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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 47, 24 February 1864, Page 4

'EBBtfAinE 24» d 864, I ! NEW, ZEALANB.*-KATES'OFiP4eSTAGE*toR| ! i letters; BooKiPAu&ms, * 4WII , tr^wßt- ' PAPERS, WITH THE REGULATIONS i»| PEOTING' THE" "POSTING: TRANSMISSKwHf - AND DELIVBRY .OF.THE^AM'ByIN,POR C »| -FBOM ANDY^f^Y^VOpTpBER, -WM. 'Hf LnTSM.— l.' inland Letters.— From any p-^t uH§ New Zealand to aay other part of New iiethn^Ki Not exceedia^hal-t an ounoe, 34 i e^oeeiling h»it bHY* ounoe and net exceeding one' ounce. 4d ; exc-38di?^B| one ounoo and not exceeding twoolinaea.ga; at,i]B| on, increasing four p-a-ftoe :for evejy a-WitiwMY ounoe or fraotion of an ouno-r, 3. To toe I'ljiyMi iUngilom.—Hy Soutb'dmpton or by ftpeot <W?IBi i Not exooedinff balf an, ounoe; flds ex?eed% IJHf an ' ounce and not exceeding one / onnot, lf^H exceeding ono ounce ' and not exccdimr faKi ounces, Sa: and so 'on, inoreasing op« /hilling &**■£ > every additional ounoe or fraotion of &n wimH| By Marseille?.— Not exceeding h,alf. nn oonoi {,KY weight, IOd ; exoeo'dlng half an ounce ' and tiHI exceeding one ounce, IS Sd; exceeding, one oui2B|^ and, not expeeding two r -»unoea, 3i*4d;, ( exc«e>iig.H|-i two ounces and noc exceeding three ounces, B*|fHp every ounce" after 'the first, Js ad. a. .To SritM^K*: olouies and Foreign Countries. (For which <bi&^k are mado np< direct :)— Not exoeeding ounce, 6d ; exceeding half atr ounce awS w^m o^oeading one ounce, is ; exceeding one ounce tuHp not exceeding two otmoea, 9s > and so on, inoretwih^Bfi one shilling »r every additional ounce or -fnmtl2lHj of an ounce. S. To the Con tin ent of, Europe Tin Trl^Mf —Not exceeding half -an ounce, ls; exo-aeding ha]fj,'H|i ounce and not exceeding ooe ounoe,' 2s rexoeedlu^B: ono ounoe Mid not exceeding two- otjnces, 4» ; ta||K so on, increasing two shilling tor ovefy (JdditiouißK ounce or frnctlon of on ounce, fl. To.-Syrtft eK Tupkoy.-iL'e'ttßra will be fovwurded via AlexAtidriiH; AndJaiPa (unlsss marked for 'tranKiriMlon via fag! United Kingdom), and will be charged, as follow ■.,■■ Not exceeding half an ounce, lldj o^ceeding tul|Ht an ounoe and noi exceeding 6ne, ounoe, ls ,10d ; Hmm So on, increasing 'one shilling 'and ten pence fqHB overy additional ounce or fraction of amounoe., ;,BB To China and the Eastqrn\ArcUipelttga.— Litttq-K addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, u»K J art of China or Japan, the ,PbdHppine' lilanilM ava, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the fiiolucoos, aojn Siata, are chargeable as follows :—Not exceeai»K half an ounoe, Is; exceeding half, an ounce tnlmt not exceeding one ounoe, 2s; and so on, iit^S oroasing two shillings for every ndditlonjjW ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. To Nam HI Officers on Foreign Stations :— Letters addreu«)Bs to Officers • serving on hoard any of HttH Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when atttH through the United Kingdom, are chargeable uPg follows:— Not exceeding half an ounce, Is; excee-j,!! ing half an ounce, and not exceeding ; one .ounce, SijH exceeding one ounce and not' exceeding twobunctijß 4s ; and bo on, ' inoreasing two 'ahillingia for every B additional ounce or fraction bf ; an .-.ounce.,* 9. To -***■ Naval Seamen and Soldiersi— Letters sent to or lj H Sea-men, and Soldiers ,'.iri Her Majesty's '.Ser?ic»H will be transmitted within the colony, ondhetweoj the -colony and i any Post-office : in -the Britiil dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed :— (I) Eaci ' letter must not exceed half "an ounce in; weight, -(jj fit must besuperscribed with the name of the writej his description or class' in' the"Vessel!or ; fegiinai^ and signed by the Officer at the time in command. (3) *l"he* : postage must be. prepaid;' , Every letter of this description, posted or received in this colony, not in accordance with the foregoing: regulation!, willbe treated as an ordinary letter. The poatap upon these letters must jih'.all. cases 'be' paid ib advance. 10. Free Letters.— Letters : .on the Public Service of' Her Majesty's Naval and Military Fofcei are exempted from the payment.-bf postage, il 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 -dettefi: is i despatched, But such letters . .cannot be trarismUted: by. any irregular rout«, ov one entailing* additionol..expense on the Colonia] Government. Lettera on the Pubb'c Service ofthe General Govcrnmeht;;of the; Colonj are transmitted free by post,, if bearing the : wordi 'On the Public Service only," and* the signature of 'some officer of the • General •Governmentauthorised to frank official letterß. , 11. Registered Letters.Uegistratio'n fee',' "ls, in addition to the ordinary 'postage chargeable on any letter— except iri speoial cases. .' ; : * '*■;•> .'; '.'*-■' •*• '* * l Nkvvspai-brs.— l. To any part of the colony, if published' in the colony, aiid posted within seven days froni publication;-fre'e; if not published in the colony, or .notposted within.seven days from poblication, each, ,ld. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton,~or by direct ship, free-; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d .' --3. : To the Contiueutof Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d. ; '4.,Tb Syria and Turkey (not through the .United , Kingdom), not exceeding two ouncesYld; arid so oti/at the rateef one penny for every a.dditionaLtwo.ounces. Book Packets. — I. To any part of. the colony, the Australian colonies, or to the United Kingdom via. Southampton :— Not exceedirig foiir ouncesi 4d; IB exceeding four ounces and -not -.