RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 238, 6 April 1866, Page 4

RATES OF POSTAGE.

ON LETTEBS, BOOK-PACKETS,' AND NEWSPAPERS WITH THE BEGTJLATIONS. AFFECTING- THE POSTAGE, TBANSMISSION, AND DEMVEOT OP THE SAME. Lettebs. I. —lnland Lettebs. 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. „ loz., „ ,2oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every addi tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding ioz 6d. • Exceeding k oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Ib. „ loz., „ 2oz. 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. „ 20z., 3s. 4d. „ 2oz. „ 30z., 6s. 8(3. Every ounce after the first Is. Bd. 3, To Bbitish Colonies and Fobeign Cottntbies. (For which mails are made up'direct.) Not exceeding £ oz . 6d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. ' „ 1 oz., „ 2 oz. 2s. And so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. iggg^Except in the following cases, where special* rates are payable. 4. To France and Algesia and Fobeign COTTNTBIES, THROUGH FEANCE. For these rates see Table (C.) ; 5 # —xo THE CONTINENT OF ETIBOPE Vld TBIESTE Not exceeding ioz J Is." . Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 2s. i. » 1 oz -> And so on, increasing two shillings for every ad- ■ ditional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6.—To Sybia and Tttekex. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unlesa marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding i oz lOd. Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz., Is. lid. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an 1 ounce. . r 7. —To China and the Eastebn AbchePELAGO. ' Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the PMLlipin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding £oz > Is. [ Exceeding £ oz., and not exceedingl oz 2s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every; additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 1 B. —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. „ 2 oz. 4s. And so on, increasing; two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 9. —To Naval Seamen and Soldiebs. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers 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 folio whig 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 t vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. 3. The postage must be prepaid. • ■ r ; Every letter of this description posted or rer ceived 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. * Fbee Lettebs. Letters on the public service 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 1 officer in command of the force on the service of which the letter is despatched. But such letters 1 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. —Registeeed Lettebs. Registration Fee ... Is. • ; In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on • any Letter —except in special cases. Newspapers. 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, via Marseilles, each 3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via, 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 via South- : ampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4d., "Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence ior every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-' : pound. 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' Coas^ Sierra Leone, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4oz ... ,7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. „ 8 oz. „ „ 16 oz. 2s 4d. Bankees' Pabcels. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders, Bills and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, or Bank Returns sent by or to any Bank, or Banker, 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," sub* scribed by the sender of such "parcel, with his name and address), sha Kbe received as iJook ' Packets, and shall \> n transmitted within the colony, at the same rate as Book Packets. ♦Dunedin and Northern Provinces —Per s.s. Ran« gitoto, this day, at 12.30 p.m. Hokitika and Greymouth —Per s.s. T3arwon, this day, at 12.30 p.m. Melbourne and Australian Colonies —Per s.e. ' Auckland, on Thursday, 29th inst., at 4 p.m. Riverton and Caxnpbelltown —On Thursday 29th inst., at 10.15 am. Dunedin, Mataura, Long Bush, Gore, and Switzer'B —On Thursday, 29th inst., at 7