Page 4 Advertisements Column 4

Southland Times, Issue 587, 5 November 1866, Page 4

Eates of PostageEA.TE3 OF POSTAGE ON LETTEBS, BOOK-PACKETS, AND NEWBPAPKBB r WITH THE . REGULATIONS AFFECTING ME POSTAGE, TEANSMISSION, AND DELIVEBY OF THE SAME , LETTEB3. 3 1. — Inland Letters. Erom any part of Now Zealand to any other 3 part o' New Zealand *. — r. Not exceeding \oz , , 2d. Exceeding £ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. 4d. 3 » 1 oz., „ 2 oz. Bd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every addi--4 tional ounoe or fraotion of an ounoe. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct, ship— - >"ot exceeding \ oz 6d. Exceeding \ oz., and nofc exoeeding 1 oz. a. >• loz., „ 2oz. 2s. And so on, inoreasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. -, By Marseilles — , Not exceeding \ oz. in weight lOd. j Exceeding \ oz., and nofc exoeeding 1 oz., Is. Bd. » 1 oz. „ 2 oz., 3s. 4d. j ,» 2oz. 30z., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first Is. Bd. — To Bbitish Colonies and Eobeign Coun- \\ TRIES. (For which mails are made up direct.) ) Nofc exceeding \ oz 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and nofc exceeding 1 oz. ls. » 1 oz., „ 2 oz. 2s. And so on, increasing on shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. iSSlT'Except in the following cases, where special rates aro payable. 4. — To Fbance and Algesia and Eobeign COUNTBIES, THEOUGH FBANCE. For these rates sco Table (C.) > j 5. — TO THE CONTINENT OP EUBOPB Vid TEIESTE , Not exceeding £oz Is. ' Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 2s. it 1 oz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every ad- ; ditional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. — To Syria and Tubkey. i 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 10d. , Exceeding £oz. andnotexceedingloz., ls. lld. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an i ounce. 7. — To China and the Eastebn Abchepelago. Letters addressed to Kongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China, or Japan, tlie Phillipin Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding £ oz lg. Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. And bo on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 8. — To Naval Opficebs on Foeeign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent tlirough 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 Naval Seamen and Soldiebs. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers Her Majesty's Service will be trar emitted within the colony, and between the colony and any postoffice in the British dominions, afc 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 oificer 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's naval and military forces are exempted from the payment of postage, .if bearing fche words " On Her Majesty's Service," and fche signature of the ofiicer in command of fche force on fche service of which tlie letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Coloniai 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 ofiicer . of the General Government authorised to frank letters. 11. — Registebed Lettebs. Registration Fee ... ls. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter — except in special cases. Ne"wspapeb3. 1. To any part of the Colony, if published ■ in the Colony Eree. i 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 ... ... ... ... ld. And so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Book Pacbjets. 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. ls 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 Islandf Bermuda, Natal . British West Indies New Brunswick Canada, Newfoundland, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Scotia, a Falkland Islands, Prince Edward Island t Gambia, St. Helena c Gold Coast*, Sierra Leone, Heligoland, Vancouver's Island. a Not Exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 7d. \ Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is 2d. s Boz. „ 16 oz. 2-144, f<