POSTAL INFORMATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 6, 8 January 1869, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMA TION.

GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. TownLetters. — Postedat any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice:— Not exceeding £bz ... ... ld Over £oz, but uuder 10z... ... 2d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2d Country Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within tbe Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice in the eame Province: — Not exceeding goz ... ... 2d Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 4d Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 4d Interprovincial Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within tiie Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding _ oz ... ... 3d Over ioz, but under 10z... ... 6d Every additional oz, o r fraction of oz 6d Intercolonial and Foreign Letters: — For Australia, Tasmania, Panama, Uuited States, British Ame* rica and West ludies, and Great Britain: — Not exceeding £oz ... ... 6d Over ioz, 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. cevlon Not exceeding £oz ... ... ls 6d Over £oz, 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 Postolfice within the. Colony, or for Australian Colonies and Great Britain: — Not exoeeding 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... ... ... ldeacli For other foreigu places, see Table of Rates. Registered Letters. — Any prepaid letter, newspaper, book or other packet for auy place in New Zealand, United Kingdom, British Colouies, and many foreign countries, may be registered at auy Fostoffice, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to the letters, &c, of the required fee; and ou presentation at the Postoffice window at least one bour prior to the time tor closing the mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, &o, for places within tlie Colony .. ... ... 6d For Australian Colonies aud Great Britain., ls 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 Ntw Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, or Great Britain and Ireland. Commission on Orders payable at following places: — New Zealand, not exceeding 5.— 6d ... 10/— ls Australia „ 5/ — ls ... 10/— 2a Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 2/— ls ... Sl— 2s 6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10/— 5a 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 colouies and Tasmania. Town Delirery of Letters.— Letter carriers deliver twice a day, leaving the Chief Postoffice at 9 a.ra. and 2'30 p.m.