TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 13, 21 October 1871, Page 4

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, To • Leave • Sas

The steaming time advertised is as follows: Sydney to Auckland, 5 days; Auckland to J| Honolulu, 15 days ; Honolulu to San Fran-« cisco, 10 days ; San Francisco to New York, 6 days ; New York to Liverpool, 9 days 45 days right through. POSTAL RATES. LETTERS I. Town letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from |jj such Post Office — J Not exceeding half r.:i ounce . . Id! Exceeding half an ounce, but not exceed' ' ing one ounce . . 2d S For every half ounce, or fraction of hat' an ounce above one ounce li h 11. Country Letters posted at any Post j Office within the Colony for delivery at o: J§ from any Post Office within the Colony— Not exceeding half an ounce . . 2d- 4 .- Exceeding half an ounce, but not excecd-j----ing one ounce . . . 4d.' For every half ounce or fraction of hall j 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 . , .2d IV. South Sea Islands (Fijis, Sandwicl Islauds, &c;) —• Not exceeding half an ounce . . 6i | For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . . 1 The rates of po :age in New Zealand to he ■ j charged on correspondence for the United; Kingdom, via Brindisi, are as follows: • | LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce . . 9i Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce . . . Is : And so on, 9d for every additional hall l ounce, or fraction of half an ounce NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each , id j MONEY ORDER RATES. On and after the Ist January, the com* mission chargeable on Money Orders on the United Kingdom will be as follows! f j

BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. J Not exceeding one ounce . . 2d .1 Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding J|| two ounces .... 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 1 ounces, or fraction of eight ounces. ? VIA SAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on correspondence l forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via San Francisco are as follows i—•

Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Pera, 1 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, Sic., 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 notjS sufficiently prepaid with postage stamps, but nevertheless bear a postage stamp of the value of one penny, tho letter must be far*' warded 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 -j Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South i Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, be j prepaid with one rate at least, the letter |j must be forwarded charged with the de* ficiency and an amount equal to one rate a* l a fine; but a letter addressed to any other j colony or foreign country, if not fully pre*{ paid, must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. HOOK PACKETS \ For places in New Zealand, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom— \ Not exceeding one ounce , . Id: i One ounce to two ounces . . 2d Two ounces to four onnccs . . id Four ounces to eight ounces . .8d Every additional eight ounces . . Bd{;

May , 21 June , . 8 June . 18 July . , 6 July . 16 August , 2 jri August 13 August . 31 *- September . 10 September . 28 October 10 October . 26 November . 7 November . 22 December . 6 December . 21 '4

Francisco. May . , 4 May . , , 24 June . 1 June . . 21 s June . 29 ' July . 19 July . 27 August , 16 August . 24 September . , 13 \ September . 21 October , 11 October 19 November . 16 ’ December . 14 « |

Not exceeding £2 . . . s. d 1 0 I Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5 . 2 6 Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £7 . 3 6 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £10 . 5 0

Letters Newspapers Packed lialf-oz. Each. qr.-lb Sandwich Islands Gd Id 4d 1 United States 6d Id 4d . Canadian dominions 8d 2d 6d ! British Columbia Is 2d 6d j West Indies . Is 2d 6d : Mexico Is 2d Gd : Central America Is 2d Gd ; South America Is 2d Gd 1