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Otago Daily Times, Issue 150, 9 May 1862, Page 7

MilsT-ULAiaS INVJiSTiMIiNT. To Merchants, ('apii.ili^ta &c. BUSINESS PREMISES IN STAFFORDSTREET. FOR SALE," those well situated and commodious pv.>ii'i~es in Stafford-street, irt piesent occupied by the Undersigned. An early pofsession can be given. For terms and full pnrtirul:;is aiii:lj to WKBB, I'ANTLIN & CO. I7\ 0 R SALE, by the undersigned: ' 5 tons Cossipore sugar 1000 bushels best Baltic oats 100 casks botiJed ale 100 boxes marble soap CO do, purified tallow candles 20 bales prepared iltvx mftttressw 1 bale .seau ecd do. -. 20 tons Wellington potatoes 5 do. do. onions 1 do. do. apples Chests, haif-cheists and boxes finest congou tea 10 quarter-casks Otard's brandy • J. & It. UAIttD, Princes-Btree 21st March, 1562. 0~~ N S A L E. —' EXCHANGE SALE ROOMS, 10 cases Siucloir's hams. EDWARD CASPER & CO.

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rates of Postage in force from and after April 1,1862 : — NEW ZEALAND. KATES OF POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. 1. —Inland Letters. Not exceeding h 0z... ... .. •■■ 2d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 4d. ~ ~ 1 oz., ~ • „ 2 oz. ... Sd. And so on, increasing fourpenco for every additional onuce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the Unitkd Kingdom. By Southampton or hy direct sliip— Not exceeding X 0z... .. •• .. Cd. Exceeding i ozT. and not exceeding 1 oz. ... Is. „ 1 oz., „ ~ 2oz. ■••.-. 2sAnd so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not "exceeding ioz ... .. •• ... SoExceeding | oz., and riot exceeding £ oz. ... is. „ \ oz., „#■ „ .{Joz. Is. 9d. „" i cz., ~ ~ 1 o?" ■■■ 2sAnd s'd on, being an addition to the ordinary postage, at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce. S.—To British Colonies and Foreign Couktmks Not exceeding loz .. . • •• •• 6d. Exceeding J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. Is.. ■„■■ 1 oz., „ ~ 2oz. .. 2s. And bo on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of au ounce. S«y" Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4,_To the Continent op Europe via Trieste. Not exceeding 4 oz .. .. '-• Is. Gd. Exceeding A oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. <is. loz., „ „ 2oz. .. Cs. Apd sQ.on, increasing three, shillings for every additipual ounce or fraction of an ounce. , s.—To Syria and Turret. - Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa (unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— Not exceeding I oz. ... .... ••• ••• 11<|Exceeding \ oz,. and not exceeding 1 os. Is. lUd. And so on, "increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang. Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Flnlhpine Islands. Java, Sunietra, Borneo, Labusin, the Moluccas, and Biam, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding Joz. ... .. .. .. Is Exceeding I oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. /a And sd on, increasing two shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7_ To Natal -Officers on Foreign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers'serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows:— ... .. . ■ . : Not exceeding J0z.... ... ... ••• jt sBxceeding h oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. „■, loz., „ „ 2oz. ... is. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ■-.',; B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be transmitted within the Colony, andbetweeh the Colony and "any Post Office in the British dominions, at a- charge of One Penny, provided that*the following regulations are observed :— % 1. Each letter "must not exceed half an ounce in weight. "~* 2. It' must be superscribed with the name of the " writer, his description or class, in the vessel or regiment, nnd- Signed by the officer at the iiinein command ■ ' ' : . .. ' 8. The postage must be pre-paid. ; Every letter of this description, posted _or received in this Colony not in accordance with the ■ foregoing^ regulation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. "' , .■■..-',-■,-:. 9.—Free Letter*. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and .Military Forces, are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her ilnjesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on the service" of which the tetter is despatched. But such letters, cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, pr one entailing' tilditionnl expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words, " On the Public Service only,'' and the signature "of some officer of the General GoTeixment authorised to frank official letters. 10. —Registebed Letters. Rfgcstration Fee ... . ... •• ••• Is In addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table (B) subjoined. ' . NEWM'APERS. • 1. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication . • .. Freft. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. ..... .. Id. S. To the United Kingdon,[ti« Southampton, • or by direct ship .. .. _ •• Free. To the Uiiifed'Kingdom, yia Marseille's, '(Each' '' .. •■".■' •■ .. Bd. 8. Tothe Continent of Europe, .via Trieste, each ' ... '...'■ ... ..: . 2d. i. To Syria and- Turkey (not through the , ' 'United Kingdom),; not exceeding two ounces ... ... •;• ••• 3d. And so on, jit the rate of one penny for every addiiioial'two ounces. Note.—For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through tha United Kingdom, ccc table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, •or to the United Is ingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4. oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. „ 8 oz., ~ „ lC'oi... Is. id. And bo ' on, increasing eight pence for every additianal half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies— Axeension lonian Islands Bermuda S atal T, British West Indies New Brunswick Canada Newfoundland Cnpe of Good Hope* Nova Scotia Talkland Islands Prince Edward Island Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland Vancouver s Island And '--o on, increasing one shilling and two pence for vtrv naif-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. ' PBEPAYSIENT BY STAMPS. , All letters, packets, and newspapers, posted m Kw Zealani must be prepaid by nifixing .postage birth of the colony of sufficient value,