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New Zealander, Volume XXI, Issue 2252, 18 October 1864, Page 3

BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any paor tf the Coiony.the Australan Colonies, or to the United Kingdlom, via Snothampton. Not exceeding 4 oz *j* Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Bd. Boz. „ „ 16 oz. ls.4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every adOitional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies : Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope,* Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Heligoland, Not exceeding 4 oz. ... lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island. 7d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. Is. 2d. Boz. „ „ 16 oz. 2s. 4d. And so on, increasing one shilling and twopence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound.

BANKERS' PARCELS, Containing only Bank Notes, Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Passbooks, or Bank Returns sent bv or to any Bank, or Banker, within tha Colony, (prowled such parcels are securely closed and sealed, and contain no letter or communication in the nature of a letter, and bear along with the address of such parcel, the words "Banker's Parcel, without Letter," subscribed by the sender of such parcel, with his name and address.) shall be received as Book Packets and shall be transmitted, within the colony, at tho same rate as Book Packets. REGULATIONS. Prepayment by Stamps.—All letters, packets and newspapers if liable to postage, -posted in New Zealand must be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the Colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters. —All letters received from beyond seas at any Post-office in this Colony, which have not 'been regularly posted at tho place of despatch (loose letters), arc chargeable with full postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to send by post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. Insufficient Payment. Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, if bearing at least a bingle rate, will bs forwarded, and charged with the postage defici.-nt, and another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage and all letters and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing tho full postage chargeable, will be detained and returned to the sender in all cases where practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable can neither be forwarded to their destination nor returned to the sender; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on application, within six months, at the office where the same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. This rule applies also to letters for the Colony of

Victoria. , , Bi-gis-'katiok.—Any person can have a lotter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours, and at least one hour before the closing 01 me xviuu uj »"»»»""; ~. mitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensuro the safe delivery of a registered letter by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, however, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending Bank Notes or Drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the Notes or Drafts in halves, and to send them by different posts. , _ , Re-direction—Letters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed from o ie Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. PrNALTiES.— Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any Newspaper or Book-packet, is liable to a penalty of £2O. Size and Weight.—No Book-packet or packet ot newspapers will be received, nor will any Postmaster be required to receive any letter, if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. T Book-packets to be open por Inspection.— Every Book-packet shall be sent open at the ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor anything printed or written in the nature of a letter. ~ . ~ -r> 1 Contents.—With the above limitations, a BookPBcket may contain any number of separate books maps prints, or photographs, and any quantity of paper vellum, or parchment, either printed, written oni or plain, (exclusive of anything in tho nature of a letter, whether sealed or open), with the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map or phograph, and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive ot glass in any form. The names and addresses of the sender may appear on the cover. Overland Carriage.—No Postmaster will be required to receive any Book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, if from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. TABLE A. Rates of Postage on Letters, Newspapers, and Bookpackets, posted in New Zealand, and forwarded via the United Kingdom to the undermentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries ; the postage in all cases muss be paid in advance.

AND PREPAID TO DESTINATION. COUNTRIES, ETC. Not 2 0Z - Africa, West Coast 0 11 Ascens ion ..15 Belgium •• 0 9 Bermuda • • 1 ° Brazil •• 1 5 Buenos Ayres .. 15 California .. 17 Canada •• 011 Cape of Good Hope 1 5 Chili .. 2 5 Costa Rica .. 15 Cuba •• I 5 Ecuador • • 2 5 Falkland Islands 0 11 Gambia ~ 011 Gold Coast .. 011 Grey Town (St. Juan de Nicaragua 0 11 Guadalonpe .- 15 Guatemala . • 15 Havti .. 011 Holland .. 0 6 Honduras .. 1 5 Lagos • • Oil Liberia -? 0 11 Martinique .. 15 Mexico »• 15 Montevideo .. 15 Natal •• 15 New Brunswick Oil Newfoundland.. 0 11 ] New Granada .. 1 5 Nova Scotia .. 011 Oregon .. 17 Pern •• 2 5 Porto Rico .. 15 Prince Edward Is. 0 11 St. Croix - - 15 St. Eustati St. Helena .. 15 St. Martin's .. 15 St. Thomas .. 15 Sandwich Islands 1 7 Sierra Leone «• Oil Surinam .. 15 United States .. 12 Vancouver's Is. 1 7 Venezuela •• 0 11 T\ r estlndies(Brit.) 1 5 d. s. d. s. d. LI 1 10 .. 5 2 10 1 11 Additional. ■ Pre l to desti- — nation. I where frac- ! tional 2 10 111 4 10 I .. 2 10 1 11 4 10 2 10 2 10 1 11 2 10 1 4 10 3 2 10 1 2 10 1 3 22 1 10 1 210 1 4 10 3 2 10 1 210 1 4 10 3 1 10 1 1 10 1 1 10 1