THE EUROPEAN MAILS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 246, 23 July 1872, Page 4

THE EUROPEAN MAILS.

VIA SAN FRANCISCO —1872. Arrive at Aucklaud. Leave Auckland January 1 January 25 „ 29 February 22 February 26 March 21 March 25 April 18 April 22 May 16 May 20 Juue 13 June 17 July 11 July 15 August 8 August 12 September 6 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 Jauuary 2 February 15 „ 30 March 14 February 27 April 11 March 26 May 9 April 21 Juue 6 May 19 July 4 June lti August 1 July 14 „ 29 August 11 September 26 September 8 October 24 October 8 November 21 November 5 December 19 December 3 December 31 POSTAL it A I'liS. LETTERS . Town letters posted at auy Post O.lic within the Colony for delivery at or from such Post Office— Not exceeding half an ounce . d Exceeding half an ounce, out not exceeding one ounce . , 2d For every half ounce, or traction of null an ounce above one ounce Id 11. Country Letters posted at any Post Office within ilie Colony for delivery at or front auy Post Office wniiin tue Colony Not exceeding hall an uunee . . 2i Exceeding naif an ounce, out not exceeding one ounce . . . 4d For every liaif ounce or fraction of bait an ounce aoovc one ounce . 2n 111. Australian Colonies Not exceeding naif an ounce . , .i i For every additional haul ounce or fraction of half an ounce . , . 3 > IV. South Sea Islands (li'ijis, ttandwiCiIslands, Ac;) — Not exceeding half an ounce . . 6d For every additional half ouuoe or fraction of half an ounce . . tid The rates of postage in New Zealaud to charged on correspondence for Che Uniied Kingdom, via Brindisi, are as followsLETTERS. Not exceeding half au ouuoe . . 9d Exceeding half au ounce and uot exceeding oue ounce . . . Is 6d Aud 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 , . , .1 Exceeding £2 aud not exceeding £5 . 2 Exceeding £5 aud not exceeding £7,'. 3 Exceeding £7 and not exceeding £fo . 6 BOOK AND PATTERN PARCELS. Not exceeding oue ounce , , 2d Exceeding oue ounce and not exceeding two ounces . . ■ -, . 4d Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces . '.' ' ' . : 7d Exceeding four ounces And not exceeding eight ounces ... . . la 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 Bernce via San Francisco are as follows : Letters Newspapers Packets half-oz.. Each. Or.-lb,-

Except Bolivia, Chili,' Ecuador, aiid Peru for which the rates are— ~ Nut exceeding half as ounce ,1s 6d For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce . . j :.<:i la;6d United Kingdom same as via, Suez. . -> Continent of Europe, it c., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez, ', If a leiter be posted wholly Unpaid, the letter must be detained aud dealt with according to rule 153. If a letter'uddressed to any place within the Colony be '‘hot sufficiently prepaid with postage atamps, but nevertheless bear a postage stamp of the value of oue penny, tho letter must be forwarded charged with double the amount of the deficient postage, if a letter liable; to mure tfiau oue rate of postage, aud addressed to auy place in the United Kingdom, the Colonies of New south Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, be prepaid with oue rate at least, the" letter must be forwarded charged ‘with the deficiency aud au amount equal to oue rate as a tine ; but a letter aUm-essed to auy other colony or foretgu country, if uot fully prepaid, must be Uetaiueil- and dealt with aecording to rule 153. J ‘ HOOK RACKETS For places in Neiv Zealand, Australian Colonies, anil Uniteo l\iUj,dolu— Not exceeding one ounce , -ma. Coe ounce to Ido ounces p ■, * -2d Two ounces to four ouuees " • , '^d Foul-ounces IU eight ounces . . fid Every, additional eight ounces . ' 5 . '©

Sandwich Islands , , 6d '■ Id 4d United States , 6d ld^ 4d Canadian dominions 8d 2d •i6d British Columbia • is 2d 6d West indies . Is 2d 6d Mexico . Is 2d 64 Central America . Is 2d 6d South America . Is 2d ed