THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Press, Volume XI, Issue 1338, 20 February 1867, Page 2

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

For the information of our readers, we republish from the General Government Gazette the new rates of postage which come in force on and after the Ist of January : — I.—Town Lettebs. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from such Post-office — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny. Exceeding half-in-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Twopence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Twopence. II.—COPNTBY LBTTEE3. Posted at any Post-office withiu the colony for delivery at or from any other Post-office within the same province— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopence. Exceeding ha'f-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence. lll.—lntebpbovtncial Letteks. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in any other province within the colony— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Sixpence. NEWSPAPERS For places within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez and Son*lifuriy>toT., are chargeable with a rate of one penny on each. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Panama and Marseilles, threepence each. F. E. Weight, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Christchurch, January 12, 1867. "PRESS" MONTHLY SUMMARY. A postage rate of threepence having been imposed on all newspapers sent to England by way of Panama, the " Press " Summary by that route will be abandoned, and the Monthly Summary will be published as formerly three days before the sailing of the Suez mail at the price of one shilling.