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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 252, 4 May 1866, Page 4

j RATES OE POSTAGE, oft lettebs, book-packets, and newspapebs WITH THE .BEGULATIONS; AFFECTING THB POSTAGE, TBANSMISSION, AND DSTJVEBY OP THE SAME. ' 'Lettebs. -• I.— lnland Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to any other 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 fourpence for every * addi- ; tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. — To the United Kingdom. i By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding" ioz 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ loz., „ 2oz. ■ 2s. y . And so on, increasing one shilling for every addi- ! tional ounce or, fraction of an ounce. By Marseflles — Not exceeding i oz. in weight... 10cL: Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., Is. Bd. „ loz. „ 20z., 35."4 d. „ 2oz. „ 30z., 6s.'Bd. Every ounce after the first.... .......Is. Bd. 3.— To Bbitish Colonies and Fobeign CounTBIES. (For which mafls are made up direct.) Not exceeding i-oz. ....;.......:........'... 6d. . Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ loz., „ 2 oz. 2s. And.so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce^ r£ig°Eicept in the foUowing cases, where special rates are payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algebia and Fobeign COUNTBIES, THBOUGH FBANCE. For these rates see Table (C.) 5.— TO THE CONTINENT OF EUBOPE vid TBIESTB Not exceeding £oz is. , Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 2s. „ loz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6.— TO SYBIA Ajp> TtTBKEY. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and wiU be charged as follows : — . .Not exceeding £ oz - lOd. Exceeding ioz. andnotexceedingloz., Is. lid. And so on, increasing one shiUing and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. — To China and the Eastebn Abche- .».. PELAGO. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the PhUUpin 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 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 foUows : — Not exceeding i oz. Is. Exceeding i 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 wiU 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 foUowing regulations are observed : — 1. Ea,oh letter must not exceed half an in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name the writer, his description or class ih 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, wiU be treated as an ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv aU cases be paid in advance. Fbee Lettebs. Letters on the pubhc 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 tho signature of the oilicer 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 une entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the pubhc service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words "On the pubhc service only," and the signature of some oilicer - of the General Government authorised to frank letters. 11. — Registebed Letters. Registration Fee ... Ib.^» In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter— except in special cases. Newspapebs. 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in tho Colony ... ... ... Free. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship ... Eree To the United Kingdom, oid Marseflles, each ... 3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, vid /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 j Colonies, orto the United Kingdom vid South-' 'ampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ••• ••• ••'• 4*d* : Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ Boz. „ 16 or. Ib4gL Aid so on, increasing eight pence ior every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. The foUowing British Colonies : — Ascension, lonian Islandi Bermuda, Natal British West Indies Newßrunßwick Canada, Newfoundland, . Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island Gambia, St. Helena Gold Coast, . Sierra Leone, HeUgoland, Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4 oz. ... ... .... 7d» ; Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 ox. Is Zd.£_\ „ Boz. „ „ 16 oz. 2s 4d. & "Bankebs' Pabcels. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders) BUls and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, or; Bank Returns sent by -or to any Bank, or Banker, withir the Colony, (provided such parceU* are ecv r ••<lv closed and bealed, 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 I«tter," subscriled by the Bender of such parcel, with hi* name and address) j aha" ..be received aa Book' Packets, and shall ? be transmitted within tKa colony,at the same rate M Book Packets. „,„;