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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 248, 30 April 1866, Page 4

i EITES OF POSTAGE* ON LETTEBB, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPEBB WITH THE BEGTTLATIONS AFFECTING THB POSTAGE, TBANSMISSION, AND DEUTEBT OF THE SAME; • : ' I- Lettebs. 1. — Inland Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to . any other part of New Zealand :— v Not exceeding \oi.- 2d. Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. „ lpz., „ 2oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an oun6e. . - 2.— To 'the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding $ oz. 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ loz., „ 2oz. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding i 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 Bbitish CoioNnsg and Fobeign CounTBIES. - (For which mails are made up direct.) Not exceeding i oz 6d. Exceeding oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „' loz., ' „ 2oz. 2s. And so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. g£§p°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algebia and Foeeign COTJNTBIES, THBOUGH FBANCE. . . For these rates see Table (C.) 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OF ETJBOPE Via TBIE3TE Not exceeding i 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 Sybia and Tttbkex. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding £ oz '. lOd. Exceeding |oz. audnotexceedingloz., Is. lid. And^so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. . ._ 7. — To China and the Eastebn Abchepelago. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the PMI--lipin islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — . 'Not exceeding i oz Is. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. . And so on,, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. — To Naval Oeficebs 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 fc oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. 2s. „1 oz. „ 2 oz. 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every ad- • ditional 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 pennt, 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 postfigemust bo prepaid. Every letter of this description posted or received in thii olony, not vi accordance with the foregoing regulations, will be ueeated as an .ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv all cases be paid* in advance. v~si, Lettebs. Lettc s on the public s rvice of Her Majesty' naval and military forcee ar<* er^mpted from the payment of postage, if bearing -he words •' Oa Her Majestr'p Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on llie service of which, the letter is despatched. But su- b letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial l Government. Letters on the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by poet, if bearing the. words "On the public service only," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank letters. - 11. — Registered Lettebs. Registration Fee ... Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable oa any Letter — except in special cases. NewspapebS. 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 Ta the United Kingdom, vid Mar> : seilles, each 3d; . S. To the Continent of Europe, i)td 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. any pu.rt oi she Colony, the Australian Colonies, or i < ike United Kingdom vid youthainpion. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4d, Exceeding 4 oz., and not exrr.iding 8 "z. Bd. ,„ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-ai pourl. ■•.--. 2. The following British. Colonies : — Ascension, lonian Mandf Bermuda, Natal British^est Indies New Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, ' Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island . i Gambia, ■ St. Helena Gold Coast; v Sierra Leone, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. „ 8 oz. „ ,i .16 oz. 2s 4d. Bankebs' Pabcels. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders* Bills and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, ot Bank Returns sent by or to any Bank, or Banker, within the Colony, (provided euch 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), sha iI be received as Book Packets, and shall be transmitted within the colony, at the same rate as Book Packets. Dunedin and Northern Provinces — Per s.s. Ran* gitoto, Ibis day, at 12.30 p.m. Hokitika and Grejmouth — Per s.s. Barwon, this day, at 12130 p.m. Melbourne and Australian Colonies — Per s.s. Auckland, on Thursday, 29th inst;, at 4 p.m. Rjverton and Campbelllown — On Thursday 29th . inßt., at 10.15 am. - Dunedin, Matauia, Long Bush, Gore, and Switzer's— On Thursday, 29th inst., at 7 p.m. . .