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New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume IV, Issue 322, 7 February 1844, Page 1

Seamen's Friend Society. A SERVICE conducted by the Ministers, in connection with the above Society, .tofJU be held every Sunday afternoon in the Scotch Church, Lambton Quay. Seamen and persons connected with shipping are especially invited to attend. Service to commence at half-past 3 p.m. The "Bethel" flag will be hoisted at the N.E. angle of the Church, from half' an hour, previous to the commencement of the service, until its close. January 26, 1844. ' ' On Sale, THE NEW ZEALAND PORTFOLIO, conducted by H. S. Chapman, (of the Middle Temple.,) Barrister-at-Law. . No. I. — A Letter to the -Right Hon. Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, " On the Administration of Justice in New Zealand." No. ll.— Letter to John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., " On the Advantages which would accrue to English Capitalists from the establishment of a Loan Company for New Zealand, similar to the Australian Trust Company." No. 111. — "An Address to the New Zealand Land Proprietors resident in the United Kingdom, on several matters of importance to their interests." jNo. IV. — " On the Financial condition of Nfcw Zealand," by Charles Terry, Esq., F.R.S., FjS.A. No. V. — 1. " Observations on facilitating Emigration to New Zealand, by means of Moderate Charges for Chief and Fore-Cabin Passages." In a Letter to Joseph Somes, Esq. &c. &c. By H. S. Chapman. 2. " A Letter on Banking in New Zealand." By Arthur T. Holroyd, Esq. No. VI. — " Observations on the Advantages of a Representative Assembly for New Zealand." General title and introduction to the Series. PRICE SIXPENCE. HpiJEiE Nelson Examiner and New Zealand J. Chronicle (published at Nelson,) is reguJ«*lm iraaamitted-to Wellington, and may be*. : Aikd *t the~ottteeT>f this "pajtef: "-" <" '' The Nelson Examiner will be found- an excellent medium for advertisers. ". Terms for the paper, ten shillings per quarter payable in advance. Orders for the paper and advertisements received at the Office of this paper. POSTAGE. To Subscribers, other Newspaper Establishments, and Commanders of Vessels. — la 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 ourselves 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. One penny each will amount to eight shillings and eight pence per annum upon our paper. This sum we shall be obliged to 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 carry our notice into. effect. In. future English subscribers who have not paid their subscriptions in accordance with our notice, and who desire to 'have our Gazette must apply to our London Agent, Mr. Bowler., at the New Zealand Company's Office, London, to whom we have been forwarding for some time past and to whom we shall continue to forward fifty copies of the Gazette. The only difference win be .this, that heretofore we have sent them through the post, and now we must send them by private opportunity, as it may offer, of which the Postage Regulations permit ; they will consequently not Toe obtained so frequently. As we shalMrave to -pay postage on all 'papers we send to or receive from the colonies, w,e must decline the greater, part of our exchange papers, as, the tax would fall very severely upon our small establishment. Those who cease, after this to receive our paper, will please 'therefore tounderstandour reason as now given. Wie ihave been in :the habit of giving our paper to the master? of , all ships in harbour. This has -been, a- heavier tax than many would suppose, aiifl the tax has been the more felt as the masters of j sbips have rarely forwarded us papers.'iareturn, .or afforded us information of any description.;, -Tp'auch, commanders as send us .papers, or render us -useful information, we *halll>e'happy still to give the Vazette ; but the heavy expense of postage to which *we shall now be exposed, makes it necessary , for us i to econor . miseiall:thjj means ,in .our , power. We there- , fore announce tthat henceforward this custom . terminates:" 7