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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 21, 31 October 1871, Page 4

rs-r JLi-;o UiUvJCJ* i 7 ! ;■! % < i v; ' .4!!VJt! CHRONOMETER HOUSE, POLLEN SHORTLAND. STRE E T i rt j. m. Wilkes,.; ;'; ; Practical Watchmaker, JJAS the LARGEST STOCK of CLOCKS and WATCHES on the Thames. Lever Clocks '• ... ... £0 17 J 6 Lever Watches ... .„ '6 10 0 (Guaranteed for 12 Months). REPAIRS AT AUCKLAND PRICES. Watches Cleaned, ss. WEDDING RINGS AND KEEPERS. ' Established 1867. ~i' .>•» - ;i■ r • TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS j , VIA SUEZ FOR, 1871.. , ( , Leave Melbourne. Arrive Melbourne. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ROUTE. /;,- "* Time Table for the Mail Service by the; r California, New Zealand, and Australian Mail Line of Packets. To Leave London. To Leave San : ' '!• ' • Francisco. T May . , 4-. 'May ,] 24j ..j June , . 1 June , 21 > June . ,29 July , . 10 , v July . . 27 August 16 August ,24 : September . 13 • • September .21 October , 11 October . 19 . November .16, ’ . . December .14 The steaming time advertised iB as follows : Sydney to Auckland, 5 days; Auckland to i 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. •

POSTAL RATES: - LETTERS '• r 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 ounce . .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 . , . 3d IY. 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: 1 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 . Id MONEY ORDER RATES. On and after the Ist January, the commission chargeable on Money Orders on the United Kingdom will be as follows: — s. a. Not exceeding £2 . . .10 Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5.26 Exceediug £5 and not exceeding £7.36 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . 5 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 :~r . r 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 163. 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, Bouth 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 accoru.’ u £ t 0 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 . . . 8d