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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 10 February 1864, Page 5 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND^-RATES OF POSTASI^Nt^ LETTERS; BOOK-.PACKETS, -AND K NEWS+M PAPERS, WITH THE REGULATIONS J^Wi TEOTING THE POSTING; TRANSMISSION;:! AND DELIVERY OF THE SAME. IN FORCE ?g FROM AND AFTER Ist OCTOBER, 1863. Lkttebs.— l. Inland Letters.— From any part of $ New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand :— 3 Not exceediag half an ounce. 2d; exceeding hau an -^ ounce and not .exceedirig/one ouncey 4d ; exceewns s| one ounce and not exceeding:two^ ounces, 8d; and so ; 9| on, increasing four pence for every additional jj ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. To the United ; | Kingdom.— By Southampton or by direct ship:— i?| Not exceeding half an ounce, 6d ; exceeding half ,| an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, ls;.jjj" exceeding; one ounce . and .not exceeding two ;^ ounces, on| ;increasing : one ; shilling ior..;Jg every additional : - dunce or fraction of an ounce. s v| By Marseilles.— Not exceeding half an ounce in S weight, lOd; exceeding half an ounce and net 3 exceeding one ounce, Is 8d; exceeding one ounce § and not exceeding two ounces, as 4d; exceeding | two ounces and 'not exceeding, three ounces, 6s 8d; : :| every ounce after the first. Is; Bd. ;3. To Bribsb.;;i| olonies and Foreign Countries. (For which mails j|| are made* up ;:direct:)-^Ndt ; exceeding lialf an ;*j ounce, 6d;' exceeding half an onnce and not ,>ii exceeding one, ounce, is ; ; exceeding; one ounce and - not exceeding two dunces, 2s ; andsp.on, .increasing one shilling' for. every additional ounce or; fraction 3 of an ounce. 5. To the Co6tinentof Europe via Trieste : fi —Not exceeding half an duhce, Is ; exceeding half an y| ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s; exceeding ;g one ounce and ! not exceeding two; ounces, 4s ;_ and ;?; so on, increasing two, shillings.for every additional ; ounce'or fraction ;'of an ounce. ; 6.: T0 Syria and Turkey.— Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked .for-^transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — „ Not exceeding half an. ounce, lid; exceeding < half an ounce and\not exceeding one ounce, Is lOd; and so on,' increasing- bne r shilling" and ten -pence for overy additional ounce or fraction, of an ounce. 7. To China and the Eastern Archipelagd^Letters addressed to Hongkong,. Penang,: Singapore, any . part of China or Japan; the Phillippine. Islands, - J av a, Sumatra, Borneoy ' Labnan, 1 the ■• Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding half an ounce, is; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one * ounce; ; 2s ; and so. on, increasing two ': shillings for every/a dditional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8: To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations :— Letters: addressed to Officers .serving, oii,- board any; of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, '-when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows:— Not exceeding half an o_unce, Is;, exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s; exceeding one ounce andinp.^exceeding .two ounces, 4s; and so on, increasingjtwd shillirigs for every .. additional ounce or fralJtidng.of an ., ounce. 9. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers.— Letters sent to or by < Seamen and ! Soldiers in Her Majesly/s Service will be transmitted witbirßtthe icolonyi and betweea 1 the colony and any PdjjsfjQffice in'the British ; dominions, at a charge p!||ntie penny, provided that •■ the following regulations :are; observed :— (I) Each j letter must not exceed half announce in weight. (2) 1 It must be superscribed with the 1 name of the writer < his description or class 7 in the vessel or regiment/ ; and signed by the. Officer at the time in command. (3) the postage must b^iprepaid. Every letter of this description, posted (opireceived in this colony, 4 not m accordance withf the foregoing jregulations,^ will be treated as an orduiary letter. The postage^ upon these letters must'-irf all cases be paid ini^ advance. 10. Free Letters!— Letters" on the Publics; Service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military ForceKf are exempted from the payment of postage, Ifffl bearing the words "On. Her Majesty's Service," andl the signature of , the OfficeriM command of the forcej| on the service of^which- the letter is despatched.^ But such letters cannot tbe. transmitted by any-'a irregular route, or one entailing additional expense" ,; on the Colonial Governinent^ Letters on the Public '\ Service of the General Government of the Colony _ ; are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words i 'On the Public Service only," andjjthe^ signature of" 'some officer of the General Government authorised i to frank official letters. 11. RegisteredJLetters.— . Registration' fee, Is, in addition to the ■ postage chargeable on any letter — except in- special j cases. ■ ■ ..- ■;■:■■■. . ■ -\-.-';svV. ' p , Newspapers.— l. To any part of the colony, if 1 published in the colony, and posted within seven days from publication, free; if not published in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication,, each, Id: .2. To the United Kingdom, via *: Southampton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United , ' Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d. 3,-i-TQJthe Con---tinent of Europe, via Trieste,.each, 2dj?i4^ To Syrians and Turkey (not through the United? Kingdoja), not * I exceeding; two ounces, Id;; and so^dn, at the rate of '- one penny for every additional t^o^ounces^ ' ' / ■ Boos. Packets.— l. To any part 'of -the colony, the Austi-alian 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 dunces, Is 4d: and so on, increasing eio'ht 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 .Hopej?iFalkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Heligoland,- lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Sti Helena, Sierra- i 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 Bank Returns, sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony (provided such parcels are securely closed and sealed, and contain no letter or communication in the nature of a letter, 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 a&dress), shall be received as book packets, and shall be transmitted, within, the colony, at the same rate as book packets. Regulations. — Prepayment by Stamps.:— All letters, packets, and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing po3tase 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 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. Insufficient Payment— Letters and packets liable to more than 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 J single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so 1 addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets; otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, will be detained and returned to.the sender in all cases where practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned'-fo-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, 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 re^isiration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours, and at least one hour .before, the closing o the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted td'ensurethe 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 hot 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.— 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 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 natare 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. length, one foot in width or depth,, or . three pounds in weighty Book Packets to be Open for Inspection.— Every book packet shall be sent . open at the' ends or sides, and there; shalT he • no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, ndr anything printed or written in<the nature of a letter. . Contents. — With ' the above limitations, as book packet; may contain ; any number of separate books, maps, r prints, or phptographs,_and any quantity^ of paper, yellumi or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain (exclusive of anything inthe nature of a letter, whether sealed or open), with the binding, covering, or mounting attached to or belonging te such book, print, map, or photography and; all things, legitimately appertaining or necessary for the transmission v of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. 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. Money Orders.— Money Orders may be obtained »•«•] .»-vT« pnyable at the following offices in the uolo.. or'Ni.-w Zealand of Anckland — A-K-kiuii'l, -:>tahuhn, Wangarei, and Russell; proviuce 01 Turanaki— New Plymouth; province of Hawke's Bay— Napier; province of Wellington — * and Wanganni; province of Nelson — Nelson and Collingwood ; province of Marlborongh .picton and Blenheim; province: of Canterbury — Christchurcb, Lyttelton, .Kaiapoi, and Timaru; province of Otago— Dunedin, Manuherekia Junction, Oamaru, ■ Dunstan, Arrow River, Waitahuna, Tuapeka, Queenstown, ; and Tokomairiro; province of Southland— Invercargill and Riverton. The commission charged on Money Orders is as follows; — On the United Kingdom.— For sums not exceeding £2, Is ; £5, 2s 6d ; £10, ss. On the Australian colonies and within New Zealand.— For sums not exceeding £5, Is ; £10, 2s. HEADER GILSON WOOD, For the Postmaster-General. General, Post Office, Anckland, 10th September, 1863.