TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 68, 27 December 1871, Page 4

TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871.

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. May . 4 May . .24 June . . 1 June . . 21 Juue . . 29 July . . 19 July . .27 August . 1G August . 24 September . 13 September . 21 October . 11 October . 19 November , 10 December . 14 The steaming time advertised is as follows : Sydney to Auckland, 5 days; Auckland to Honolulu, 10 days; Honolulu to San Francisco, 10 days ; San Francisco to New York G 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 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 ] d 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 au ounce . , .3d IV. South Sea Islands (Fijis, Sandwich Islands, &c;) — Not exceeding half an ounce . , Gd For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . , Cd The rates of postage in New Zealand- to be charged on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, arc as follows: LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce . . 9d Exceeding half an uuuce aud not exceeding one ounce . . . Is«d And so on, 9d for every additional halfounce, or fraction of half an ounce * NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each . 4d MONEY ORDER RATES. On aud after the Ist January, the commission chargeable on Money Orders on the 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 , 3 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . 5 ROOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding one ounce . . 2d Exceeding one ounce aud not exceeding two ounces . . , . 4u Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces . . . . 7d. Exceeding four ounces aud not exceeding eight ounces . . . Is 2d And so on, Is 2d for every additional eight ounces, or fraction of eight ounces. VIA KAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via San Francisco are ns follows : Letters Newspapers Packets

Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru, for which the rates arc—

Not exceeding half an ounce , Is Gd For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . . , la 6d United Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, &c., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. If a letter be pasted 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 hear 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 aud an amount equal to one rate as a fine: bat a letter addressed to any other colony or foreign country, if not fully prepaid. must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. ROOK PACKETS For places in New Zealand, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom— Not exceeding one ounce . , Id One ounce to two ouuces . . 2d Two ounces to four ouuces .' | 4d Four ouuces to eight ouuces . . 8d Every additional eight ounces . . 8d

Leave Melbourne. Armve Melbourne May . 21 Juno . 8 June . IS July . G July . 1G August . 2 August 13 August . 31 September . 10 September . 28 October 10 October 2G November . 7 November . 22 December . G December . 21

half■07.. Each. qr.-lb Sandwich Islands . Gd Id 4d United States . (id Id 4d Canadian dominions 8d I'd fid British Columbia . Is 2d (id West Indies . Is 2d Gd Mexico . Is 2d Gd Central America . Is 2d Gd South America . Is 2d Gd