Page 2 Advertisements Column 6

Southland Times, Issue 554, 5 September 1866, Page 2

EA.TES OF POSTAGE OK LETTERS, BOOK: PAG EET}3, AND NEWSPAPERS <j WITH THE BEGULATIONS AFFECTING- THB POSTAGE, TBAKSjaSSIOSr, A3TD BEMTEBY O* thb sajos^ Lettbbs. .. 1. — Inland Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand : — Not exceeding i 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 ship — Not exceeding i oz 6d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. s. „ 1 oz., „ 2 oz. 23. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional outicp or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding £ oz. in weight lOd. Exceeding i 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. I — To Bbitish Colonies and Fobeio-x GoaxTBIE3. (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. l^g°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable.* 4. — To Fbance and Algesia and Fobeigit Countries, thbotjgh Fbance. For these rates see Table (C.) 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OF EUBOPB via TBIESTB Not exceeding £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 Tubket. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission vid the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding i oz lOd. Exceeding andnotexceed'ngloz.,ls. 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 Philhpin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siain, 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 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 i 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's Service will be transmitted within the colony, and between the colony and any postoffice in the British dominions, at a charge oi' one penny, provided that tlie 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 ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv all cases be paid in advance. Fbee Lettebs. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty g naval and military forceß 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. — Kegistebbd Lettebs. Eegistration Fee , ... Is. In addition to the ordinary postage, chargeable 00 uny 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 „. Frew To the United Kingdom, vid Marseilles, each ... „, ... „. 3iK 3. To the Continent of Europe, vid Trieste, each,,. „ „ 2dj 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 evur^ additional two ounces. Book Paoebm. 1. To any part of the Colony, the Australia^ ColQnies, or to the United .Kingdom vid South* arapton. Not exceeding 4 oz. 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding^ oz. Bd. „ 8 os. „ 16 oz, le 4d. And bo on, increasing oight pence lor every additional half-pound, or fraction q£ haK-a« pound, 2, 'JCtio foUowing British Colonies ;— ': - Ascension, lonian Islands Bermuda, Natal . Britiah West Indies . Now Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Novaßeotia s Falkland leiacdo, Prince Edward Island Gambia, _Sfc. Helena Gold Coast, Sierra Leono, Heligoland, yancouvor'e Island. Not Exceeding 4 o«, „. ... .., ?if. . Exceeding 4 oV,, s mid not exceeding 8 or,, Is s<.{. » fcUw. „ • . »i ).<j©s, &. -hi,