POSTAL RATES.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 21, 3 December 1874, Page 2

POSTAL RATES.

LETTERS. I. Town letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from such Post Office — Not exceeding half an ounce - Id. Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce - - 2d. For every half ounce, or fraction of half an 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-— Not exceeding half an ounce - 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not exceeding one ounce - - 4d. For every half ounce or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce - - - - 2d. III.' Australian Colonies — , Not exceeding halt an ounce - 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not exceeding one ounce - - 4d. For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce - - - - 2d. IV. vSouth Sea Islands (Fiji, Sandwich Islands, etc.) — Not exceeding half an ounce - 6d. For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce ♦ 6d. The rates of postage in New to be charered on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brisbane, are as foi lows: — LETTERS. Not exceeding half an" ounce - 6.1. • Exceeding half an ounce aisd not exceeding one ounce - Is. 6>l. And so on, 9d. for eviry additi -nal half, ounce or fraction of h:- If an ounce. NEWSPAPERS Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at the same Post Office - . fa. Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for dtliverv 3t any other Post Office within * the Colony ..... id. Australian Colonies - - Id. United Kingdom • - - Id. MONET ORDER RATES. On and after the lst January, the commission chargeable on Money Orders in the United Kiogdom will be as follows :•— Not exceeding L2 - - - 1 0 Exceeding L2 and not exceeding L5 - - - - 2 6 Exceeding L5 and not exceeding L7 - ■ - - - 3 6 Exceeding L7 and not exceeding LlO - - - -50 IN NEW ZEALAND. Not exceeding L5 - - 6d. Exceeding L5 and not exceeding LlO - - : _ ig. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Not exceeding i 5 - - la. Exceeding L5 and not exceeding LlO - - - _ 2g. book and patteen parcels (via Brindisi). Not exceeding one ounce - 2d. Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces - - 4d. Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding four ounces - 7d. Exceeding four ounces aad not exceeding eight ounces - Is. 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 Service via San Francisco are as follows: — Letters Newspapers Packets "oz. Each. Jib. Sandwich Island .... Gd .. id .. 4d United States 4d .. Id .: 4d Canadian dominions. 8d .. 2d .. 6d British Columbia .... Is .. 2d .. 6d West Indies Is .. 2d .. 6d Mexico Is ..2d .. 6d Central America ....Is ;. 2d .. 6d South America Is ... 2d .. 6d Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Pei ;, foj which the rates.are—not exceeding an ounce Is. 6d. For every additional half ounce or fraction of half, an ounce Is 6d. United Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, &c, via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. If a letter be posted wholly unpaid, the letter must he detained and dealt with according to rule 153. If a letter addressed to any place within the Colony be not sufficiently prepaid with postage stamps, but ne ertheless bear a postage stamp of the value of one penny, tne letter must he forwarded charged with douMe the amount of the deficient postage. If a letter liable to more than one Tate 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 one rate at least, the letter must be forwarded charged with the deficiency, and an amount equal to one rate as a fine*, but a letter addressed to any other colony or foreign country, if not fully prepaid, must be detained atid dealt with according to rule 153.