POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 204, 28 August 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postyffice: — 3S'ot exceeding Joz ... * ... Id Ovti- aoz, 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 game 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 delivery at any other Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding £oz ... ... 3d Over i}-oz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreigo Letters:— For Australia,Tasmania, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies, and Great Britain:^ — Not exceeding Joz ... ... 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 und Great Britain: — ; .. Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under Boz.. ... ... 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Soz ... Bd. Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies... ... ... Id each For otlier foreign places, see Table of Rates. .Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other packet tor any place in' New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and mauy r foreign countries, may be registered at auy Fostoffice, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to the letters, Sec, of the required fee; and on presentation, at the Postoffice window ut least one hour prior to the time for closing- the mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, Sec, 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 issued at Nelson and Collingwood on any Money Order Office in Kew Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 51— 6 d ... 10/ — Is Australia „ 5/ — is ... 10/ — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 21— Is ... 5/— 2s6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10/— ss The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 25/ on Great Britain, and ,40/ ou the Australian colonies and Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters. — Letter carriers der, . liver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice J at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.