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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 531, 1 August 1866, Page 3

KATES OF POSTAGE, OK iETTEBS, BOOK-PAOKBTS, AND KBWSPAMIBS WITH THE EEGULATIONS APPEOTING THB POSTAGE, TEANSMIBSIOH, AKD DEMVEEY OP THE SAME Letteer. 1. — Lvujjd Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand : — Not exceeding £ 02 2d. Exceeding % oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. „ 1 oz., „ 2 oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every addi tdonal ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — Not exceeding £ 6z 6d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. „ 1 oz., • „ 2 oz. 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 ioz., 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 Coxonies and Fobbign Cototeies. (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°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. — To Fbahce and Aigebia and Foebign COTWTEIE3, THBOTJGH FRANCE. For these rates see Table (C.) 5. — jo THE CONTINENT OP EUEOPE vid TBEESTB Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 2s. „ loz., And so on, increasing two shillingß for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6.— To Sybia and Tubkby. 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 ioz.andnotexceedingloz., Is. lid. I And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence I for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.— To China and the Eastebn AechbPELAGO. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the PMLlipin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding % oz Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. Ajid so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. — To Navaii Ofpicees 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. „ 2oz. 4s. And so on, increasing two shillingß for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 9. — To Navai Seamen and Soediebs. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers Her Majesty's Service will be transmitted withiD 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 n»fc «xceed 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 ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv all cases be paid in advance. Fees Lettees. Letters on the public service of Her Maje sty 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 frank letters. 11. — Eegistebbd Lettees. Eegistration Fee Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter — except in special cases. NEWSPAPBE3. 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 Marseilles, 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 Colonies, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ 8 oz. „ 160z.154d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. The following British Colonies : — Ascension, ' lonian Islandi 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 76V Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 3d. „ 8 oz. „. „ 16 oz. 2i 4d.