POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAL CHARGES TOR POSTAGE. TownLetters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice: — Not exceeding ioz ... ... ld Over ioz, bat under 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction ot" oz 2d Country Letters.— Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice in the same 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 PostoiEce within the Colony: — Nu exceeding Joz ... ... 3d Over ioz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Eoreigrr'Letters: — Eor Australia, Tasmania, Panama, United States; British America and West Indies, and Ureat Britain: — Not exceeding ioz ... ... 6d Over |oz, but under 10z... .„. Is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz Is Por India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore, China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Natal, St. Helena, &c. ceY-LOM Not exceeding ioz ... ... Is 6d Over ioz, but under 10z... ... 2s Is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2s Is Por further particulars of' foreign Letter.Postage, see Table of Rates at tlie Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffice in the Colony for de* livery at any Postoffice within the Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exceeding 4oz ... ... - ... 4d Over 4oz, but under 8oz„. ... ... 8d Every additional Boz, or fraction of Soz ... 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Australia, India, Great Britain, European Conttnent, Panama, United States, British America and West Indies... ... ... Id each For other foreign places, see Table of Rate3. 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 Jfosioliice, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to ihe 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, 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 Nbw -Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Great Britain nnd Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5l — 6d ... 10/ — Is Australia „ 5/ — Is ... 10/ — 29 Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding— 2/— ls ... 5/— 2s Cd ... 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/ 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.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 289, 7 December 1868, Page 4
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485POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 289, 7 December 1868, Page 4
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