THE EUROPEAN MAILS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 148, 30 March 1872, Page 4

THE EUROPEAN MAILS.

VIA SAN FRANCISCO—IB72.' Arrive at Auckland. Leave Auckland. January 1 '* January ?**2's „ 29 February 22 February 26 ; March 21 March 25 April 18 April 22 May 16 May 20 ? June 13 June ( 17 July 11 July ' 15 August ~8 August 12 September 5 September 9 October 3 October 7 ~ 31 , November 4 November 28 December 2 December 26 * VIA SUEZ—IB72. Arrive at Melbourne, Leave Melbourne. ! January 18 January , 2 j February 15 „ ’’3o March 14 February "27 j April 11 March 26 , May 9 April 21 June 6 May 18 i July 4 Juno 16 I August 1 July 14 1 „ 29 August 11 September 26 September October 24 October November 21 November 6 December 19 December , 3 December $1 POSTAL RATES. LETTERS I . Town letters posted at any Post within the Colony for delivery at or froa such Post Office— Not exceeding half an ounce . p ic Exceeding half an ounce, but not exited iug one ounce . e V< For every half ounce, or fraction of bhl an ounce above one ounce f’ ’ ( 11. Country Letters posted at any jPu Office within the Colony for delivery at ) from any Post Office within the Colony— Not exceeding half an ounce . » 2< Exceeding half an ounce, but not excetd ing one ounce . . f (< For every, half ounce or fraction of hil an ounce above one ounce . , i 111. Australian Colonies— l Not exceeding half an ounce . ; J< For every additional half ounce or fractal of half an ounce , -**3] IVV South Sea Islands (Fijis, Sanawrl Islands, Arc;) — Not exceeding half an ounce . i l( For every additional half ounce or -frail tion of half an ounce . £ |<j The rates of postage in New Zealand jtoii charged on correspondence for the Unite Kingdom, via Brindisi, are as follows I —[ LETTERS. Not exceeding half an ounce . , }j Exceeding half an ounce and not exceev ing one ounce . . .Isa And so on, 9d for every additional halounce, or fraction of half an ounce NEWSPAPERS. Under four ounces, each . |ff MONEY ORDER RATES. On and after the Ist January, the cor« mission chargeable on Money Orders on tit United Kingdom will be as follows | 8. d. Not exceeding £2 . . , a. Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5 . 5 Exceeding £5 aud not exceeding £7 . 1 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £lO . jo BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS, jj; [ Not exceeding one ounce . Exceeding one ounce and not exceeSlitj two ounces . . ' .p d Exceeding two ounces aud not exceeding four ounces . . . .b.fii Exceeding four ounces and not exceeflinr eight ounces . . . toij And so on, Is 2d for every additional ounces, or fraction ®f eight ounces. VIA SAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service via San Francisco are as follows Letters Newspapers Packet!

Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuadoiyand Bom, for which the rates are— ! Not exceeding half an ounce . lsjfftl For every additional half ounce or fractioa of half an ounce . 6d United Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, &c., via the Unite! Kingdom, same as via Suez, If a letter be posted wholly unpaid,Hhe letter must be detained and dealt with according to rule 163. If a letter iddressed to any place within the Colony he ; not sufficiently prepaid with postage stamps, but nevertheless bear a postage samp of the value of one penny, tho letter must he forwarded charged with double tie amount of the deficient postage. If a letter liable to more than one rate of postage, aid addressed to any place in the United Tingdom, the Colonies of New South Wales, "Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, be prepaid with one rate at leat, the letter must be forwarded charged with the deficiency and an amount equal t) one rate as a fine ; but a letter addressed t 0 an 7 other colony or foreign country, if not fully p re . paid, must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. BOOK PACKETS For places in New Zealasdi Australian Colonies, and United Kiagd° m — Not exceeding one ounce • .Id One ounce to two ounce# • . 2d Two ounces to four onnees • • 4d' Four ounces to eight ounces • • 8d Every additional eight ounces . . 8d Printed and Published by tho Proprietor, Clauuv French Corlett, of WiUoug®J’ stroßt . SbortUnd at bis Office, Davy-street, GraU®*k° wn r Saturday, march M 1* 73 -

lialf-oz. Each. qr.-lb Sandwich Islands Cd Id 4d United States 6d Id ¥ Canadian dominions 8d 2d id. British Columbia Is 2d id West Indies . Is 2d 6d Mexico Is 2d 6d Central America Is 2d 6d South America Is 2d , 94