TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 69, 28 December 1871, Page 4

TIME TABLE FOR EUROPEAN MAILS VIA SUEZ FOR 1871.

Leave Melbourne. Arrive Melbourne, May . . 21 Juno . * 8 June . . 18 July . . 6 July . . 1G August 2 August . 13 August .31 September. 10 September . 28 ■ October . 10 October . 2G November , 7 November . 22 December . 5 December .' 21 SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ROUTE. Time Table for the Mail Service by the California, New Zealand, aud Australian Mail Line of Packets. To Leave London. To Leave San Francisco. May , 4 May . , 24 June . . 1 June . . 21 June . . 29 July . . 19 July . .27 August .16 August , 24 September . 13 September . 21 October . 11 October i 19 November , 1G December . 14 The steaming time advertised is as follows i Sydney to Auckland, 5 days; 'Auckland to Honolulu, 15 days; Honolulu to Sau Fran* cisco, 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 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 oiince . . 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, See;) — 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, arc as follows: LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce . . 9d Exceeding half an ounce and uot exceeding one ounce . . . Is 6d And so on, 9d for every additional half- - ounce, or fraction of half an ounce NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each , 4d MONEY ORDER RATES. On and after the Ist January, the commission chargeable ou Money Orders on the United Kingdom will be as follows s. d. Not exceeding £2 . . .10 Exceeding £2 aud not exceeding £5.26 Exceeding £5 aud not exceeding £7 . 3 ' Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . 5 BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding one ounce . , 2d Exceeding one ounce aud not exceeding two ounces . , . 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 SAN FRANCISCO, The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via ’ San Francisco are as follows :

Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, aud 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, kc., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. If a letter be posted wholly unpaid, the letter must .be detained and dealt with'ac* , cording 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 ti e 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 Colonics 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 raid dealt with according to rule 153. COOK iUCKKTS For places in New Zealand, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom— Not exceeding one ulince , .Id One ounce to two ounces , j>d 1 Two ounces to. four ounces . . 4d Four ounces to eight ounces . . 8d Every additional eight ounces . . 8d

Letters Newspapers Packets nalf-oz. Each. qr.-lb Sandwich Islands , . Gd Id 4d United States . Gd Id 4d Canadian dominions 8d 2d Gd British Columbia . Is 2d Gd 1 West Indies . Is 2d 6d Mexico • l 8 2d 6d Central America . Is 2d 6d South America . Is 2d ad