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Grey River Argus, Issue 98, 28 August 1866, Page 4

ABSTRACT OF POSTAGE RATES ON LETTERS, BOOK-PACKETS, &c, ■- . ■ . LETTEBS, ' Fjrpm • any" part of NeTV Zealand to any p'thei* part of Sew. Zealand : — Not exceeding £oz - .-„,. ' 2d Exceeding oz, and not exceeding "1 oz .- - - - - 4d Exceeding 1 oz, and- not exceeding 2 ozs :- ■■.•-■'. '-" 8d And sp.on, increasing 4d for eyery adaitionftl ounce or fraction of an ounce. To the United Kingdom, by direct ship or ordinary mail via Southampton ;— Npt exceeding 4oz - - * "6d Exceeding | oz, and »ot exceeding loz - - - - . - - Is Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2;OZS •• - .:.. - - - 2s And so on, increasing Is for eyery additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. To United Kingdom, by Marseilles : — Not exceeding £ oz in weight - 10tl . Exceeding \ oz, and not ex- ; . ceeding i" oz - - - Is 8d Exceeding 1 oz ; and not exceeding 2pz '•-'-.-• ■ 3s 4d Exceediiig r 2 oz, and not exceeding 3 ozs , • - • Ga Sd Everj' ounce after the first » Is 8d -To British Colonies and Foyeign Countries (for which niails are made up direct) : — - Not exceeding 4oz - " - - Gd Exceeding \ oz, and not exceeding *' loz . - ■ ' - - - Is Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 ozs .: v - - - - 2s And so on, jncrpasing Is for eyery additional ounce or ifractjpn of an ounge, Special rates, are payable to France and Algeria, and Foreign Countries; through France—to the Continent of Europe, via Trieste— to China and the Eastern Archipelago. ' Letters addressed to. officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, wjien sent tjirpv>gh f thc United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows :— - Not exceeding ioz - — » Is. •v Exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding loz - - - " -. -" "2s ' Exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2oz;S- - - ' r . - ,4s And so on, yiereasing 2a for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. . Letters., sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty's Service will be transmitted within the Colony, andbefoyeen the Colony and anj r post-office in tlip British dominions, at a charge of Id, .provided that the following regulations are observed : — Each letter must not be more than half an ounce in weight. It musfc be superscribed with the name of the writer, description or class in the vessel or regiment, and signed by the officer at the time in command. . Postage lnurf be prepaid, . . •Letters pn the public service of Her Majesty's naval and military forces are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on the service oi' which the letter is despatched. ' '- ' Letters on the public service pf the General Government of the Colony .are transmitted free by post, "if . bearing the words "On the public service, only," and the signature of an officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters, KEGISTKATION FEE, To places Within the Colony - - . Gd To Australian Colonies, India, and ■ the United Kingdom • • - Is ■ ITEWSrAPEES, ' Sent free to any part of the Colony, if published therein^ and posted within seven (.lays from publication, If. not published. in the Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, one pennjr. - Free to the United Kingdom,, via Southampton or by direct ship, ■ .. . , To tho Imitcd Kingdom, via Marseilles, 3d each. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, 2d each. x BOOK-I^CKETS, For tlie United Kingdom, via Southampton, and froni one port of the Colony to another, not exceeding 4 ozs in weight, 4cl;- exceeding V 4.ozs aud not exceeding 8 ozs, 8d; exceeding 8 ozs and over, 1 lb, Is 4d ; and 8d for every additional half pound or fraction of half a pound. ; Tjhe above ratcs^are doubled to the United Kingdom via Marseilles. .REGULATIONS; - ' ; AIL- letters, packets, . and newspapers, if liable to postage, posted m .New Zealand, must be prepaid by anixjng postage labels of the Colony of sufficient value, - All letters received from beyond seas, at any Post Office in 'this Colony, which have not been regularly, posted at the place of despatch (loose letters) are chargeable with full postage, according to the established rates, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory. b'y.law.tp. send by pQst, in which case they are chargeable with tiie inland rate of .postage only v Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of postage, "and addressed to places .within -the Colony or to the United Kingdom, ,if bearing at least a . single rate, will be f or- ; warded and charged with the postage deficient, and another single rate as. a fine. Letters and packets . so addressed, and bear- ' iiigless than a'sihgle rate of postage, and: all letters and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, will: bb detained, find .returned to the sender in all cases where practicable. . . . j ewspapersi if posted; without prepayment Of the full amoiuit df postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded .to' their destination nor returned ttf the sender ; but will be.delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on plication, within six.mbnths, at the office where the same- were-posted, and payment ,^of-the;deficient postage in stamps. t .... Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on. it. by. means of the proper labels, the amount of -the registration fee, in addi- 1 tionto the proper postage, and presenting it at a Po3t Office during office' hours, and at .lcastionc hour .before the. closing of the mail hy which it is ; desired to be" transmitted, : : Re-direction t'rojn one Post OffiQO. to aupther, of letters, newspapers and packets, are charged with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery, "" Any person sending, as ..exempt from' postage,- lettars not liable tp exeniptiori,- or ; enclosing a conimunication m the nature of a ■letter in- any or book-packet, is ' liable to a penalty ot £20., No book-packet or packet of newspapers will be received, -nor will any postmaster; be" required tp receive any letter, if it exceed - two feet in length, brie foot" in width or depth, .or three pourids' in weight. ; - -' * Every book-packet 'shall be sent open at the, ends or .sides, and there shall be no ericiosurcj -scaled -or^ otherwise, closed against inspection, sunt in or with such- packet, nor ? ariythirig pmited or written in the natxirc of a letter. -'• - : *-■ ■'■ r Within-, the above limitations,, a bopk- " packet' may contain any 'number; of separate' books,., maps, ■ prints, p.r ..photpgiaphs,; and "any quantity bl paper, yelluni. or parchment, either printed, written 911, or plain (exclusive of anything in the nature of a lbtter, whether serdgil or open), with.; the -bincliug, covering, .or. inounting attached or belonging to such j : book, print, &c, and all thirigs- legitimately appertaining to or necessary "for the tr^RS