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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 30, 15 January 1864, Page 2

N'KW 7,K YLANP — K \TKS OF" l>-)SI'Ai:B '-ON i I.i-.ITEKS Isv)i)ls.-l > VtiKKTS, AND NKASI>\i l ;•:,!*, Wll'il THtt KKO I' NATIONS Al'n:cn\(; 'niK I'osriNi:, thansuissk'n AND DKUVKIfY Ml« I.IK SAMK. IN r\MU>: KHOM AND Ar'l'Kß Ist OJTOUKU, Wo;{. l.i.i-ri:iis. — !. In'uml L -tiers. --I-' rum a>y part uf New Zealand to ii <y J'tlitT jmrr of Now Zealand :- N..t i.weecdiair I>i»"! 'mi oiin.-i!, -id; exceeding half an ounce uiirt nut i.-xeei-flinir o:u> oiwu-.e, -1(1 ; exceeding out' (Hiiioi) and not e\re< -din£ two uunees.rtd : and so on. iiutrfu-iimr f»!ir p-'iidi" Cur every nilditiunal 'U:l(-I- OV tV'lCtioil lit" 1111 millet!, 'i. Til fll(! United lvil.-4dum.~lSy Sontliiiiiipfim tir by ilii.-T sliip:Nut exceeding half :in ounce, (id; e.\ce;!di<iK hull mi ..inn-e mid nut ex:-e--ilinir one ounce, Is; I .■\cffiliii>r on»! oniK-c unit not cx.i-f.'(linic tuo nunre.s, -s . 11 ml so on, increasing unn ,iliillin;r lor ovpvv Mdditio.cil (niiiri- or iViu-fmn vt an ounce. By Marseilles — Not e\ee -liini;- hull" sin ounce, in w'fiirht, lud ; ex.-'-ediiu* f.ilf mi o.uu-e ami nor exceeding nui' ou.u-e, ls.-M; exceeding ono uuni-e mid not exro.-dmc two minces, .ts Id; eKcm-dms;-two minces n;ul not ••\.i-.--Uiijj- tlir.-e minces, (is S<l , every oum-e after the tirsr. Is ad. 3. Co ISritish nloiii.'S and I'orciiru 0<««n trios. ( l-\>r whir!) mails nre tnnde up itireei:,)-- Not exceeding naif ;i:i ounce, Od ; exceed inij half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce. Is; ovc-eilin;- oin ounce ntiil it.it exei-edinsr two ounces, •>*: imd so on, increusiiis; one shilling for every addinoiiiil tnince or fraction of Mil Oil lift. ."•. i'otlieContinentot Kuiopi-viu I'rieste: — Not exceeding halt ad ounce. Is; cxcvediiiji hulfaii ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 'I.*: e\eeedm<r one ounce and not tveeeiiinp two ounces, <s ; aivl so on. increiisiui; two shillings for every additional ounce or traction of un ounce. 0. To Syria a:id Turkey. — Letters will lie forwarded via Alexandria and Jatfa (unlesi marked for traiis;ni<ston via the United lvinii-do:n),and will be dialled an loilows:--Not exceeding; half an "mice, Hd ; cxece;litm- hilt' an ounce anil "not fxcrodin-r one ounce. Is tod : and so on, inerensinjr one shiHinu: and tei> pence (or ovi-ry additional ounce or fraction of an ouac:i\ 7. i.j China and the Eastern Arehip.-lairo.— Letters acidiebsed to Honpkouir, Penalise. Sinjrnp'ire. any part of ('lima or Jap in, tin: l'hillippiiie Islands. Java, Suiimtru, ISori.oo. L:ibusin, tliu -.I. .'.ureas, and Sum, are elitirjreablo us follows:— Not excee;linha:f an ounce, !■<; exceeding half nn ounce and not exceffiins; "tie ounce, - Js ; and so on, incre.isiup two shillings for every ndditional ou.ici- "or fr.ictinu or an ounce.. H. 'I'o iNaval ():l:(.-.'is o:> 1' ireijrn Sf itions :--l.etters adrtresKcd to Uii'iceis KiTvinjr on lioard any of Her Miije.sty's ships on n loreijrii station," when sent tlirouirh the United Kinsidum, are uhnrsrealjle as follows: — Not exceedinir hull tin ouncu. Is; cxceeiL in<r half un ounce and not exceeding one ounce. -2.-.; exceeding one ounce and nor exce.edm>r two ounces. ■Is; mid so on, iui-n-usinir two sliiiliu^s for every adilitional ounce or fruirtinn of an ounce. 9. To Niivnl Seamen and Soldiers. - Letters sent to or by Se.uuen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's Service will be transmitted within the colony, uml between the colony and any Post Office in the British diimininns, tvt a charge ot om ' penny, provided that the following 1 regulations are observed :—( I ) Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in uvight. (-2\ It must be superscribed with the nan-.e. of the writer his description or ela.ss in the vessel or reuiment. and siinied bvthe OlScer ;it the time in command. (3) The posta'g-e must lie p-ep:iid. Every letter of this description, posted or received in this colony, ii"! in accordance with the t'orcsjoinjr rfitulutions. will be tn atetl as mi ordinarj- letter. Tha posture upon these let ers must in till cases bo paid in „|i inci'. 