RATES OF POSTAGE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 240, 11 April 1866, Page 4

RATES OF POSTAGE.

ON LETTEES, BOOXrPACKETS, AND NEWSFAPEBS WITH THE BEGT7LATIONS AFFECTING THE POSTAGE, TBANSmSSION, AND DELIVEET OF THE SAME. . ' . ■ .. ' Lettees. I. —lnland Lettees. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand:— . ; Not exceeding %. qz. 2d. Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. „ lbz., „ 2oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourperibe for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. —To the United Kingdom. By" Southampton or by direct shipNot exceeding £ oz 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. la. »i . loz -> » 2 o?. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding £ oz. in weight 10d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., Is. Bd. j> loz. „ 20z.,35. 4d. „ 2oz. „ 30z., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first Is. Bd. 3. —TO BEITISH COLONXE3 AND FOEEIGN COTTNTBIES. (For which mails are made up direct.) Not exceeding £ oz. 6d. Exceeding % oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Ib. - „ loz., „ 2oz. 2s. And so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. lgsiP°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable^ 4. —To Feanoe and Algeeia and Foeeign COUNTEIES, THEOI7GH FEANCE. For these rates see Table (C). 5. —TO THE* CONTINENT OF ETTEOPE vid TETESTE Not exceeding % qz. Is. Exceeding 1 oz., and not exceeding 2s. „ loz., And so on, increasing two shiUings for every ad* ditional.ounee or fraction of an ounce. 6. —To Steia and Ttteket. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission vid the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — , •> Not exceeding i oz 10d. Exceeding ioz. 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 Philh'pin 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 shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Officees on Foeeign 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 i oz. , Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz.' 2s. „ 1 oz. - „ 2 oz. 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 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 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 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 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 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 publio service only," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank letters. 11. —Registebed Lettebs. Registration Fee ... ... ... ... Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter —except in special cases. Ne-wspapebs. 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, vid Trieste,each '-'... ... 2d. S 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom) not exceedingtwo ounces ... ... ... ... id. And bo oh, 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. „ Boz. „ 16 oz. Is 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a* pound. . 2. The following British Colonies :— Ascension, lonian Island* Bermuda, Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia,* x Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island .Gambia, St. Helena Gold Coast; ' Sierra Leone, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4oz „, 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. » Boz. h „ 16 oz. 2s 4d. ' Baneees'Paeceis. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders, Bills and Promissory. Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, or Bank Return* 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* acribe^d by the sender of such parcel, with his .name and address), sha i.be received aa Book Packets, and shall be transmitted within thd colony, at the same rate as Book Packets. Duneuin and Northern Provinoes-^-Per s.b. Ran* gitoto, this day, at 12.30 p.m. . Hokitika and Greymouth —Per b.s. Batwon, thii day, at 12.30 p.m> " Melbourne and Australian-Colonies— Per s.s, Auokland, on Thursday, 29th inst., at 4 p.m; Riverton and Campbelltown~On Thursday 29th inst., at 10.15 am. Bunedin, Mataura, Long Bush, Gtaee, Hod iSwitaer'e—On Thursday, 29th inst,, at f