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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 46, 22 February 1864, Page 4

NW ZEALAND.-.RATEB >0& POSTAGE ON , \ LETTEnS, BOOK-PACKBT&-' Afcf> i^WS,' J PAPERS, -WITH THE'ReSuLATIOM'AP** $ FEOTJNO THE 1 -* POSTINO.-TRANSMISBIOV ANH DBLIVERY OP s THE,BAMB* ?IJi FoH9fi ? FROM AND AFTER Ist ppTOfifiß^B3: ' ; Jim-*ru.***l, Inland Lp'tter'a.^lftam ' nny pW.-H J Nsw Zealand to nay other part of-Now.artlsnalTS j Not eKoeeaiag? half aa ounoe. 3d; exoeedinff half Ml -Ai ounoe and not exceeding one ot^noe.^d ; «oooajug -a CP.o ounoe and not exoeedlng'two ounces, 8d ; aaa ia *j tm, increasing: four pence for eTetfy aoauießrf Mmoe or fraction of on ounoa J , 2. To the Umwd „ Kingdom.— «y Soutlintfipton ov by Mwtt «Wpm \ Not exceeding half An ounoe, Od ! exoMdifl-j? Imlf . - tm, ounoe and. not exceeding ounoe,: l»|- , bxcecdind? one onn«o «nd . flat PSOfw'M ■, *5 < - 1 i ounpna, 9» t nnd ao m»i inp^hsji^sf wurm^mp m J Pt ory ' mdditlonoi *. onhoe ut » of « up uwilw* a* fly MfiracSUcs.— Not esfoedin-j half w» OMtwe *fi * ) WDi-f^t, JQdl e^ooedlnfl* half ftto ounce a»4 H«f j escaetJinEr one ounoo, IflSdi exfieediPf .«»•» o»WI J w-»d not o^oeedinjp two em»oe», da -rjas r eKc«w»| J two ounces r.&rt bofcexocedlus th*e6 aunatoa, Aa itfl,. g vfprr ounoe oner tne firat, ia aa. a,, To BriWh , % olojjles nnd Pord^n Ooanmeat (Far wliwii wWlil, ' J o»<e . mado up direct i)— Not < exoetdinaj • ' imlr -on . | ounaei, &ii exoeedins hnlf en ounce ttna ftot <| ftKoeaaing* «no ounce, Is \ e«ooedinf <m*J ounc« »ua r not exoe&dtng twooUnoaa.'as ; tind so on, incfeoainy | one shiHing for erery adaitiontil oUnfce or truitm -t bfrtnouncoT a. To the Oeutlntsiftof Europe YiaTrUMii' I --.Not exceeding hnlf all ounoe, 18 5 exceeding bftU 'iw i ounoe und not exceeding one ounoe, Sa \ exceedinft one ounce and not exceeding two ounoea ( <Ut Una * so -on, inerenßlng two shillings for erery ndnintttoM s ounce ' or ( i'rnetiort of on ounce. ! 6., T0 Syria ftnd, * Turkey.— Lqtters will ,be,fonwardedvia Alexandria, a and Jaiia' (ttnlesß'^narked for, transmiißion vlft th« ,0 United Kingdom), and '^ill be chat-j^daS follov^aj-- * Not exceeding half an -ounce,- lid; exceeding naU • - an ounoe and not exceeding one ounoo,,ls 10d I and 60 on, increasing one, shilling and ten .penoe tor overy ndditio'nal ounce'or 'fraction of an 'ounce. 7, To China v and jthe Eastern Archipehfgos~Lettera addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, any part of China or Japan, the Philippine Islanda, „ Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labunn, the Moluccas, and Sinm, ora chargeable aa follows :— Not eioeeding half an ounce, is ; exoeeding balf an ounce Mid not exceeding one ounce, , 2e ; nnd v so on_, in* orensing two shillings for every additional ounce x or iVaction of an ounce. 8. To Naral Officers on' Foreign Stations :— Letters addressed to Officers Berving on hoard any, of ,-Hw , - Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when aent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable 'at i „, followsi-rNotexoeedinghalf anouncei Is; ex.CMd< ing half nn ounce and -not exceeding on^ouhce, M;,y .'^ exoeeding "one ounoe 'ahd'notexceeding'two'buhoea, - r*j 4a*,; andi soron,:'inereasingi two shillihgsofo* erery | additional ouncej dr. fraction. . of, aniounce.,.|».iToiS Naval Seamen arid Soldiers.— Letters sent to or. by _■-$ Seamen and Soldiers in Her MajeSQ**s Sertice ■_? ;; will be transmittedAvithinttbe colony, ; and between the colony and: any Post Office ,in,;thej Britiattf ■ A dominions, at a-charge, of one penny, provided that the following regulations ' are 6b"served r i— (l ) Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight, , , (2) ; lt must, be. superscribed-. with|the':name.pf-the. writer ■:, his description ; oir class 'iri' the vessel or^regiment, ;* and: signed.