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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 212, 5 February 1866, Page 4

! BATES , OE POSTAGE, ON LETTEBS, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPEBS WITH THE BEGULATIONS AEEECTING. THE POSTAGE, TBANSMISSION, AND DELIVEBY OF THE SAME. Lettebs. 1. — Inland Lettebs.: Prom any part of New Zealand to any othfr-j partjof New Zealand, :— m ,ts ' •: - '" M _ Not exceeding J.0z'.. ............ ,...,..,.....- 2d. Exceeding £ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. "V „ 1 pz., „ 2bz. Bd.. Arid so on, increasing fourpence ; for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. "" 2.— -To the Unitto. Ejngdoml 7 By Southampton or by' direct shlp^-"-' ' Not exceeding £ oz. ........>.... . .-. .;....;; 6d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding li)Z. 7 ls.- --„ 1 oz., „ 2 oz.,- 2s. 'A-nd so on, increasing one stalling. for, everyaddifcional ounce br fraction of ah ounce." 7 " By Marseflles — Not exceeding ioz. in weight. .......... lOd. „„ Exceeding £ oz., and riot exceeding loz._ Is. Bd. „ 1 oz. „ 2oz.,Zb. 4d. „ 2oz. » 3oz.j>6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first ........Ib. Bd. 3.— To Bbitish Colonies -and Fobeign *GountbiesY (For which mails are made up direct.) Not exceeding ioz. .->...... 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. . ls. „ 10z.,. „ 2oz. 2s. _ And so on, increasing on shilling for every 1 additional ounce or fraction of an oimce. |££|FExcept in the foUowing cases,' where Bpecial rates are : payable. 4. — To Pbance and Algebia and Fobeign COUNTBEES,- THBOUGH PBANCE. For these ; rates see Table (G.) -ji 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OE EUBOPE Vtd TBIESTE Not exceeding -Joz. • ••• ••••• Is.. * Exceeding £ oz.', and not exceeding : 2s. „ . loz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6.— To Sybxa And -Tubkey.' •'■ < Letters, wfll be forwarded -pea Alexandria: and Jaffa (unless , marked for transmission vid. the United Engdom), and wfll be charged as foi-.. lows *.t— Not exceeding i. oz. lOd;-: Exceeding £qz. andnotexceedingloz., ls. lid. -. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional" ounce or fraction of an 7 ounce. ; 7.— To China and the Eastebn: Abche- ■ ■■•'-■- PBLAGO. Letters addressed td Kongkong, Penairig, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, tiie PhU- • ■ hpin: Islands, •: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, • the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable; as follows 1 : — Not exceeding J. pz. Is. ; Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. . And' so on, increasing two shillings for "every." additional ounce or fraction of ah ounce. 8. — To NavaL Oppicebs 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 charge-" able as foUows : — Not exceeding £ oz. Is. ■ Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. 25. . „ 1 oz. „ 2 oz.-. 45., And so on, increasing two shiUings for every ad- : ditional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 9. — To Naval Seamen and Soediebs. j Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's Service wfll be transmitted within the colony, and between the colony and any post? office in the British dominions,' at a charge of one PENNYj provided that the foUowing regulations are Observed : — 1. Each letter must not exceed -half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with tiie name the writer, hiß description or class -4n .'the " vessel or regiment, and signed by the; officer" ;: at the tiriie in command.. . 3. The posta7ge must be prepaid. Every letter of this description posted or-, re-, ceived in this colony, riot in accordance with the ' foregoing regulations, wfll be treated as an Ordi- ' ; nary letter. The postage upon these letters must in all cases i be paid in advance. Fbee Lettebs ■ '■* - Letters' on the pubhc service of Her Majesty' y naval and mflitaty forces are exempted from the r payment, of postage,- if bearing the words "On „ Her Majesty's Service," and the" signature of the . officer in conhnand ofthe 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 pubhc service of the 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.— -Registebbd Lettebs. Registration Fee .;. ... ... ... Ib.Y , In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on < any Letter— except in special cases. Newspapebs. 1. To any part ofthe Colony, if published* in the Colony' ... ... ... Free: ■ 2. To the United Kingdom, via South- ; ampton, or by direct ship ... Free To the United Kingdom, vid Marseflles, each Bd. 8. To the Continent of Europe,, vid Trieste, each... ... ... ... 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (hot through the United Kingdom) not exceeding two ounces ... Id. And soon, 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 South** ampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. 4d. • Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ Boz. „ 16oz. Is4d» And so on, increasing eight pence fpr every v additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. The foUowing British Colonieß :— Ascension, ' lonian Islands Bermuda, Natal British West Indies New Brunswick • Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, v 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. 2b 4d. Bankebs' Pabcels. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders, Bills and Promissory' Noteß, • i Cheques, Passbooks, or A' Bank Returns sent by or to any Bank, or Banke,r 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 as Book Packets, and : shaU be transmitted within the 1 olonv, at the same rate as Book Packets.