POSTAL INFORMATION.
GENERAI/ CHARGES f6r POSTAGE. Town Letters. — Posted at any Postoffice within the Colony, for delivery at such Postofflee.— 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 eanie 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 I within the Colony, for delivery at any other Postoffice within the Colony: — No exceeding £oz ... ... 3d Over 4oz, 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 Is For India (Ceylon excepted), Penang, Singapore China, Japan, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, ! Natal, bt. Helena, &c. CAcYLOI* Not exceeding £oz ... ... Is 6d Over £oz, but under 10z... ... 2s Is Every additional oz, or fraction of oz 2s Is For further particulars of Foreign Letter Postage, see Table of .hates at the Postoffice. Book Packets and Bankers' and Pattern Parcel*, posted at any Postoflice in the Colony for delivery ac any Postoffice 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 Soz „. 8d Newspapers for delivery within the Colony, Auitralia, India, Great Britain, European Continent, Panama, United states, British America and West ludies... ... ... 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 I'ostothce, during office hours, on payment in ! stamps affixed to the letters, &c, of the required 1 fee; and on presentation ut the Postoffice wiudowr at least one hour prior to the lime for closing the mail by which it is to be forwarded. Registration Fee on letters, &c, for places within the Colony .. ... ... 6J For Australian Colonies and Great Britain.. Is See Table of Rates at the Postoflice for Foreign Registration Fees. Money Orders. — These are issued at Nelson and Colling wood 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/ — It Australia „ 5/ — Is ... 10/ — 2s Great Britain and Ireland, not exceeding — 21— Is ... 5/— 2s 6d ... 7/— 3s 6d ... 10/— fca 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 IV, Issue 32, 9 February 1869, Page 4
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490POSTAL INFORMATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 32, 9 February 1869, Page 4
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