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Southland Times, Volume VI, Issue 495, 15 June 1866, Page 4

EATES OF POSTAG-E, ON IiETTEBB, BOOK-PAOKETS, AND NEWSPAPEBS ' "WITH THE BEGTFLATIONS AFFECTING THE f POSTAGE, TEANSMISSION, AND DEIIYXBY OF THE SAME : Lettees. 1. — Inland Lettees. -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 additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct shipNot exceeding £oz 6d. j 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 £ oz. in weight lOd. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., Ib. Bd. „ 1 oz. „ 2 oz., 3s. 4d. „ 2oz. 30z., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first Is. Bd. 3. — TO BEITISH COLONIE3 AND FOEEIGN <30TJN-, TEIES. (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. |^p°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable.* b^^^B 4. — To Feance and AlGeeia and Foeeign COTTNTEIES, THEOTJGH FBANOE. For these rates see Table (C.) 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OF EUBOPE vid TEIESTE Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding A- oz., and not exceeding 2s. . „ 1 oz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6.' — To Steia and Tuekey. 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. 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 Aeohe- j pelago. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the Philhpin 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. 8. — To Natal Officebs 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 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 Natal Seamen and Soldiees. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers Her Majesty' 3 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 ounce in weight. 2. It mußt 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 ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv all cases be paid in advance. Feee Lettees. 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 public service only," and the signature of some officer' of the General Government authorised to frankletters. - 11. — Eegisteeed Lettees. Registration Fee ... " ... ... ... Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter — except in special cases. Netvspapees. 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, vid MarEeilles, 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 ouuces. 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. „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for 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 Coast; 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 1 Paecels. Containing only Bank Notes' Orders, Bills and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, or ! Bank Returns Bent 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 boar along with the address of 6uch parcel, the words " Bankers' Parcel, without Letter," aub* cribed by the sender of such parcel, with his sumo and address), shaft bo received as Book nacketa, and shall be teynemitted within the Plouji ut tko same rate iw Book Puckets,