POSTAL RATES.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 27, 14 January 1875, 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 - - - - - ]d, 11. Country letters posted at any Post Office within the Colony for delivery at or from any Post Office within the Colony— Not cxc» eding half an ounce - 2d. Exceeding half an ounce but not exceeding one oun^e - - 4d. For every half ounce or fraction of half an ounce above one ounce - - - -2d. 111. 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. South Sjca Islands (Fiji, Sandwich Islands, etc. > — Not exceeding half an ounce - 6d. For every, additional haif ounce or fraction of half an ounce • 6d. The rates of postage iv New i^aland to he charged on correspondence for the United Kingdom, yia. Brisbane, are as follows: — LETT-ERS> Not exceeding half an ounce - 61 Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce - Is. 61. And so on, 9d. for evry additional halfounce or fraction of hflf-an ounce. NEWSPAEEE£ Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for dtlivery at the. same Post Office - -. £d. Posted at any Post OTice within - the Colony for delivery at any other Post Office within the Colony - ... J-d-. Australian Colonies -. - Id. United Kingdom - - . - Id. MONEY ORDER RATES, On aqd after the lst January,, the commission chargeable on Money Orders in tbe » uited Kirgdotn will be aa follows : — Not exceeding L 2 - - -10 Exceeding L 2 and not exceed-* ing L 5 - -. _ • - 2 6 Exceeding L 5; and not exceeding L 7 - - - - 3 6 Exceeding L 7 and not exceeding !L:I0 -. - - -. 5 0. IN NEW ZEALANX>. Not exceedi.iL* L 5 . - 6d. Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding. LlO : - is. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Not exceeding 5] - •* Is. Exceeding L 5 and not exceeding LlO - -I - - 2s. BOOK AND PATTERN. PARCELS (via Brindisi) Not exceeding one ounce - 2d. Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces - - 4d. Exceeding two ounces and- not excf eding four punces, - 7d'. Exceeding four dunces and not exceeding eight! ounces - Is. 2L And so on, Is 2d. for every additional eight ounces or fraction of eight ounces. VIA BAN FRANCISCO. The rates of Pos'age on correspondence forwarded by the Pacific Mail Servjce via San Francisco are a<* folio ws : — L-ptters Newspapers Packets ioz. Each. Jib. j ndwich Island lid . . id . . 4d nited States 4d .. Id. .. 4d Canadian dominions . 8d .. 2d .. 6d British Columbia ... Is .. 2d .. 6d West Indies Is .. 2d .. 6d Mexico-. la ... 2d. .. gd ( 'en tral America ..... la .. 2d .. 6d South America '. Is- ..' 2d .. - ed Except Boliviar Chill, Ecuador, and Peru, -fnj. which the rates are— not exceeding an ounce Is. 61. For every additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce Is 6d. nited Kingdom same as via Suez. Continent of Europe, <fee., via the United Kingdom, same as via Suez. lfaletter.be posted wholly unpaid, the letter roust be detained and dealt with according to rule. 153. If a letter addressed to any r place within the Colony be not sufficiett'y prepaid with postage stamps, but ne ertheless bear a. postage stamp of the value of one penny, the letter must be for-warded-charged • with double the amount of the deficient phi age\ If; a letter liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to any place* in the United Kingd )in r the C/Mcinies oi N;ew . Sdpth 'WaYs; Victoria,: South.-Australia^.Ta^mania, Western Australia, be prepaid with one rate at least, .the le,tter raustbe forwarded charged with the deßcisncy.and an amount eq^alvtp one rateas a fine; ibut a letter -laddrts^eci to any other colony or foreign counry, -if not fully, prepaid, must be , ; detained and dealt with according to r:ule 153.;