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Southland Times, Issue 590, 12 November 1866, Page 4

Rates of Postage* BATES Of POSTAGE ON MOTBB3, BQOK*PAOKBTe, AND NBWSTPABSES WITH TH3 BEOTJIATIONB AyyUOTIITa THE SOS2JAOH, TBAaBMISSIOJ?, A»D DMLIYSBY OF LEME-as. I.— lnland Letters. From &ny part of New Jsiaaland to any other part of New Zealand s-» Not exoeeding i 03. ...i.i, .,,,..,.,,,»,,,., Sd. Esoeefling fc 02. and not exceeding 1 os. 4d. i> 1 oz,, -1, 2 oz. Sd. And so on, increasing fourpence for every liddi* tional ounce orfraotion of an ounce. 2. — To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct shipNot exceeding £oz , Bd\ Exoeeding $■ oz., and not exoeeding 1 oz. a. s, 1 oz., „ 2 02. Ss. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounoe or fraction of an ounoo. By Marseilles— Not exceeding £ oz. in weight „ . , lOd. Exceeding i oz., and not exoeedingl oz., Is. Bd. >, 1 oz. „ 2 oz., Bs. 4d. » 2oz. ' 3 02., 6s. Bd. Every ounce after the first „.,.,, la. Bd. —To Bbitish Colonies and Fobeign CotrNTHIES. (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 ounco or fraction of an ounce. Ig^Exoept in the following casea, where apsoial rates are payahlo. 4.— To Frasob and Algebia. and Fobbign CotraTßiKS. Tnsotra-H Fbancs, For these ratea soa Table (0.) 6.— to tkb continent ay eitbons vid tbisbtb Not exceeding £ oz Is. Exceeding £ oz., and not exoeeding 2a. ,» 1 oz., And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounoe or fraction of an ounoe. 6. — To Stria and Turkey. Letters will be forwarded vid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission vict the Unitod Kingdom), and will ho charged as follows : — Not exceeding $ oz lOd. Exceeding ioz. andnotoxceedingloz.,lß. lid. And bo on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. — To China and the Eastern Aeohbjelago. Letters addressed to Eongkong, 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 i oz , Is. Exceeding $ oz., and not exceeding loz 2s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounco. • 8. — To Naval Opfioers on Foreign 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 i 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 Soldiers. 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. Free Letters. 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 ofiicer 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. — Registered Letters. Registration Fee Is. In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any Letter — except in special cases. Newspapers. 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, tho Australian Colonies, or to the United Kingdom via' Southampton. Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Bd. I ■ „ 8 oz. „ 16 oz. Is 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-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 7<l. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. 1b 2il. . 801. „ 16 Mi a»4<&