- by; the Officer at the; time in command. ;,; (3) The postage must be prepaid.; Every letter of: 2 this description, posted or, received in this, colony, not "in nceordanee witb ; 'tSe'foregoing"regfiilaKpii»/'' will be treated as an; ordinary letter. postage.. ..: upon these letters must- in 'all! '-.'case's -be ipaid >in. ;; .. advance. 10., Free Letters.— Letters on 'the.Public Service of'UeriMajesty's Naval arid Military Forces are exempted ,fi-om the? payment: of. postage^ 'if] ■ .:; bearing the words "On Her IMnjesty's:Seryice,1 Mnjesty's:Seryice, , '.'and : x the signature of the "Officer' in command of the. force ' r on the service of which the letter' is despatched.- , But Buch:letterß::ctmnot : J).er : toansihitted l 'r:'i>y.Jx.ftny j irregular route, or brie' entbilinsr additional expense 5 on the Colonial Go vernment: ."Letters on the Public y Service of the . General :Govehnrierit). of ? the Colony are transmitted free by. post,- if bearing the words 'Ori the Public Service only," arid 'the.signature of - 'some-o fficer of the General Government aUthorisedT' S to frank, official letters, li: Registered Letters-r-^h y Registrntion fee, Is, in , addition. , ta. the ;, ordinary.^ yj postage chargeable on any letter— exc'epViri special ~V cases. .-. -. •-;; : „'..1.;. m - \\ Nkwspafers— 1. To any part; of thefCplpny^af published' in- the colony, and posted Within seven days from publication, free; if not' published in the ;; .■ colony, or not posted. within seven,-. dhys;from*pnb-;, . lication, each.ld. 2. To the United. Kingdom, via- 1 .Southampton, or by direct ship, free; to the United .. - Kingdom, via Marseilles; each, 3d; 3isT6the Con-* tinent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (uot through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces, Id ; and so -^n, at the rate ef one penny for every additional two' ounces'. ; Book Packets.— l.. To any, part; of. the colony, the Australian colonies', or ' to' the United Kingdom yia Southampton :— Not exceeding- four ■ ounces, y4d ; exceeding four: ounces: and ; not exceeding eight : , ounces, 8d ; exceeding eight ounces, arid.'npt exceed-. ; ing sixteen ounces, Is 4d : and" so pri," 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, Cnpe of Good Hope,: Falkland .Islnrids, Gambia, Gold 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, 7dj 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. twq,pence>fpj- , every half-]>ound or fraction otvhalf, a pound.* s . Banker's Parcels, containing only Bnrik ; Notes, Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques,- Pass Books, or Bank Returns, sent;by,or to any. bant or banker within the colony (provided such parcels are securely closed and 'sealed, and, contain' no letter or communication in the patureiof 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 sarile ; rate ns book packets. ; •..,., j... Regulations.— Prepayment by Stamps.-^All letters, packets, 1 arid newspapers, if liable to postage, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postase labels of the colony of, sufficient' value. , Loose Letters.^- All letters received from, beyond seas at auy Post Office in this colony, which hate - not been regularly posted at, the. place of despatch (loose letters), arc 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, iri 'which' case they are eliarg'eable 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 beax-ing at least, a smglo- rate, will ;b"e forwarded „ and 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 ..i. otherwise :.