POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 248, 19 October 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGE3 FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice:---is ot 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 game Proviuce: — Not exceeding Joz ... ... 2d Over loz, 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. Postottice within the Colony: — No exceeding §oz ... ... 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 £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. cjgylon Not exceeding hoz ... ... 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 Kates at the Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffic-e in the Colony for delivery at any Postottice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4& Over 4oz, but under Boz.. ... ... 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 eachFor other foragu places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, boo-k or other packet for any place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and many foreign countries, m.iy be registered at any Postorface, duriug office hours, on payment instamps affixed to die letters, &c, of the required, fee; and oa 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 place* within the Colony . . ... ... Gd For Australian Colonies and Great Britain*. IsSee Table of Katea 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/ — is ... 10/ — 2sGreat Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — •2.1— Is ... 5/— 2s6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10/— -5sThe issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 25? on Great Britain, and 40/ oa the Australian* colonies and Tasmania. Town De'rrery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.m. and 230 p.m.