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Southland Times, Issue 586, 2 November 1866, Page 4

Bates of Postage. SATES 03? POSTAQ-E ONIOTTEBg, BOOK«__.OKBTS, AND NEWSPAPBRB WITH TSS BEGUIiATIONfI ASTEOX-NG TES 20STAGB, T-tANSMISS-ON, AND DBUTKBI. OF THB SAME Lettebs. I.— lnland Lettebs. From any part of New Zealand to any other part of New Zealand j— Not exceeding i oz 2d. Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. n 1 oz., „ 2 oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpenoe for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. — To thb United By Southampton or by direct Bhip — Not exceeding \ oz 6d. Exceeding . oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. s. „ ,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 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. —To Bbitish Colonies and Fobeign CouirTBIES. (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 Bpecial rates are payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algesia and Fobeign COUNTBIES, THBOUGH FBANCE. For these rates see Table (0.) 5. — TO THB CONTINENT OP EUBOPB vid TBIESTE Not exceeding _■ 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. 6. — To Sybia and Tubkey. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding i oz 10d. Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz., Is. 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 PhilKpin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding J oz Is. Exceeding _■ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. And bo on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. — To Natal Oeticees on Fobeign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving onboard 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 Soldiebs. 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 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. Feee Lettees. 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 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 letter.. 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 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 v id South--1 ampton. 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 for every additional half-pound, or fraction of hatf-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. 2% 4&