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Southland Times, Issue 581, 22 October 1866, Page 4

Bates of jPobtagQRATES OF POSTAGE ON LETT.EB3, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NT3WBPiPr,Uf WITH THE BSGTTLATIONS AFKSOTING TJli POSTAGE, TRANSMISSION, AND DELIVERY OF THE SAME Lettebs. 1. — Inland Letters. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand : — Not exoaoding £ oz 2d. Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. id. „ 1 oz., „ 2 oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounoe. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship — >'ot exceeding £ oz 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. s. „ 1 oz., „ 2 oz. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounoe. By Marseilles — Not exceeding £ oz. in weight lOd. Exceeding js oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., Is. Bd. „ 1 oz. „ 2 oz., 3s. 4d. „ 2oz. 30z., Bs. 8d Every ounoe after tho first. Is. Bd. — To British Colonies and Fobeign Countries. (For which mails are made up direct.) Not exceeding i 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. !£gg°Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algeria and Fobeign Countries, through Fbanob. For these rates see Table (C.) 6. — TO THE CONTINENT OF ETTBOPB Vtd TRIESTE Not exceeding i oz Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 2s. >» 1 oz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. j 6. — To Syria and Ttjbkey. i Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission vtil the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding i oz lOd. Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz.,l9. lid. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. — To China and the Eastern ArchePELAGO. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, the Phillipin 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 -v. shillings for every additional ounce or fra^ioa of an ounce. 8. — To Naval Offioebs on Fobeign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through tte United States, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. 2a. „ 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 Soldiera Her Majesty's Service will be transmitted withir» 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 ordinary letter. The postage upon these letters must iv all cases be paid in advance. Free Lettebs. Letters on the public service of her Majesty's 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 ia despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Coloniax 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. — Registered Letters. Registration Fee Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any LettCT — 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 ... 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 vid Southampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence ior every additional half-pound, or fraction of haK-a--pound. 2. The following British Colonies • — Ascension, lonian Islands Bermuda, Natal British Wcefc Indies Now Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island Gambia, St. Helena Gold Coast, Sierra Loono, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. Nofc Exceeding 4oz ... 7,d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. , 8 ox. „ „ 16 oz. 2s 44