-exceeding eight ■ ounces, 8d; exceeding eight ounces and not exceed- B ing sixteen ounces,' ls 4d: and so" on, increasing B eight pence for every additional -half-pound or frae- S tion of half a pound. 2. To the following British B colonies : — Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, B Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Falkland. Islands, fl Gambia, GoM Coast,' Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New.. Brunswick/ Newfoundland, r-TSEfi Scotia, Prince Edward Island,' St. , Helena, Sierra Leone, and Vancouver's Island :-r-Not.exced§uig four ounces, 7d; exceeding ' four ounce's and tin •jxceeding «iglit ounces, Is 2d; exceeding eight ounces and not exceeding siXteenbunces, 25.4 d; and so on, increasing one shilling .and r two. pence for every half-pound or fraction of half a pound. Banker's Parcels, containing only Bank 'Note« t Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques, P?>as Books, or Bank Returns; sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony ? (provided such parcels are securely closed and sealed, arid contain no letter or communication in the nature of a letter, and bear, along, with the address of such parcel, tie 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, ait the same rate as book packets. ':■-'.-: Regulations. — Prepayment by -Stamps. — All letters, packets, and ne wspapers,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 iri this' colony, which have not been regularly posted at thei 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 theinland 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 beaviug at least a single rate, -will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as a fine. 'Letters arid' packets bo 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 rior returned to the 4 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 stamp's. 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, 'during office hours, and at -least one hour before' the closing o the mail by whicli it is- desiredfto be transmitted. ' Every precaution will be adopted. tq. 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 advisedYto take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the Notes or Drafts in halves, and to send them {by.Jdiffererit, posts. Re-direction.^-Letters, Newspapers, and! Packets .will be re-directed from' one Post Office' ; to another onthe written i instructions 'of the- 'person addressed, but on re-direction are. chargeable -with: a new and distinct rate of postage, to .be paid on delivery. Tenalties.— Any person ". sending as exenipt from postage letters not liable to exeinptiorii or enclosing a communication iri-tbe 'mature of afletter in any Newspapcror Book Packet, is liable to a penalty of £20, Sizes arid \Veight:— No book -packet Aot pafeket of riewspaperis \vill be- received, nor-will any Postmaster -be;required to feceivefany letter if it exceed .twjp feet in : length, one -foot, in /width- or- depth, or three pourids 'iri 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 jjacketj nor anything printed or written in; the riatrire of a letter. Contents.— \Vith : the above limitations, a boot packet [may. contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or .photographs^andany quantity of paper; veliiimj or parchment, either printed, written on, orjplain (exclnsive'of anything" iri the ; riature of a letter, whether- sealed or. open)j *with : the binding, covering,; or, raqun ting attached to :. or belonging t» such book,priiit, map, or photograph, and all things I legitimately appertaining for ■ necessary for the I transmission ; of. -any; -enclosed literary :or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in, any. form. __- The nariies : and address- of the'" sender-'nißy appear on | the cover. .-.-Overland Carriage.-rrNolPostmaster will be. required -to .receive: ariy book packet ; for transmission by'ari, bv'erliirid mail, if '.from its weight or any other cause ' the packet appear calculated to retard, the carrier. ■ : .*,:.!• hiiAzz; UiA '■'•-■'■ A- - ' MoNfcv. Qkders.— Money Orders majr.bo o btainejPorid made "payable; atfYthe' following offices in tbe colony br New- Zealand :^Prbvince-'of AucklandAuckland, .Otahuhu, Wangarei, and RusseU; province of Taranaki— New^Plymouth;^province of * Hawke's' Bay— N apier ;' fproviriee 'of_ "VVelliiiston— - - "Wellington **aifa ">V angnnni-;^ province J of Nelson— Nelson., and .Collingwbod ';;".: province of^Marlb'orODgh and. Blenheim; province YofCanterbitfy— ChristchurchjfLy tteltpri, Kaiapoi, Yand Timaru ; . pro- •■ vince : of *Otagb— Dnriediri*; * Msirinherekia.' Jenction, Oamaru,'- Dunstan, -Arrow-River, Waitahuna, Tuapeka, Queenstown, and Tokpmairyro ?. [province of Southland— lnvercargill, . and^-Riverton. , The com^ mission charged on Money Orders ie as followsi— Onthe Uiiited -Kingdom:— For suriis riot ; exceeding £2y. Is ; • £s)i;2s!j6d;Y£lo,5 )i; 2s!j6d ; Y£lo, ;ss: : Ontithc Australian colonies .and*.*within ,New Zealand.— Eor sums not excißeding'£s, ls;Y£lo,2s'Y '. ""'Vf .".'",».-'" V- z. A' AAaA- : A yV READER' GILSON WOO*^,