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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 42, 12 February 1864, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.— HATES OF POSTAGE .ON LETTERS; ■: BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPERS. WITH THE REGULATIONS AF- , FECTING ,THE POSTING. .TRANSMISSION f ANT) DELIVERY OF THE SAME; IN FORGE ; ;FRpM : ANP ?AFTER Ipt^PRTO^ER, 1863. ; Letters.— li ; Inland Letters.— From any part of New Zealand to asiy other part, of New Zealand:— Not! exceeding half.an ounce. 2d j exoeedinar half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 4d; exceedingfine ounoo and not exoeedirig two ounces; 8(2 •.and bo on, Increasing four pence for every additional ounce ci 1 ft-notion of an ounce. 2. To tho United .Kingdom.— By Southampton or by ; direct shin :— Not exceeding 1 half nn ounee.cajeXOdodiriß .half nn ounce nnd not exceeding one ounce,, JB{ exceeding one ounce nnd not exceeding t two ounces, is ; nnd ao on, inerenßing one shilling for every .additional ounce of fraction. of. an ounce. ißy.Jtfnj'seniee.— Not exceeding 'half an ounce ; Sn Weight, lod ; exceeding half an onnce and i not exceeding one ounce, Is 8d J exceeding one otmee and not exceeding' two ounces, 38 4d; exceeding two ounces and not exceeding three ounces, 68 Ba. ; : every ounce after vthe first, is Bd. 3. To British olonies nnd Foreign ;. Countries. (For which mails nre made up direct :)-^.Not exceeding half an ounce, 6d; -exceeding half an ounce , and ' not exceeding one ounce,' is {exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 2s ; an,d so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction ofnnounoe. 5. To the Continentof Europe via Trieste: —Not exceeding half an ounce,. Is; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s ; ; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s ; and so on;; in or easing,^two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of nn ounce. ; 6. To Syria and Turkey.-^Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless, marked for transmission via the United Kinedom), and will be charged as follows :-- Not exceeding half an ounce, Hd; exceeding half an ounce and not exceedinsrone ounce, Is lOd; and so on, increasing one shilling and ten pence for overy additional ounce or fraction of an ounce! 7. To China arid the Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed, to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, any part of China- or Japan, the Phillippine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labwan, the Moluccas, and Siara, 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 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, are chargeable as follows: — Not exceeding half an ounce, Is; exceeding half an ounce and not.exceeding 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 Soldiers.— 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 :— (I) Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. (2) It must be superscribed with the name of the writer his description or class in tho 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 an ordinary letter. The postage upon these lettei-s must in all cases be paid m advnnce. 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 such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailinc: 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 Public 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 chai-geable on any letter — except in special cases. Nrwspa*ers. — 1. To nny part of the colony, if published in the colony, and posted within seven days from publication, free ; if not published in the colony, or not ])osted within seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via. Southampton, of by direct ship, free; to the United 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; and so 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 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, GoM Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, 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 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 address), 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 postage labels of the colony of sufficient value. 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 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 a.nd charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so 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 cuses where 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, 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 registration 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 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. — Letters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written, instructions of the person addressed, j 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 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 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.— Witiii 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 (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter, whether sealed or open), with the binding, covering, or mounting attached to or belonging te 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 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 o btained and made payable at the ' following offices in the colony of New Zealand: — Province of Auckland — Auckland, Otahuhu, Wangarei, and Russell; province of Taranaki — New Plymouth; province of Hawke's Bay— Napier; province" of Wellington — Wellington and Wiinganui ; province of Nelson — Nelson and Collingwood ; province of Marlborough — Picton and Blenheim ; province of Canterbury — Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Timaru ; province of Otago — Dunedin, Manuherekia Junction, Oamaru, Dunstan, s Arrbw : River, Waitahuna, Tua§eka, Queenstown, and Tokomairiro; province of. outhland — Invercargill and Riverton. The commission charged on. Money Orders,is ,as follows ■. — On the United Kingdom.— For sums not exceeding £2, Is; £5, 2s Cd; £10, ss. On the Australian colonies and within New Zealand. — For sums not exceeding £5, Is ; £XO, 2s. READER GILSON WOOD, For the Postmaster-General. General Post Office, Auckland, 10th September, 1863. ' • , , -