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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 23, 30 December 1863, Page 2

tarn er<-fracUan of announce. 2jTo'th« United 'Xin K dom.^lly Southampton, by by direct -ship :-A <N«t «Pf««ilHJrb»lf an ounce, 0d ;je*«e«W>.»rf ■exceeding on. « punee^ Mid' not :e*oeedlnsc two, ■oaae*m,*m; And V M> on, v increasing one nhiUirfg fur every "additional > ouncfor .fraction of an'onnw. By' MarscilletANot exceeding half nn ounce. «i weight, 10d;, exceeding!. half- an ounce' and,. Hot exceeding on* ounce, is 8d ; exceeding oncounce and not exceeding- two ounces, J» 4d; exceeding two ounces and not exceeding three ounces, 6s 8d ; every ounce otter the first, Is Bd. 3. To British Colonies nn« Foreign Countries."" (For wtatchTnails are mnde up direct*)— Not exceeding hulf an ounce, 6rt; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce. Is ; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ouaces, tin ; and ho on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction "of an ounce. 5. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste: —Not exceeding halianouncc, Is; exceeding half an ounce nnd'not exceeding one ounce, 2s ; exceeding One ounce and not exceeding two ounoes, 4s ; and so on, increasing twophillmgs for every additional ounce or fraction ot an ounce. 6. To, Syria and Turkey.— Letters will f be , forwarded; vi* Alexandria and Jaffa^(unlcßS marked for transmission via ,the United Kingdom); and;will be charged 'us follows*-^; Not exceeding half, an. ounce, lid;. exceeding half an ounce and not exceedintr -one* ounce, .Is lOd ; and 80 on, increasing one shilling and 'ten pence for bvery additional ounce or frrtctisn of an, ounce. T. To China and the Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed, to Hongkong, Pennng, Singapore, .any., parT of ; China or Japaft, »the Phillippine < Islands; Java.'Sumatra/Borneoi Lnbuan, the "Moluccas, and Siam', are chargeable^ as follows :— Not u exceea»ngr half an ounce, Is; exceeding half a»,oHnce and not exceeding one ... ounce, 2s; andCso. on,- .increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. .8. 'To Naval Officers on Tbreiku Stations -.—Letters addressed to- Officers' serving:, on. hoard any of . Her Majesty's- ships on «, foreign station, . when sent I through the United ' Kingdom', are chargeable as follows:— Not exceeding half an ounce, Is; exceed, ing half an ounce and,not exceed ing. one ounce, 2s; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction-of an ounce. 9. To Naval Seamen and SdT&iers.— Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's Service will be transmitted within the colony, and between the colony' and. any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed :— (J) Each letter must not exceed half nn ounce in weight. ; (2) It must be 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 er received in this colony, n«t in accordance with the foregoing regulations, •will be treated as ftu ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must in all cases be paid in advance. 10. 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 the letter is despatched. But wsch 'letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing: additional expense on the 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 Pirblie Service only," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frunk official letters. It. Registered Letters.— Registration fee, Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter— except in special cns<>s. Nrwspai.erß— 1. To any part of the colony, if published in the colony, and posted withm seven day* trotn publication, free ; if not published in the colony, or not posted wirhin seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kinpdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free; to theJUnited Kingdom, 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 ; nnteo on, at the rate of ■one penny for every additiomtPrwo ounces. Book Packets.— l. To any part of the colony, the Australian colonies, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton:— Not exceeding four ounces, 4d ; exceeding four ounces and not exceeding eight ounces, 8d; exceeding eight ounces and not exceeding sixteen ounces, Is 4d : 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, Natal, New Brnnswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, and Vancouver's Island:— Not exceeding four ounces, 7d; "exceeding four ounces and not exceeding eight ounces, Is 2d; exceeding eight ounces and not exceeding sixteen ounces, 2s 4d; and so on, increasing ' one shilling and two pence for every half-pound or fraction of half a pound. Banker's Parcels, containing only Bank Notes, Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Pass Books, or Bunk Returns, sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony (provided such pnrce's are securely closed nnd sealed, and contain no letter or commnnication in the nature of a lettei , and bear, along with the address of such parcel, the words" Banker's Parcel, without letter," subscribed by the sender of such parcel, with his name and address), shall be received us book packets, and shill be trnnsmittod. within the colony, at the same rate as book packets. Ukgulvtions. — Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, packets, and newspapers, if liable to postiige, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by uffixing postage labels of the colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters.— All letters received from beyond seas nt 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 postaare 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 nnd charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a fine, letters nnd packers so addressed, and bearing less than a single rnte of postage, and all letters and packets Otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, will be detained and returned to the sender in nil cases jwhere practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be ; delivered or forwarded to the person addressed on : application within six months at the office where the same were posted, nnd 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 the rejdsiration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours, and at least one honr before the closiftg of the mail by which it ia desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter by entering it on the l»tter 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 registeied or otherwise, 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 posts. Redirection. — Letters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed, from one Poit Ottce to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-directiou are chargeable with 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 be received, nor will any Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in leng-fli, one foot in -width or depth, Or three pounds iv weight. Book Packets to be Open for Inspection.— Every book packet shall be sent open at the endß 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 auy number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of pnper, 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 all 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 miy appear on the cover. Overland Carriage. — No Postmaster will be Tequired to receive any book packet for transmission by an overland mail, if from its wei<rht or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. Monkv Orders. — Money Orders may be o btained and made payable at the following offices in the colony of New Zealand : — Province of AucklandAuckland, Otahuhu, Wangarei, and Russell ; province of Taranaki — New Plymouth; province of Hawke's Bay — Napier; province of Wellington — Wellington and Wanganui; province of NelsonNelson and Collingwood; province of Marlboroug-h — Picton and Blenheim ; province of Canterbury— Christchnrch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Timaru ; province of Otago — Dunedin, Manuherekia Junction,' Oamaru, Dunstan, Arrow River, Waitahuna, Triapeka, Queenstown, and Tokomairiro; province of Southland— ln vercargill and Rivet-ton. The commission charged on Money Orders is^as follows. — On the United Kingdom. — For sunu not exceeding £'2, Is; £5, 2s 6d ; £10, ss. jOti the Australian colonies and within New Zealand.— For Bums not exceeding £5, Is ; £10, '2sREADER GiLSON WOOD, For the Postmaster-General. General Post Office, Auckland, 10th September, 1863.