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New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1651, 12 February 1862, Page 6

United Kingdom and the Republic of Venezuela I has been reduced. Upon letters, therefore, forwarded from New Zealand through the United Kingdom to Venezuela, the reduced rate of sd. only for a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, and so on, according to the usual scale, must in future be accounted for to this office. I am, &c., F. Hill. The Postmaster General, &c., &c., &c., Auckland, New Zealand. ORDER IN COUNCIL Making liegulalions for the Management of Post Offices. G. Grey, Governor. At the Government House at Auckland, on Monday, the third day of February, 1862. Present:— His Excellency the Governor in Council. TX 1 ' HERE AS, by the “ New Zealand Post » » Office Act, 1858,” power is given to the Governor in Council from time to time to make Rules and Regulations for the managing of the several Post Offices of the said Colony; for the receiving, despatching, conveying, and delivering of Letters (Including the imposition of Fees for private boxes and deliveries); for the detaining, opening, and return, or other disposal of irregularly posted, unclaimed, and refused letters, or such as from any cause whatsoever cannot be delivered or forwarded, and the contents thereof respectively, and for the publication of the Lists of the same; for the making, custody, and sale of Postage Labels; for the receiving and paying of money in connection with the said Postal Service; and for the conduct of Post Officers; and any such Rules and Regulations at any time in force to alter, vary, or revoke: and, for the purpose of giving effect to the Rules and Regulations so to be made, further power is given to the Governor in Council by the said Act to impose any penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds for any one offence against such Rules and Regulations: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the said recited power and authority, Doth by this present Order, by and with the consent of the Executive Council, Revoke all Regulations heretofore in force, and Make the Rules and Regulations specified in the Schedule hereinafter written, and Doth Impose the Penalties for the infraction thereof respectively as therein set forth ; And Doth further Declare that this Order shall take effect from the First day of April, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. J. Holt, Clerk of the Executive Council. SCHEDULE.

EEGULATK 1. From and after the fir 1862, all Regulations which n for the guidance of Postim management of Post Offices i are hereby cancelled and ann 2. All persons employed ir Department are required to thoroughly acquainted with U Post Office Act, 1858,” and, a to see that it is duly carried intc not specially provided for in will be guided by these oi Regulations or Instructions said Act. ■ " POST OFFICE 3. Each Province of New a Post District for the Regulations. 4. Such Offices in each deemed Post Offices for the Regulations as shall from notified as such by the Postr the New Zealand Gazette Post Office in each District s of the Chief Postmaster. 5. The words “POST Oj and conspicuous characters, r outside every Post Office. 6. Every Post Office shall Public from Ten a.m. to 1 week days, except when ol during the sorting or despatc for one hour on any Sunday a Mail has been received too on the preceding day; and e shall be kept open till Six p.r delivery of the European Mail. General may, however, by sp addressed to any Postmaster, as regards any particular Pos Offices, should jhe circurm require it. 7. -A. Letter-box must be venient and accessible situatio “Post Office Letter-bo;? over it in plain characters; must be such as to provide fo: the Letters. 8. Tables of Postage Rates Despatch of Mails, the Times o Departure of Mails, Lists of Ui and other Post Office notices cation, shall be exhibited in i place outside every Post Offic 9. No person not duly au business of the Department sli into the interior of any Post and any Postmaster or oth allowing or conniving at the