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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 210, 31 January 1866, Page 4

RATES OF POSTAGE, r ON LETTEBS, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPEES, '' WITH THE BEGTOATIONS AFFECTING. THE POSTAGE, TBANSMISSION, AND DELIVBBX OF TTTE! SAME. Lettees. 1. — Inland Lettebs. From any. part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand : — Not exceeding £ oz. „ 2d. Exceeding £ oz; and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. „ 1 oz;,' "" "•" --;.>, 2 oz. Bd. And so on, increasing ■fpurpence for every additional ounce or fraction of announce. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding £ oz. ..;;.. ,i. .;;.;..;....... 6d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. * „ loz., » , 2'oz. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ' By Marseilles — ' : " Not. exceeding § oz. in weight... ......... lOd. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz.", Is. Bd. „ 1 oz. . „ . 2 oz., 3s. 4d. „ 2oz. „ 30z., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first .......Ib. Bd. 3.— To Beitish Colonies and Fobeign Coxtn- . ■ ' TEIES. (For which mails are made vp v direct.) Not exceeding i oz. 6d. Exceeding \ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ 1 oz., ;> 2. oz : ??• And so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. , jg^p°Except in the following cases, where special ' . rates are payable. 4. — To France and Algebia and Fobeign . CoUNTErES, THEOTJGH FBANCE. • For these rates see Table (C.) 5.: — TO THE CONTINENT OP ETJEOPE vid TBEESTE Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding £. oz., and not exceeding 2s. » 1 oz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ' 6.— To Steia 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 \ oz. _. lOd. Exceeding Joz. andnotexceedingloz.,ls^ lid. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. — To China and the Easteen Aechepelago. . Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the PhilKpin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable,. as follows : — Not exceeding \ oz Is. Exceeding & oz., and not exceeding loz 2a. And so on, increasing two shiUings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. . 8. — To Naval Officebs on Fobeign Stations Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a ■ foreign station, when sent through the United States, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding \ oz. '„ Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. 2s. » 1 oz. ;J , 2iOz. 4s. And so on, increasing two shiUings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 9. — To Naval Seamen and Soldiebs. 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 postoffice in the British dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed : — 1. Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name o the writer, his description or class in the 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 letters must iv all cases be paid in advance. Feee Lettees. Letters on the public sendee of Her Majesty' 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 entailing 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 letters. 11.— Kegistebed Lettees. Registration Fee ... ... ... ... Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter— except in special cases. Newspapees. 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony ... Free. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship ... Free - To the United Kingdom, vid Marseilles, each ... ... ... ... 3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, vid 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. 1. To any part of the Colony, the Australian Colonies, or to the United Kingdom vid Southampton. Not exceeding 4 oz 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. ls^d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half ■apound. 2. The following British Colonies :— . Ascension, lonian Islands Bermuda, Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island Gambia, St. Helena Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. „ 8 oz. „ „ 16 oz. 2s 4d. Bankees* Paeceis. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders, BiHs r and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, o r Bank Eeturns sent by ox to any Bank, or Banke, within the Colony, (provided such parcels are ecurely 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 " Bankers' Parcel, without Letter," subscribed by the sender of such parcel, with his name and address), shall be received aa Book Packets, and shall be transmitted within the olony, at the same rate as Book Packets.