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West Coast Times, Issue 589, 14 August 1867, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOSE. For Six-mile, Tercmakau, and Greymouth, per coach, this day, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, India, China, and Cape of Good Hope, via Suez and Marseilles (specially addressed), letters only, per s.s. Alliambra. Note.— On and after the Ist August, mails for Chesterfield (Lamplough), will close every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5 p.m. Note. — Hereafter letters bearing a late fee of sixpence, in stamps, in addition to the postage, will be received for despatch overland, each Monday and Thursday, until 10 p.m. A. Stevenson, Postmaster. Post Office, Hokitika, August 14, 1867. POSTAL NOTICE. On and after the Ist of January, 18G7, the following rate 3of postage will be charged on all letters and newspapers posted in Now Zealand hv delivery within tho colony :—: — I. — TOWN LETTEHS. Posted at any post office within the colony for delivery at or from such post office : — Not exceeding half-an-ounco ... Id. Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceeding one ounce ... 2d. For every ounce, or fraction of an ounco over one ounce ... 2d. II. — COUNTItY LETTEBS. Posted at any post office within the colony for delivery at or from any other post office ithin tho same province : — Not exceeding half-an-ounco ... 2d. Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceeding one ounco ... 4tl. For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... 4d. 111. — INTEBPItOVINCIAL LETTEKS. Posted at any post office within tho colony for delivery at or from any post otlicc in any other province within the colony :— Not exceeding half-an-ouuce ... 3d. Exceeding half-an-ouuce, but not exceeding one ounce . . . Gil. For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounco ... 6d. On all Newspapers posted within the colony for delivery within tho oolony, One Pouny each. Just Like Him.— Old Singleton says that ho only knows of one tbing bottor than n wocltlinff r.rpgpi}j; «* & • wijdins ftiwoiiji.«ti