10. Vv.-r Litters. — Jitters on the I'lillii" Service of Her M.iiestv's Navsiliind Militiivy Forces are ex"mpfed fniin the payment of postage, if iivarin- f^e words "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the OlHccr in command of the force on rl-.e service of which the letter is despatched lint such letters cannut be transmitted l.y any irreirular ro'U>-, or one entailing additionul expense on the Colonial tlovernment. Letrers on the i'u'ulu' Service of the General Government of the Colony are friins-.iitted fre<> by post, if bearing; the words '•'l)n the Prblic Service" only," and tlu: siirnnture of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank. olhVinl letters. 11. Re^istere 1 Letters.— Kecistration fee. Is. in addition to t'.se ordinary ]>osfaije chargeiibl" on any letter— exept in special cases. NK\Vsr\t-RRs — 1. To nny part of rho colony, if published in ths colony," :md posted within seven days troni publication, free ; if not published in the colony, or not posted within eevoji days from publication, each. Id. 2. To the united Kingdom, via. Snuthampton. or by direct ship, free; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d. 3. To the Coiitine'it of Europe, vie. Trieste, each, 2d. -i. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kinirdouii, not pxiieudiim: two otiaees. Id; aud so on . at tlie rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Boos I'ACKi.TS. — I. To any p::rt of the colony, the Australian colonies, or to the Unitpd K-inirdom via Southampton : — Not exceeding four ounces, -Id ; exceedinir four ounces and not exceeding oiirht ounces, Sd ; exceeding eight ounces and not exceedinc: sixteen oimces, Is 4d : and so on, increasing eicht penes for every additionul half-pound or fraction of hulf a pomid. '2. To the following British colonies : — Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, Panada, Cape of Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Uambiu, Gold Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, Now Brunsvricic, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, and Vancouver s Island: — Not exceeding 1 four ounces, 7d; exceeding four ounces and not Hxceeding: ei^ht 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. B inker's Parcels, containing only Bank Notes, Orders, Bills, aisil Promissory Notes, Cheques, Pass Books, or Bank. Returns, sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony (provided such parcels are securely closed and sualed, and contain no letter or co'aimnnicatioa in the nature of a lettei , nnd bear, along; with (he address of such parcel, the w ords " 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, v/ithiu the colony, at the same rate as book packets. / Regulations.— Prepayment by Stamps.— AH letters, packets, and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postnsre labels of the colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters. — AH letters received from beyond seas at any Post Office in this colony, which have not been regularly poste.fl at the place of despatch (loose letters), are chargeable •with full postage, according to the rates established by the. foregoing tables, unless they nre letters which it is not compulsory by law to' send by post, in which op.se they nre chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. Insnfnaient Payment Letters and. packets liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to places w : thin the colony, or to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a single rate, "will be forwarded and charared-vrith the postage deficient, and another single rate : as a- fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearinsr less than a single rate of postage, and all letters , and