POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 168, 18 July 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice:—. , 7. Not exceeding £oz ... ... ' Id Over _oz, but under 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2d Country Letters'.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice in the same Province: — Not exceeding Joz ... ... 2d Over |oz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for deli very at any other Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding \ oz ... ... 3d Over _oz, hut under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters:— For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies, and Great Britain: Not exceeding _oz ... .... 6d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... la Every additional oz, or fraction of oz Is For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore, China, Japan,. Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Natal, St. Helena, '&c. * ;* ceylon Not exceeding _oz ...'.. .... Is 6d Over £oz, but under loz.-.. ... 2s Is Every additional oz, br fraction of oz 2s Is For further particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of Rates at the Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffice in the Colony for delivery at any Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain:— Not exceeding 4oz .-;. ... ,U 4d Over 4oz, but under Boza ... :....■ 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Boz .« 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies... ... ,«. Id each For other foreign places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other packet for any place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and many foreign countries, may bei registered.at any Postoffice, during -office hours, on paynient in stamps affixed to the letters, Sec, of the required fee; and on presentation at the Postoffice window at least one hour prior to the-time for closing the mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, &c, for places within the Colony .. ..: ...- 6d For Australian Colonies and Great Britain.. Is See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreign Registration Fees. . -.:. ■ '■' Money . Orders.— These ' are '■ isßue_* at Nelson and Collingwood on any Money Order Office in New Zealand, Australia, YTasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. • ' Commission on Orders payable at following '" places :— ' New Zealand, not exceeding 5/— 6d ... 10/— Is .Australia y.. „- 5/— ls „.; 10Z— 2s Great TSritaih and Ireland, not exceeding— 2Z— is ... sZ— 2s6d .v. 7i— 3s6d „.10Z-i-5s The issue of Orders to' any one applicant for the same pay& Undone day; shall not. exceed'SS^ on Great Britain/ and- ;4o£ on the: Austrsali_fil colonies and Tasmania. ••■ • ,: . Town Delivery of Letters.— -Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 2 - 30 p.m.