| addressed, riot bearing the full postage chargeable,,, will be detained arid retm-ned to the' sender in all' cases whex-e; practicable. Newspapers, if posted ; - without prepayment of the full amount, of postages chargeable, can neither, be forwarded to .their, destination nor returned to the. ; serider'; but will be. delivered or forwarded to theTpersbri j addressed ori : aiiplication within six : monthsvat.the j office .where.': ; the same -were posted, and pay_ment of. thev-leficieiit postage in stamps. This rule applies, also" to betters for the colony of Victoria, y Registration^— Any pcx-son can havea letteri-egistered ;by affising hn Mt~ by means ofthe proper, labels, the amount, oft the,: regisiration fee, in addition, to the, proper postage,, and presenting- it Xc&- a; Post Office during, office hours, and at least one hour before : the> closing o -- the mail by whicli.it is ; desired to.be transriiitted. Every^precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe-, delivei-y of a registered letter' bv entering'it on the ". letter bills, and obtaining a" ; receipt for the same -on delivery. As the Post Office,'.:h'oweyer,' is ■ not. : responsible for the Joss of .: any letter,; whether; ..'; registered or otherwise, persons sending Bank" Notes or Drafts ax-e' advised to take; the numbers andimrticulars, and to" cut ..the Notesor Drafts- in i halves, and to send them. by different- posts. . ; Re-. direction. — Letters^' Newspapers, and Packets .will . be re-direcfed from Orie Post Office to another ori' : ' the written instructions of. the • person addressed,' r< but on re-direction ; are. chargeable with a^new and distinct rate of postage," to be .'paid . on delivery. A Penalties. — Any -person ' sending 'as exempt from', postagelette^snotliableto exemptiori.'or enclosing l communication Jnj , the ; natureof a; letter in any •- Newspaper or Book Packet,.is liable tba.penalty pf £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 o'peit . for. Inspection.— Every book l 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, ; "rior anything printed- or written' in* the 'nature of : a letter. Contents.^With.jtHe- above limitations, ba book. - packet may contain, any ;number<jf booksi ■ maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of ■ .paper, vellum, or parchmenti'either.printed, written on, or plain (exclusive of ;anythingt.in the nature of a letter, whether sealed or,- open), with ; the binding, -• covering, of "moririting" attached^ to or belonging t» such book, print, map," or photograph, and all things legitimately -■'.' apperfairiing'-' 'or necessary -for _ the' transmission^of -any \ 'enclosed -literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass .in any form. .The names - an'd address of the ' sender jnfj.y appear on ; j the'eover.'; Overland Carfiage.-^-No P.ostmsister'.will ; , be required: to. receive .'any bookipacket'for transmission by an. Joverlandmail,;if from its weight or ; - any other canse/ the packet appear, calculated to -retard the' carrier." y : ;■ 'A---x- -.. ■..'■■' ;--■- --: MoNEy;ORnERS.TT-MoHey,Orders. maybe obtained and made; payable- at.,, the following; offices • in the coloriy .of New,' Zealand :^-Prpvirice.of Auckland— - : - Auckland, Otahuhrij-Wangareii ! and Russell; province : of; TafanakL— New: Plymouth ; province -of _ Hawke's Bay— Napier ;., province :' of Wellington— VVeliington arid ' W'urigjariui ;' province Of ;Nelson-- . Nelson and Collingwood';, provirice of MarlborOugh — Picton and; Blenheim; province ipf Canterbttry— Christchurch, Lyttelton^Kaiapbiy.arid Timaru.;;. pro- ; vince of; Otago^-Dunedin/lMannherekia, " Junction , - Oamaru, Dunstan.rArrbw - 'Biver] "•Waitahuna, Tua-* - peka,"Queenstowny and 'Tokomairiro; province of Southland-rlnvetcargill and ;Riverton. The coinr mission charged on MpneyOrders is us follow-j ;— On the United /Kingdom'!— For sums not exceeding: - £2, Is; £5, 2s 6d;y£io]^ss:y:ori ; ,-the: ; Australian; colonies andy within;, New.; Zealand.— For sums not- - exceeding £S, 15:, £10, 25. :-.. :'• ?r.: '.'.*.. -«.' •;'- A ;; DREADER* GILSONyWOP I^