POSTAL RATES.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 24, 24 December 1874, Page 2

POSTAL RATES.

LETTERS. I. Town'letters'posted at any I^ost 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 * -' - '2$. f For every half ounce, or fraction of half an ounjce, at)pve one ounce - -' '- ' _ '. **q* # 11. (.ountry letters posted at any .Post Office within the Colony for. delivery at or,' from any Post Office within thp Colony—' Not eyce^ding half an ounce -' 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not " exceeding one ounce' - - 4d. For/, every half, ounce or. fracjioij, of half an ounce above opp ounce ' - - ' - '. 2d. III> Australian Colonies—. 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 aoove, one ounce r -'-■". 2d. IV. Soufh Sea Island? (Fij|, Sandwich, Islands, etc.)----Not exceeding half an ounce - 6d. For every additional half ounce! orfraqtipn of hglf^p ounce - (jd. The rates of postage in New Zealand to, be charged on correspondence 'fo£ the,' United kingdom, yia Bfishane, are.as foi-' lows:— ' "■ i;ettees? ' Not exceeding half an ounpe - 6d. Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one, ounc,e - Is. 6d. And so on, $$. for every additional halfounce or.fraction of hslf an ounce.' ' N^WSPAPEE? Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at the,, same Post Office - - -Jd, Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at any other Ofifyje within the Colony - - '-" - jd. .Australian Colonies. - - ld^ United kingdom - - - id. , BJOSfET. OBsPEB.BATES, Op and,after the Ist January, the con\mißsipq chargeable on Money Qrders in, the United Kingdom willj be as follows:—' Not exceedingfL2., - - - 1 .0, Exceeding L 2. an,d not exceeding lis; - '*. -* -'2 6, Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding L 7 - ."-' -' - 3 6 Exceeding L 7 and not exceeding LlO - - - - 5 0, INKEW.ZEAI.ANp. Not expeedine; L 5 - - 6d. '. Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding LlO - - : - la. ATJSTBAMAH COLONIES. Not exceeding ills, " - - is. Exceeding L 5 and not exeeedjng " £10: -" " - '- ' - 2s. book aijdj p^^Eß^r pabcblj. (yja. 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 and not exceeding eight!ounces, - Is. 2d. And so on, Is. 2d. for'every additional; eight ounces or fraction of eight ounces. Yfi SAN FBANCISCQ. : The rates of Postage on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Service vi* t San Francisco are as follows: — Letters' Newspaners Packets , Each.' Jib. ' .andwich Island .... 6d ' .. id'" .. 4d.nited States..'. 4d, .. ■' Id .. ■ 4d .Canadiandominions. 8d .. 2d, ... . 6d. British Columbia.... Is .. 2d' ..; 6d West Indies Is .. 2d .. 6d Mexico .Is -, 2d; .. 6d' Central Americk Is ... 2d;. .. 6d South Americal...... Is .; 2d; .-. 6d Except Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru, fojt. which the rates' are—not exceeding an ounce ls.*6d. • For every additional half ounce or fraction of half - an ounce Is 6<L 'nited Kingdom s^me 4Bvia Suez. Continent of Europe, &c, via the UiHtett Kingdom, - Bame as via Suez.,; • ' ' If a letter' he posted wholly unpaid^ the letter must be detained and.deal^with according to rule 153. If a letteraddressed to any place within the Colony be not suf.ficiently prepaid,, witji postage B.taJnp?,-but nevertheless bear a postage stamp of the. value of one penny, tlie letter 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 Augtrall^i Tasmania^. Western Australia, be prepaid with one rate &% least, the letter mustibe forwarded charged with the deficiency and an amount equal to one rate as a*fine; but a letter addressed tor, any other colony or foreign country, if not fully prepaid, must be detained and dealt, jw^th accoidingto rule 153..