RATES OF POSTAGE,

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 236, 2 April 1866, Page 2

RATES OF POSTAGE,

ON LETTERS, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPERS WITH THE REGULATIONS AFFECTING' THE POSTAGE, TRANSMISSION, AND DELIVERY OF THE SAME. Letters. I.—lnland Letters. From any part of New Zealand to any othe 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 fouspence for every addi tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.-^To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding i oz 6d. Exceeding § oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ loz., „ 2oz. 2s. And so oh,: increasing one shilling for every additional dunce 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 ...Is. Bd. 3.—To British Colonies and Foreign Countries. (For which mails are made up direct.) Not exceeding _■ oz 6d. Exceeding -_■ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. 1 oz., „ 2 oz. 2s. And so on, increasing on shitting for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. lggp°Except in the foUowing cases, where special rates are payable. 4—To France and Algeria and Foreign Countries, through France. For these rates see Table (C.) 5 __T0 THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE via TRIESTE 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 Syria 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 10d. Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz., Is. lid. And so on, increasing one shitting and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To China and the Eastern Archepelago. Letters addressed to Kongkong,_Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the Phttlipin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding £ oz. Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. And so on, increasing two shiUings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Officers-on Foreign 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 IsExceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. 2s. „ 1 oz. „ 2 oz. 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 Her Majesty's Service wttl 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 in weight. ■ 2. It must be superscribed with the name 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 m 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.