exceeding oiie ounce, tt'i %xceedn»C one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s ; and bo on, increasing two shillingsYfor every additional ounce or "fraction of, an ounce., e,.Tp Syria- and 'Tark'ey.— tetters will, be forwarded via Alexandria . and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via tbe United Kingdom), and will bo charged as followst— Not exceeding half an ounce, lid; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, Is lOd ; and so onT increasing one shilling andrteo pence' for overv additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. To China- and the Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, any furt of .China or Japan, the Philippine Islands, ava, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, th 6 Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding hftif . «n ■ ounce, Is ; exceeding half nn ■ ounce, and no< exceeding one ounce, 2a J and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations -.--Letters addressed to Officers serving on hoard ;-any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign- station, when sent through the United Kingdom, tire chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding half on ounce, Is; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s; < exceeding one wince »»d not exceeding two ounces, j 4s; and so on, increasing two shillings for every | additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 0. To | Naval Seamen and Soldiers.— Letters, sent to or by : Seamen and Soldiers in Her MtyeSty's Service will be transmitted within tbe colony, and between | the «ulony and any Post Office in the British , dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that J tbe following- regulations lire observed'; — (i) Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. (2) It must bo superscribed with the name of the writer his description or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the Officer at the time in command. (3) The postage must be prepaid. Every letter of this description, posted or received in this colony, not in accordance with the foregoing regulations, , will be treated as »n ordinary letter. The post»ge upon these letters -must in all cases be paid in advance. 10. Free Letters.— Letters on the Public Service of Her Majesty"s Novul and Military Forces are exempted from "(lie payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Nlujesty's Service," «nd the signature of the Officer in command 'of the force on the service of which the letter is despatched. But ouch letters cannot be transmitted by any irrep-ular route, or one entailing- additional expense on tbe Colonial Government. 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. It. Registered Letters.— Registration fee, Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter— except in special cases. Newspapers — 1. To any part of the colony, if published in the colony, and posted within seven < day* from publication, free ; if not published in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each. Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, viu Southampton, er by direct ship, free; to the United Kiugdom, 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 exceeding two ounces. Id ; and so on, at the rate of : one penny for every additional two ounces. Book Packbts.— l. To any part of the colony, the Australian colonies, or to the United Kingdom yin Southampton:— Not exceeding four ounces, 4d ; exceeding- four ounces and not exceeding eight ' ounces, 8d ; exceeding- eight ounces and not exceeding sixteen ounces, Is 4<i : and so on, increasing eight pence for«-very additional half-pound or fraction of half a pound. 2. To the following British colonies : — Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hepe, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Const, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick., Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edw:ird Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, and Vancouver's Island: — Not exceeding four ounces, 7d; exceeding four ounces and not <xceedins eiglit ounces, 1» 2<l ; exceeding eigrbt | ounces und not exceeding sixteen ounces, 2s *d ; ana I 80 Oil) incrPasing one shilling: and. two pence for I every half-pound or' fraction of half a pound. I Bankek's Parcels contahrinji only Bunk. Notes, Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Pass Books, or Bunk Returns, sent, by or to any bank or ' banker within the colony (provided sueii parcels are securely closed nnd seuled, and contain no | letter or communication in the nature of a letter, and bear, along with the address of such parcel, the won's " Banker 'B Parcel, without letter," subscribed by (he 6ender ot' such parcel, with h'm name anil addressi, shall be received us book packets, and shall be transmitted, within the colony, at the same rate as book puckers. Hkcumtions.— Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, packets, and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixingpostage labels of the colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from bpyond seaa at any Post Office in rhis colony, which have n>Ft been repralarJv pnsted at the pljjce n! de&pntch (loose letters), are chargeable with full postage, according- fo the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to s"jid by post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postajre only. Insufficient Payment.— Letters and packets liable to more thiin one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the colony, or to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a single rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another singrle rate ns a fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and nil letters and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing- the full postage chargeable, will be detained and returned to the sender in all cuses gwhere practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postag-e chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed ou application within six months at the office vtiiere • tbe same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. This rule applies also to letters for the colony of Victoria. Registration.— Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of th« regisiration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours, nnd at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure tbe s.ife delivery of a registered letter by entering it on t"he letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, howeyer, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending 1 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 posts. Redirection. — Letters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction aye chargeable \yith a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. 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, is liable to a penalty of £20. Size and Weight.— No book packet or packet of newspapers will he received, nor will any Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet ie length, o;ie foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. Book 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 book packet may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photourraphs. a»d 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 to or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and a3l things legitimately appertaining 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 nn<y appear on the cover. Overland Carriage. — No Postmaster will be required to receive any book packet for transmission by an overland moil, if from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. Money Orders. — Money Orders may be obtained and wade payable at the following offices in the colony of New Zealand -.—Province of AucklandAuckland, Otahuhn, War-garei, and Russell ; province of Taranaki — New Plymouth; province of Hnwke's Bay — Napier; province of WellingtonWellington and VVunganui; province of NelsonNelson and Collinpwood ; province of Marlborougrh — Picton and Blenheim; province of Canterbury — Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Tiraaru; province of Otng-o — Dunedin, Manuherekia Junction, Oamaru, Duns tan. Arrow River, Waitahuna, Tuapeka, Queenstown, and Tokomairiro; province of Southland — Invercargill and Rivet-ton. The commission charged on Money Orders is as follows . — On the United Kingdom. — For suras not exceeding £%, Is; £5, 23 Cd ; £10, ss. On the Australian colonies and within New Zealand.— For sums not exceeding £5, \b; £10, 'Zs. READER GILSON WOOD, For the Poatraaster-General. General Post Office, Auckland, 10th September, 1563.

TO ADVERTISERS. In order to afford every facility to parties in search of employ nient,-SsQTi toe have reduced the charge for advertisements commencing xoith the word " Wanted," when not exceeding Sixteen words, to One Shilling. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. In no case can Advertisements be received at this office after eight o'clock on the nig/it previous to publication.