THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 226, 10 September 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

IWe publish for peneral information, the New Rate of Postage in force from and after April 1, 1862 :— | NEW ZEAL AND. ' IIA™.™L r°^ TAGE CHARGEABLE ON SaJSES NEWSpAPBRS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. w . . —Inland Letters. Not exceeding A 0z... hxiueduig J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. *" 44 „ loz., „ ft 2oz. '* &1 Rr( , ,?•—To the-United Kikgbom. iJy houtliampton or by direct ship— iVotexceaimgAoz... .... gj i-xceeduig A oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz. "j7 ft 1 oz., „ M 2 oi. '" 2s By Marseilles— Jot exceeding 4 0T ... .. ># q - bxceeding \ oz., and not exceeding £ oz. "" jg ;; lot; ;; ;; $£ >is-9/ And so on, being an addition to the oSnary postaS' at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce/ Vo^*'

3.—To Beitish Colonies and Foreign Couxtkizs Not exceeding \oz .. •• .. .. 6d. xceeisng £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 13.. „ 1 oz., „ ~ 2 oz. ?.. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. £Sw* Except in the following cases, where Bpecial rates are payable. 4*. —To TUB CoXTINEKT OF EUROPE Via TRIESTE. Not exceeding \ oz .. .. .. Is. 6d. Exceeding J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. -3s. ~ 1 oz., „ „ 2oz. .. 63. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 5. —To Syria axi> TaaKEY. Letters will l>e forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission v'ni the United Kiagiom). an 1 will be changed as follows:— Not exceeding i oz. ... I lid. Exceeding \ oi..and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. And so on, increasiug one shilling and tenpence for every additional Ounce or fraction of an ounce. J3. —To Chixa ajtc> the Eastern Archipelago. Letters ad irtssed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phi'lipine Islands. fava, Sumetra, Borneo, L*baan, the Moluccas, and oiam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding .} oz. ... .. .. .. Is • Exceeding J oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. ..2s And so on, increasing two shilling for every addiiouai ounce or fraction of an ounc*». 7.—To Naval Officers oh Foreign Stationr Letters addressed to Oiiicers serving oa board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through tkn United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows: — Not exceeding h 0z.... ... ... ... la Exceeding A oz.J and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. . ~ 1 oz., ~ ~ 2 oz. ... 43. And so en, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Seajiex and Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers ia Her Majesty's service will be transmitted within the Colony, and between the Colony and any Post Office in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny, provided that the following regulations are obs~rvel :— 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, and signed by the officer at the me in command 3. The postage must be pre-paiL Every letter of this utscripdon, posted or received in this Colony not in accordance with the foregoing resrulation, will be treated as an ordinary etter 9.—Fees* Letters. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Miiitary Forces, are exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on the service of which the letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing vldiuonal expense on the Colonial Government. Letters ou the public service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words, "On the Public Service"only,' aid the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 10. —Registered Letters. Le_'ertratiou Fee ... ... .. la In a Iditiou to the ordinary postage chargeable on any letter. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table we •übjoiuel. NEWSPAPERS. 1. To any part of the Colony, it" published in the Colony, and posted wittiia seven i days from publication .. • .. Free. If not published inthe Colony, or not ~ pasted within seven days from publication, each .. .. " .. .. Id, 2. To tsie United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship" .. .. .. Fr^f. To the United kingdom, via Marseilles, eich .. .. .. ..3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... ... 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... id And so on, at the rat f cne penny for ever addi t'wnal two ounces. Note.- For the Postage-chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, s*;e tuiile (A) subioined. UOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, or to the Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. » Soz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d And so on, increasing eight pence for every additianil half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 'I. To the following British Colonies— Ascension lonian Islands Bermuda Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Caua-.la Newfoundland Cape of G'Ykl Hope* Nova Scotia Faikhn.l Islands Prince Edward Island Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland VancouverVlsland' Not ex-.-eedinj; 4 oz. ... ... * ... • 7^ Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding S oz. ... Is. 2d S' J»- ■• t, lo oz. ... 2s. 4d. ao-l so on. increasing one shilling- and two pence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. PRXI'AYJIENT BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapera posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by aifixin^ postage labels the colony of sufficient value. ° lo.^sh LErraiw. All letters received from beyond S3as,at any Post OSc-3 in this Colony, which have not been regularly parted at the plaoe of despatch (loose letters) are chargeable with foil postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters vhich it is not compulsory by law to send by post, iv which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. ItreUFFICIKXT PATMEXT. Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of pastage, and adore .sal to places within the Colony or to the Umced Kingdom, it bearing at least a single ra.t«. *-ill be forwarded and charged with the postage defco**-, and another single rate as a fine. Letters and pa-kets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets otherwise ad-oressed, not beariiur the full postage chargeable, will be deia r.ed and returned to the sender in all cases wh 2 re 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 d.'hvered or forwarde-1 to the person addressed on application, -within six months, at the oSice where s:irae were po>tel, and payment of the deficient postage 1a stamps. BOOK-PACKETS TO BS OPEX FOR ISSPECriOS. tvery book-packet shall be ssnt opeu at the'ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed agnin-rt inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written in the CONTENTS. With the above limitation?, a packet-book may contam any number of separate books, maixs, prints, orpnoto-raphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum* or parchment, either printed, written on or main' (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) with thft binding, covering or mounting attached or belonging to such book' prmt map, or photograph, and all thinss legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any endosed literary or artistic matter but exclude of glass m any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover REGISTRATION , Any person can have a letter registered by affixinir lonit by means of the proper labels'the amount of the , registration lee, in addition to the proper poslaee and ! praeututg it at a Post Office during SfltoSSoS? and at least one hour before the closino- of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution wii be adopted to ensure the safe delivervof a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bilS and obtamag arjcapt for tbesame ondelmrv.AstS Post Office, however is not responsible for th*e loss 01 any letter, whether registered or otherwise, pe^n, sending bank notes or drafts are adused to takethe numbers aud particulars, and to cut the noL or drafts in halves, and to send them by SffSeZ HE-DIRECTION. Letters, newspaper, and packets wil be re-direct from one Post Offace to another on the written structions of the j^n addressed, but on r2dft.«o; are charareab c with a new and distinct rateofW age, to be paid on delivery. ot Po3*" PENALTIES. tion in the nature of a Site? iT^v « muiuca-book-packet areliable to ! "XSj of JS^^ °T p.ar calculated to retard £ fiaS PaC^Ct ap" l CEOSBIE WARD, PostmW-General.