POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. TownLetters. — Posted at any Postoffiee within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffiee: — Not exceeding Joz ... ...Id Over Joz, but under 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2d Country Letters. — Posted at any Postoffiee within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffiee 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 Postoffiee within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffiee 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 \oz .... ... 6d Over |oz, but under 10z... ... Is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 1 s For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore, -China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius Natal, St. Helena, &c. " ceylon Not exceeding Joz ... ...Is 6d Over but under 10z... ... . 2s Is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2s ls For further particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of Rates at the Postoffiee. Book Packets and Bankers' and.Pattern Parcels, posted at any Postoffiee in the Colony for delivery at any Postoffiee 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, European 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 any place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colonies, and many foreign countries, may be registered at any Postoffiee, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to the letters, &c, of the required - fee; and on presentation at the Postoffiee 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., ls See Table of Rates at .the Postoffiee for Foreign Registration Fees. - Money Orders. — These are issued at Nelson and Collingwood on any Money Order Office in New Zealand, AustraUa, Tasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5l — 6d ..-. 10/ — Is Australia „ sl— ls ... 101 — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 21— ls ... i5/ — 2s 6d ... 71— 38 66 ... lol—sa The issue of Orders to any one applicant for the same payee in one day shall not exceed 251 on Great Britain, and 40/ on the Australian colonies and Tasmania. Town Delivery of Letters. — Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffiee at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 292, 10 December 1868, Page 4
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485POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 292, 10 December 1868, Page 4
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