paciets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, •will be detained and returned to the sender in all cases jwhere practicable. - Newspapers, if posted withont prepayment %f the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination, nor returned to the sender; bat will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed on application within six . months at the office where the 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 the regisiration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office daring office hours, and at least one hoar before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution wili bs adopted to ensure the safe

delivery of ii r«gistur«il letter by entering it on tlio letter billa, and '.obtaining' n. vceeipt for the Hiiaiu on d«Hvovyl As tho I'oftt Uiliee, howeyur, ' is not ri'uporiaible for. cue k>.-<» or nuj- 1.,-ttSr, wtcthrr re^iaturticl or; oll>erwije, portions uumlinj; Bunk Notes or Driifts are advised fo taku tlie numbers .'and' particulars, ami 'to cut ■ t.ho Notes or Drafts in j hiilvcij, and fo «end tlieiu by ilinur'wit posts. Redirection. --Li'tturs, Nu'.vspapoi-s, and Fuoketa \vill ,b« ro-Jirccted from ouu Pout Olhev to anothoroii' the ■written instructions of the person addressed, hut on r<i •direction arc c!niT£L'iible with a new iiud rtUtiiiGt rate of postage, to be puid on delivery. i't;)iitltics, — Any person sending as exempt from posture letters -xitt liublu to exemption, or enclosing a oommamention in tbo nature of a letter in any Newspaper or Book Packet, is liable to a penalty of £20, Si/.e and weight. — No book packet or packet • or' newsspapors will b>! recoivpfl, nor will any l'o.ttmaster bo required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in .lungi.li, one foot, in "width or depth, or three ptmnda in weight. Book. Packets to be U|>i!»i for Inspuotitm.— Kvery b-iok. j)iicket shall bn nont open jit. the ends or sides, and there shall he no enclosure xcalcd or otherwise closed atrainst inspection sent in or with such packet, nor anything printed or written in the nature of a letter. Contents. — With the nbove limitations, v book packet may contain tiny number of sepurato books, inapn, prints, or phorogrnphs. iiud tiny quantity of puper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain (exclusive of anything in the nature of n lettnr, whethor sealed or open), with the binding, covering, or innuntin^: attached to or bi'lnniying ta . such tniolt, print, map, or photograph, nnd all tlunirn^ legitimufoly appci'tiiining or lit'cessary for (he traiiMinisHion of any unclosed literary or artistic nuitter, but ovclus:ve of ivluss in any" form. The n nines and address of the Mender mi y appear on the cover. Overland Oa v riage. — No Pustmnsrer will be required to receive nay book, packet for tnuiflliiissioii by mi ovorbuid ninil, if from its weight nr iiny (ithur ciiusm the packet appear calculate. l to retard the carrier. Monky Oiideiw.— Mnnoy Orders may bo obtained •mil made p.iyable nt tlie following nlflcos in (lie colony of New Zealand .—Province of Auckland — Auckland, Otaliuhu, Wangaroi, and Kiwsell ; province of Taranaki — New Plymouth; province of liiiwku's Bay — Nnpier, provimv; of \Vellin;:tcmWellington lind Waiinanui ; province of Xelsou--Nelson nnd Colliiigwood ; province of Marlliorou^h Pioton and Ijlenheiin; province of Canterbury — Christchiirch. Lyttelton, Kitinuoi, and Tiumru ; province of Ota^'O -Uunedin, Miuiuherekia Junction, Outnnru, DuiiKtau, Arrow (liver, Wnituluinii. 'i'utipekn, Qiii'imitnwii, and Tnkoniuiriro; proviiic;. 1 of Southland— lnvurcargill nnd Kivi-rton. The commission i-hiii'^ed on Money Orders is as follows. — On the United Kingdom. — For sums not exceeding £2, Is: £ii, _s Oil; L'li>, ss. Vn the Austia'ian colon ier< ii'rl within New Zealand. — For miin:j not exceeding £5, Is; CIO, -2s. It BADE 11 OILSON WOOD, l'Y>r flic PostimiNter-Oeni'rnl. | General Post Oillca, Auckland, lOtli September, isfi.;.