POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAL CHARGES FOR POSTAGE. Town Letters. — Postedlt any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postoffice.—Not exceeding Joz ... ... 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 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 Postoffice 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 Joz, 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. ceylow Not exceeding loz ... ... la 6d Over joz, 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 Postoffice in the Colony for delivery at any Postofflce- 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 Races.
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 Postofflce, during office hours, on payment in stamps affixed to the letters, &c, of the required fee; and on presentation at the Fostoffice 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.. Is See Table of Bates at the Fostoffice 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/— ls Australia „ 5/— ls ... 10/ — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding— 21— is ... 5/~2s6d ... 7/— 3s6d ... 10/— 5s 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 Postofflce at 9 a.m. and 2*30 p.m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 18, 22 January 1869, Page 4
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483POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 18, 22 January 1869, Page 4
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