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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 272, 1 June 1866, Page 4

EATES OE POSTAGE, --■ .ON LETTEBS, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWSPAPEBS WITH THE BEGULATIONS AFFECTING THB POSTAGE, TRANSMISSION, AND DELIVEBY OE THE SAME. • , -*. Lettebs. 1. — Inland' Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of ; New Zealand : — Not exceeding £oz ;....,... 2d. Exceeding £ oz. and not exceeding l'-oz. 4d. ,; 1 oz., »» 2oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. I 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding i oz. 6d. -: Exceeding i ozi, and not exceeding 1 oz. ls. „ 1 oz., „ 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. „ loz. „ 20z.,35. 4d. „ 2oz. „ - 30z., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first ...........lsl Bd. 3.— To Bbitish Colonies and Foeeign Countbies. (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 shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. * [g^pPExcept in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algeria and Foeeign COUNTEIES, THEOUGH FRANCE. For these rates see Table (C.) 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OF EUEOPE via TEIESTE Not exceeding J oz Is. Exceeding % oz., and not exceeding 2s. „ loz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. — To Sybia 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 lOd. Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz., ls. lld. 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, tiie PMI--lipin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz - 2s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. — 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 £ oz ls. Exceeding \ fez., 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 trans&itted 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 ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of 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 oxA'xnary 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 oificer 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 Governmtent. 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. — Registebed Lettebs. Registration Fee Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter— except in special cases. NEWSPAPEBS. 1. To any part ofthe Colony, if published in the Colony ... Free. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship ... Free, To the United Kingdom, vid Marseilles, each 3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, vidTrieste, each • ..,,. , / .„ 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom) not exceeding two ounces ldi 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 vid Southampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4cL Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound,/ or fraction of hatt-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 Coaat; Sierra Leone, Heligoland, .. Vancouver's Island. Not Exceeding 4 oz. ... 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. „ 8 oz. „ „ 16 oz. 2s 4d; Bankebs' Pabcexs. 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* cribed hy the sender df such parcel, .with hie same ana address), shall he received as Book nackets, and shall be transmitted within thb Plony, at-the same rate as Book Packets,