POSTAGE.

New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume IV, Issue 304, 6 December 1843, Page 1

POSTAGE.

To Subscribers, other Newspaper Establishments, and Commanders of Vessels. — In our paper of September 30, we inserted the latest regulations about Postage. For the convenience of our mercantile friends, we have printed them' upon a half sheet of paper, and they can now be conveniently posted in an office for general reference. We cannot ourselyes gather from the regulations the postage chargeable upon colonial papers posted at Wellington, but we. have been informed that the sum chargeable is one penny per paper. This is a heavy tax, and indeed we suspect the regulations will be found generally to bear severely upon the' colonists, j / One penny each will amount to eight' shillings and eight pence per annum upon our paper. This sum we shall be obliged ip charge quarterly in advance for papers ordered to be sent out of the colony, by persons resident here. More than one 'year since we announced that we would not supply papers to parties residing out of the colony, unless such subscribers arranged for the payment for them through an agent' here. Only two foreign subscribers have attended to this notice, and the heavy expence of postage to which we shall be subject, makes it absolutely necessary "for us now to carrjr our notice into effect. In future English subscribers who hare not paid their subscriptions in accordance with our notice, arid "who desire to have our Gazette "must apply to our ! London Agent, • Mr; Bowler, at the- NewZealand • Company's Office, London, to whom we have been forwarding for .some time, pajst and to whom we shall continue to forward fifty copies of' the Gazette. The only difference will be this, that heretofore- we have serit'-them through the post, and now we must semHhem by private opportunity; as it may offer, of .which the Postage Regulations permit ; they, \rilLcpnsequently not be qbtained so frequently. As we shall have, to pay postage o,n all .papers we send to or receive from the colonies^ we must decline the greater part of our exchange papers, as the tax would fall very severelyjiipon our small establishment. Those who' cease, after this to receive ouv paper, will please therefore to understand. our reason, as now given. * We have been in the habit of giving our , paper to the masters of all ships in harbour. This has been a heavier tax than many would suppose, and the tax has been the more felt as the masters of ships have rarely forwarded us papers in return, or afforded, us. information of any description. To such commanders sb jsend us papers, or render us useful information, we shall be happy still to give the Gaff«tte; but the heavy expense of postage t<s which .we'sball now be exposed, makes it netfesßary for us to economise all the means in our power. Wp therefore announce that henceforward this custom terminates. • \ ■ ~ • ' - ' "

AT JA MEETING of the Committee appointed by the Subscribers to the Fire Reliejifund, held at the Exchange on Monday, the 4th' ofDecemher, 1843, Edward Johnson, JSsq., in the chair, the following statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Fire Belief Fund was submitted to the Meeting, and approved of— Amount of subscriptions received.. £457 4 6 Amount disbursed 395 10 4 Balance in the Bank £61 14 2 Amount awarded to the sufferers. sat £20 each £100 0 0 1 " 15 14 0 0 12 " 12 144 0 0 1 " 9 10«... 910 Q 8 " 8 64 0 0 18 in sums from £1 to £5 49 7 0 •Freight and petty ■ charges 13 13 4 £395 10 4 Disbursed at follow*. ■Building material! £196 511 Tools .. 15 17 1 Clothing, blankets, &c 155 0 10 Flour and provisions 22 11 6 Petty cash disbursements .... 515 0 » £395 10 4 It was moved by the Rev. Robert Cole, A.M., seconded by W. Lyon, -Esq., and carried— That Edward Johnson, Jsso., be appointed to sign the Bank cheques on the part of the Fire Helief Committee, in the place of the late George Hunter, Esq. Moved by Mr. James Wilson, seconded by Mr. George Scott, and carried— That a meeting of the subscribers to the Fire Relief .Fund be catted.for Monday next, the 11th of December, to consider the appropriation of the balance remaining in the Treasurer's hands. ' Edward Johnson, Chairman. - December 5, 1843. THE UNDERSIGNED, having a large extent of land adjoining his farm at the Manawatu, particularly well adapted for depasturing cattle, would be happy to make arrangements 'to receive stock df every description under. his charge. From his long experience hi England in the management of cattle, he. feels. persuaded of being able to. give the fullest satisfaction- to. parties entrusting them to his care. "James Sympns. December 5, 1843. . ' xpUE UNDERSIGNED will be happy to X contract to supply families and others with fire wood, posts, rails, and fencing, materials. -For orders, apply to Mr. Johnson. December 5, .1843.