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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 26, 6 January 1864, Page 2

Kingdom.-Hy^Sonthampton »r-fc9iiMl»f*Sl»'P'-— Not «*,oceding half «n xnine*. gd-Mixortdtog Jialf t iv» onnc* xuad not •xoaedinK. at* W ; i exceedinif v one oance and not~v«lW«q|»g t»» tonnom^; and so, on, i^onMlnß W^hUling tor By Marseilles.— Not «xo«feding m ttonoa in ! weight,, 10d;>Vx<seedin? li«W *« oiinoe ahd not exceeding onA ounse, isM; etfeecdm; on« ounce and 'not exceeding two onnces, M j*d; exceeaing Me«uMimwl not exceeding three onnces, 6s_Bd; every ounce after the first.^jW,^ To British olopie* and Foreign Countries. (For which »a»ls are made np direct:)— Not exceeding *Htf an ounce, Od; exceeding half an ounce an« *ot exeeetling «ne oance. 4s ;, exceeding one ounce and not excluding two ounces, as; and so onrinoreasingone shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 5. To the ContinentofEarope via Trieste: —Not exceeding half an ounce, Is; exceeding halran ounce . and jot, exceeding oae ounce, «s ; exceeding - one ounce and< not -exceeding two ounces^ 4s ; an«so on, increasing twoishillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.' «. To Syria ana Turkey.— Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless; marked for transmission i via the United Kinpfdom); and will be charged as follows :-- Not exoeeding half nn ounce, ltd; exceeding halt an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, l.s-ieu ; and. so on, increasing one shilling and ten pence for overv additional ounce or fraction of an ftunce. ; 7.To fthina and 1 : the?. Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang", Singapore, any, part of China or Japan,, the Phillippine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the and, Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding half 'an -ounce, is; exceeding 'half Tan! 'ounce and not exceeding, one ounce, Ss;--aBd ;■■*? . ««» ln ; creasing two , shillings for , every.,;, additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce. 8. To Naval Officers on ' Foreign Stations -:--Letters addresMed to Officers serving on 'hoard any of , Her Majesty's ship-« on a foreign station; vwhen^ sent through the Uhitedv Kingdom; are chargeable ; as follows:— Not exceeding half an ounce, Is; exceeding half an ounce and notexcecdißg one ounce, 2s; : exceeding One-ounce and not exceeaing two ounces, 4s; and so on, increafling two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ». To Naval Seamen and Soldiers.— Letterri Bent to or by Seimdn and Soldiers in Her Majesty* Service will be irausinit.'ed within the colony, andbetweenr the colony and any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge of one pennyi'provided that the following regulations are observed :— (I) Each letter must nbt exceed half an ounce in weight. {%) U must be «ni)erscribed with the name of the writer bis desci|jiioii or class, in the vessel or regiment, nnd siciied by the Officer at the. time in command. (3) T»e' posia'ge must be prepaid. Every, letter of this descripi ton, posted or received in this colony, not in accordance with the foregoing regulations, will be t«Kucd as au 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 ahd 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 ot the service of which the letter is despatched. But snob 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 Pirblic Service only," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 11. Registered Letters.— Registration fee. Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter— except in special cases. .. Nkwspahirs.— l. To any part of the colony, it 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. 1. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, *r *y direct ship, free; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d. 3. T* the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingrdoin), not exceeding two ounces. Id; and bo on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two 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 co 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 Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leoue. and Vancouver's Island:— Not exceeding four ounces, 7d; exceeding four onnres «nd not exceeding eight ounces, m "2d; exceeding eight ounces and not exceeding sixteen ounces, 2s 4d; and so on, incrpaaine one shilling and two pence for every half-pound or fraction of half a pound. Banker's Parcels, containing, only Bank Notes, Orders, Bills, nr.d Promissory Notes, Cheques, Pass Books, or Bunk Returns, sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony (provided such parcels are securely cleied and scaled, and contain no latter or communication in the n«ture of a letter, ■ and bear, along with she address of such parcel, the wor-'s " Banker's Parcel, without letter," subscribed by the sender of such parcel, with his. name and address), shall be received as book packets, and shall be' transmitted, within the colony, at the same rate as book packets. Rscclations.— Prepayment by Stamps — All letters, packers, and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted in New Zealand.must be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony of sufficient valne. 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 _w;th t'ull postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing 1 tabV-s, unless they are. ]«tters which it is not compnlsory by law to send by post, in which case they are rmwgeahls with the inland rate of postage only. Insufncieui Payment. — Letters and packets liable to moro than one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the colony, or to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a single rafe, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another ninple . rate as a fine. Letters arid packets so addressed, -and bearing less than a single rate of postage. «nd all letters and .packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage^ chargeable, will be detained wed returned to tbe sender in all ' caßfts f where practicable, Newspap"rs, 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 M c sane were posted, and payment of the postnpe in stamps. This rule applies also^ to letters for the colony of Victoria. Registration. — Any , person enn have a letter, registered, by .affixing on it by means of the propor labels the amount of fhe ' repisiration fe ?, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office duringoffiee hours, and at least one hour before fhe closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted 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, howeyer, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered 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. — Tetters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on I the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction 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 I Newspaper or Book Packets-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 length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. Book' Packets to be Open I 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 photographs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain (e* elusive of anything in the nature of a letter, whether sealed or open), with .the binding, covering, or mounting attached' to or belonging to such bopk, 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 mny- appear on the cover. Overland Carriage.— No Postmaster will be required to receive any book, packet fqr_ transmission by an overland mail, if from "its weight or uny other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. "•,,.. Money Orders;— Money Orders may be obtained and made payable at the following offices in the colony, of New Zealand: — -Province of v Auckland — Auckland, Otabuhu, Wa'ngarei, and Russell ; province of Taranaki — New" Plymouth ; . province of •Hawke's Bay— Napier; province of Wellington— Wellington: and. Wanganui; ;.province. of KelsonNelson and Collingwood; province of Marlborough — Picton and Blenheim ; province of Canterbury— Christchiirch. Lyttelton, Kainpoi, and Timaru ; province ,oT Otago— Dunedin, ; -Mahuherekia 'Junction^ Onmara, Dunstan, Arrow River, VVaitahuna, Tuaveka, : Queenßtown> and Tokomairiro; proyince of Southland— lnvercargill and" River-ton. The commission charged. on. Money.Orders is as follows;— On the United' Kingdom.— -For sums not exceeding £ir >s r £5, 2s 6d; £to, "ss/ On the Australian colonies and within New Zealand.— For sums not exceeding £5, Is; £10, «a. <.- ;:-".-,;> •; ; .- -j: READER GILSON WOOI>. ; ;.. - - ' For. the Postmaster-Generfi!. "■'■:. ■ General Post Office, Auckland, 10th. September; '1831. .-.:. ■:,. ..,; ■ -: : ' : ■■■ '•' ' »-■:.■.■-■.■- "' '

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