POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 288, 5 December 1868, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

GENERAL CHARGES FCJR POSTAGE. j - Town Letter's. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postuffice:-— JSot, exceeding £oz~ ... ... Id Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz . 2d Country Letters.— Posted at an_y Postoffice within . the Colony, for delivery at auy oihfer Postoffice in the 6aiue Proviuce: — ."•.'■ Not exceeding Joz ... .-.. 2d . Over ioz, 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 Joz ... ... 3d Over.jjoz, but under 10z... • ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters: — For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States, British A.meriCa and West Indies, and Ureal JJritaini — Kot exceeding £oz ... . ... 6d_ Over j__oz, but under 10z... v ... 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 ... ... la 6d Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 2s ls 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 Australiau Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d Over 4oz, but under Boz.. ... -... Bd> 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 Eor other foreigu 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 auy Postoffice, during office hours, on pay meut in stamps affixed to the letters, Sec, of the required fee; aud ou presentation at the Postoffice window at least one hour prior to the time for closing the maif by. which it is to be forwarded, '■> Registration Fee on letters, &c,, for places withiu 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 Urder Office in New Zealaud, AustraUa, Tasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5/ — 6d .V.. 10/ — ls Australia -„. 5/ — ls ... 10? — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 2l—ls ... 5/— 2s 6d ...-?/— as 6d ... 10/-— sg The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 25/ on Great liritain, and 40/ ou the Australian . colonies and las mania. Town De ivery of Letters, — Letter carriers der., liver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.iu. and 2*30 p.m.