POSTAL NOTICES.
Mails for Prebbletbn, Springston, Irwell. , Leeaton and Southbridge will close daily a^ [ 2 30 p. m. in place of thrice weekly. : Mails will be made up for Kainpoi, twice it i , place of once, daily. Time of closing mails— ! I 8 a. in. and 2 30 p, m. ! : Mails for Spreydon, Halswell, Tai Tapa ; and Lincoln will be made up twice weekly in $ place of once weekly. Mails will close at 8 * a. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdaye. Thefollowing notice appears in the Govern >, ment "Gazette ":— In consequence of the increasing difficulties v which, attend the transmission through Franco of Overland Mails addressed via Marseilles/ the Postmaster-General of London has deter* mined on. sending Mails so addressed, until l further notice, via -Brindisi, Brenner, , Prussia, and Belgium. • ' . The rates of postage to be charged in Nevr ', - Zealand oiv Correspdndencje for the United „ Klngdoin Via Marseilles or Brindisi, will i s fore be as follows:— v Letters. 8. d. ' Not exceeding J oi. ... ... ... 1 3 Exceeding | or. and not exceeding 1 oz 2 9■' Exceeding loi and not exceeding oz 3 6 ' And so on, Is 3d for every additional 4 oz or fraction of J oz. Newspapers under 4 ozs, each... ...0 I \ Booh and Pattern Parvels. [ Not exceeding loz ... ... ...0 - f Exceeding 1 oz; and not exceeding 2 ozs 0 4 Exceeding 2 ozs and not exceeding 4 : OZB ..; ... ... ... ... 0 '- Exceeding 4 ozs and not exceeduag 8 OZB ... .. — * And so on, at the rate of Is 2d per $ H>. Acting Postmaster-General *
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Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2552, 6 July 1871, Page 4
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254POSTAL NOTICES. Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2552, 6 July 1871, Page 4
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