POSTAL RATES.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1874, Page 4

POSTAL RATES.

MIIHBB. I. Town letters at any Post Office within the Coloay fpr delivery at or from auch. Pott OfficeNot exceeding half an ounoe • » Id Exceeding half as ounce and not exceeding ! one ounce ■ ■ • « , 21 For every half ounce, or fraction of half ad 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— , , f 'No* exceeding half an ounce ■ ( '■ 2d Exceeding half an ounce, but.not.escaediag' ono ounce ■ • ■, 4d For every half ounce or fraction of half aa ounce above one ounce • • 2d 111. Australian Colonies— Not exceeding half an oance • • 2d Exceeding half an ounce, bat not exceeding one ounoe ■ ■ , ■ 4d For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounce above one ( onnce • ■, 2i IV. South Sea Islands (Fijia, Sandwich Mauds, &o.)— —- Notoxceedini'hal£- an - oaa * 0 — m ~~ > 6d —iroTovery"alaitional half ounce or fraction ' half an ounce ■ • ■ 6d The rates of postage in New Zealand to b'e charged on correspondence for the United King. dom, via Brindisi, are as follows:— * , LXmRS. Not exceeding half an ounce j • • 61 Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce - ,- Is 6d And so on, 9d for every additional half-ouice, or fraction of half an ounce. ~ ,' ( HBW3PABJBB, Pasted at any Post Office' within the ' : Colony fox delivery at the same Post Office ■ ■ ■ ■ , id Posted at any Post OHioe within the ' Colony for delivery at aaj other Post Office within the Oolany - 1 \\ Australian Colonies • « ■ Id United Kingdon? • ■ • ' • Id JaosSi ordhb fiAisa. , ' On and after the Ist January, the commission on Money Orders on the United 5 Kinzdom will'be as follows:—, J 0 6 Not exceeding £2 ■ ~.10 Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5 • 2 6 flxceedrag £5 and not exceeding £7 ■ 3 6 Bxweding£7andnotexceediug£lo ■ 5 0 I IS HfllV ZHiLAHD.k Not exceeding £5 • ■ ■ 6d Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £10 • Is AdalSiHAN' QQWXWi Not exceeding £5- « • .la Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £10 •2a BOOK AHD PATISBH PABOfibS (VIA BSUSTDI3I). \ Not exceeding one ounce" • > 2a Bxceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces ■ ' ■ ■ • 4d Bxceeding 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 fraotion of eight ounces, VU SAt{ JRAHQISOO. The rates of Postage on correspondence for. warded by the Pacifia Mall Service via San Francisco are aa follows :— Letters Newspapers Packets, ioz. Baoh; Jib. Sandwich Islands • fid Id 4d United States' '-fid Id '"'■'■ id Canadian dominions 8d 2d fid British Columbia • Is 2d 0d West Indies »la . 2d 6d Mexico ■" <■ la U fid Central Amerioa ' ■ Is 2d fid South America ~la 2d fid Bxcept Bolivia; Chili, Ecaador, and Peru, for which the rates arcNot exceeding half an ounoe • »Is W For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounoe • ■ . ■Is 6d United Kingdom same as via Suez, Continent of Jiurope, &0., via the United Sing dom, same as via Suez. ' ' If a letter bo posted wholly unpaid, 'the letter must be detained and dealt with according t j rule 153, If a lettor 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 lotter 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 ono rate at least, tho letW must be forwarded charged with' tho deficiency and an amount equal to one rate' as a fine j but a letter addressed to any other colony or foreign country, If not fully propaid, must be detained and dealt with according to rule 153. BOOS PAOKBI3 For placea la New Zealand, Australian Colonic, and United Kingdom—-,.,, r Not exceeding one ounoe • »~' . *ld One ounce to two ounces > ■ « ,2d Two ounces to four ounces » ■ >~4d Foot ounces to oight ounces «-„ ■ 18d Evory additional eight ounoes > \ • ißd