POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 188, 11 August 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters.— Posted at any Po'stoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice: — 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 6ame Province:—' Not exceeding £uz ... ... 2d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters.— Posted at any Postofflce within the Colony, for delivery at aDy other Postoffice within the Colony:— No exceeding Joz ... „,. $<j Over $oz, but 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 £oz, but under 10z... ... is 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 10z... ... 2s Is Every additional oz, or 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 ... ... *. 4d Over 4oz, but under Boz.. ... *,» 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Boa 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies... .... M 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 be registered at any Postoffice, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to the letters, &c, of the required fee; and ou 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 Greafc Britain.. Is See Table of Rates at the Postoffice for Foreign Registration Fees. Money Orders. — These are issued at Nelson and Collingwood on any Money Order Office in New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/ — 6d ... 10/ — Is Australia „ 5/ — la ... 10/— 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 2/— ls ... 5/— 2»6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10/— 5a The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 25i on Great Britain, and 40/ on the Australian 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.