POSTAL INFORMATION. GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice 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 same Proviuce: — 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 Po3toffice within the Colony:— No exceeding Joz ... ... 3d 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 Joz ... ... 6d Over Joz, 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 Boz ... 8d Newspapers for delivery within, the Colony, Australia, .India, Great Britain, Europeau 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 aiiy 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 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 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 51— 6 d ... 10/— ls Australia „ 5/— ls ... 10?— 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 21— Is ... 5/— 2s 6d ... 71— 3s 6d ... 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/ 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 230 p.m. rTIHE NELSON EVENING MAIL, published X Daily, at Four p.m. Price One Penny. SCALE OF ADVERTISEMENTS :— First Insertion, Three lines and under ... ... ... Is. Six lines 2s. Nine lines ... 3a. For every additional line above niae ... 2d. . For more than one Insertion. Three lines, 3s. 6d. per week 10s. per month. Six lines 7s. Od. „ 20s. „ Nine lines 10s. Od. „ 30s. „ For longer advertisements, reduced rates. Advertisers are requested to send in their Advertisements not later than HAur-PAsr Two p.m. Advertisers are requested to specify the number of insertions on their Advertisements, or they will be continued and charged until countermanded. Persons desirous of discontinuing their adver--1 tiseinants must send in a written order to the office, before 10 o'clock a.m., on the day of publication. LIST OF A.GENTS. Waimea-road ... Mr. W.Marris Wakapuaka ... Mr. J. Gilbert. Stoke .. .«. Mr. J, Smith. Richmond ... ... Special Messenger. Hope ... ••• Mr. W. Jessop. Spring Grove Mr. W. Bottrell. Wakefleld Mr. E. Hooper. Foy-hill ... ... Mr. J. Grove. Waimea West & Appleby Mr. L. Droni Waimea West ... Mr. P. Spanger. Upper Moutere ... Mr. Simons Motueka and Riwaka Mr. R. Sutcliffe. .„ , Mr. S. Bachholz, Waitapu ... ... M». J. ReiilyCollingwood ... • Mr. W. C. HileyV Takaka ... ... Mr. A. Dodson. „ Mr. G.Tayior. Bridge Hotel ... Mr. J. Silcocks, Westport ... ... Mr.T.Anslowv Dunedin .- ... ... Mr. T;R,r Wheeled Sydney and Melbourne Messrs. Gordon '& Gotch. London ... Messrs. Gordon' & Gotch.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 210, 4 September 1868, Page 4
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707Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 210, 4 September 1868, Page 4
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