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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 28, 8 November 1871, Page 4

CHRONOMETER HOUSE, POLLEN ST R E E T SHORT LAND. J. M. WILKES, Practical Watchmaker, HAS the LARGEST STOCK of CLOCKS and WATCHES on the Thames. Lever Clocks ... ... £0 17 (I Lever Watches 6 10 0 (Guaranteed for 12 Months). REPAIRS AT AUCKLAND PRICES. Watches Cleaned, ss. WEDDING RINGS AND KEEPERS. Established ISG7. 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 San Francisco. Sydney to Auckland, 5 days; Auckland to Honolulu, 15 days; Honolulu to San Francisco, 10 days ; San Francisco to New York G days ; New York to Liverpool, 9 days ; -15 days right through. POSTAL RATES. LETTERS I. Town letters posted at any Post Oflicc 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 Oflicc 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 IV. South Sea Islands (Fijis, Sandwich Islands, Ac;) — Not exceeding half ah ounce . . Gd For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . . Gd 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 (id And so on, 9d for every additional halfounce, or fraction of half an ounce NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each , MONEY ORDER RATES. On and after the Ist January, the coi mission chargeable on Money Orders on t United Kingdom will be as follows: s. Not exceeding £2 , j Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5 .’ 2 Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £7 . 3 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . 5 BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding one ounce . . ; Exceeding one ounce and not cxceedii two ounces . . , i Exceeding two ounces and not exceedii four ounces . . , Exceeding four ounces and not cxceedii: eight ounces . . . Is 2 And so on. Is 2d for every additional cigl ounces, or fraction of eight ounces. VIA SAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on corrcspondcuc forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service vi San Francisco are as follows : Sandwich Islands United States Canadian dominio British Columbia West Indies Mexico Central America South America > 7-T uuu rei for which the rates are— Not exceeding half an ounce . is i For every additional half ounce orfracti. of half an ounce . . .Is United Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, Ac., via the Uniti Kingdom, same as via Suez. If a letter be posted wholly unpaid ti letter must be detained and dealt with a cording to rule 153. If a letter addressed any place within the Colony be n sufficiently prepaid with postage stamps, b nevertheless bear a postage stamp of' tl value of oue penny, tho letter must be fo warded charged with double the amount the deficient postage. If a letter liable • moic than one rate of postage, and address* to any place in the United Kingdom, tl Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Soul Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, I prepaid with oue rate at least, the lett. must be forwarded charged with the d ficiency and an amount equal to one rate : a fine ; but a letter addressed to any otln colony or foreign country, if not fully pr paid, must be detained and dealt with a* cording 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 ounces . . u Four ounces 10 eight ounces . . 8d Every additional eight ounces . . gd