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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 5, 12 October 1871, Page 4

SPENCER & HALL, CHEMISTS, GOLD BROKERS, &o. f OWEN-STREET, GRAHAMSTOWH, HAYING erected a Single-Stamp Battery with Berdans, Ac., are prepared to CRUSH QUARTZ and SPECIMENS, on reasonable terms. Every appliance for Melting and Assaying Gold, which we purchase at currant rates. In the Pharmaceutical Department the greatest care is taken in compounding prescriptions with the purest drugs. Patent and every other well-known Medicine Always in Stock. Battery and Gold-Saving Chemicals. THE EUROPEAN MAIL. A SUMMARY of the Month’s News for Australia and New Zealand. Mr. J. H. Jefferson is the Thames Agent for the sale of the above newspaper, which is delivered immediately on arrival of each mail via Brindisi. The European Mail is acknowledged to contain the fullest selections of the news of the world up to the time of its despatch. Copies may be had at J. H. Jefferson s, Book-seller and News Agent, Pollen-street, Shortland.

TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871. Leave Melbourne. Arrive Melbourne. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ROUTE. Time Table for the Mail Service by the California, New Zealand, and Australian Mail Line of Packets. To Leave London. May . . 4 June . . 1 June . . 29 July . . 27 August . 24 September , 21 October . 19 November . 16 December . 14 The steaming time advertised is as follows : Sydney to Auckland, 6 days j Auckland to Honolulu, 15 days; Honolulu to San Francisco, 10 days ; San Francisco to New York, 6 days ; New York to Liverpool, 9 days ; 45 days right through. To Leave San Francisco. May . . 24 June , . 21 July . . 19 August . 16 September . 13 October . 11 POSTAL RATES. letters, I. Town letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from such Post Office — Not exceeding half an ounce . . Id Exceeding half an ounce, but not exceeding one ounee . . .2d For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce . Id 11. Country Letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from any Post Office within the Colony— Not exceeding half an ounce . . 2d Exceeding half an. ounce, but not exceeding one ounce . . . 4d For every half ounce or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce . • 2d 111. Australian Colonies— Not exceeding half an ounce . , 3d For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . , , Sd IV. South Sea Islands (Fijis, Sandwich Islands, &c;)— Not exceeding half an ounce . . 6d For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce , • 6d The rates of postage in New Zealand to be charged on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, are as follows: LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce . . 9d Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce . . . Is 6d And so on, 9d for every additional halfounce, or fraction of half an ounce NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each . 4d MONET ORDER BATES. On and after the Ist January, the commission chargeable on Money Orders on tho United Kingdom will be as follows: s. d. Not exceeding £2 , , ,10 Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5.26 Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £7.36 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . 6 0 BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding one ounce . , 2d Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces . . . . 4d Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces . . . . 7d Exceeding four ounces and not exceeding eight ounces . . . Is 2d And so on, Is 2d for every additional eight ounces, or fraction of eight ounces. VIA SAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via San Francisco are as follows : Letters Newspapers Packets Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru, for which the rates are— Not exceeding half an ounce . Is 6d For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce , , , Is 6d United Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, See., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. If a letter be posted wholly unpaid, the letter must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. If a letter addressed to any place within the Colony be not sufficiently prepaid with postage stamps, but nevertheless bear a postage stamp of the value of one penny, tho letter must be forwarded charged with double the amount of the deficient postage. If a letter liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to any place in the United Kingdom, the Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, be prepaid with one rate at least,. the letter must be forwarded charged 'with the deficiency and an amount equal to one rate as a fine; but a letter addressed to any other colony or foreign country, if not fully prepaid, must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. BOOK PACKETS For places in New Zealand, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom— Not exceeding one ounce , , Id One ounce to two ounces . . 2d Two ounces to four onnees , , 4d Four ounces tO' eight ounces , , 8d Every additional eight ounces . . Sd