THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 261, 21 October 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate oi rostage m force from and after April 1,1862 :■— -.*-,»- EW ZEALAND. &ATBS Op postage CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS; AN D BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. ~ LETTERS. —Inland Letters. Hot exceeding h 0z... ... .. ,„ 2d. Exceeding 4 v£, and not exceeding 1 oz. ... . 4d. „ loz., „ „ 2oz. ... Bd. And bo on. increasing fourpence for every additional unce or fnt^tton of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kingboh. By Southampton or by direct shipNot exceeding I 0z... " .. .. .. 6d. Exceeding £ ozT. and not exceeding 1 oz. ... Is. » } oz., „ „ 2oz. ... 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding £ 0z... .. .. ... 9d. Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding h oz. ... Is. » h oz., „ „ | oz. Is. 9d. ~» f oz-» » »» loz- - 2s. And so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce. 3. -To British Colonies and Foreign Countries Not exceeding \oz .. .. .. .. 6d. Exceeding £ oz., and no exceeding 1 oz. .. Is.. » 1 oz., „ ~ 2oz. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 4** Except in the following cases, where special rates arc- payable. 4.—To the Continent or Europe ma Trieste. Not exceeding \ oz .. .. .. Is, geL Exceeding \ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s. ~ ' loz., _ „ „ 2oz. .. 6s. And .so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Turkey. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— ! Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... Hd Exceeding £ oz..and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounc« or fraction o an ounce. ,6 —To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Philippine Islands, pavii, Sumatra, Borneo, Lab'uan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding A oz. .. .. .. ..1 Exceeding J oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2z And so on, increasing two shilling for every addiional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. —To Naval Ofpickrs on Foreign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the Unxt<id Kingdom are chargeable as follows:— No exceedin ... ... ... Is Exceeding A oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ~ oz., „ ~ 2 oz. ... 4s. 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 ba 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 obBerved :— 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-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 etter 9.—Free Letters. 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 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 additional 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 Government authorised to frank official letters. 10.—Registered Letters. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... Is in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any pori. of the Colony, if published in tie Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. .. Free. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. .'. Id 2. To the United Ivingdon, viei Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. .. Free. To the United kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .. .. ..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 one penny for ever addi nal two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding loz ... ... ... 4d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. „ 8 oz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d And so on, increasing eight pence for every additianal half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pouud. 2. To the following British Colonies— Ascension lonian Islands Bermuda Natal British West Indies New Brunswick Canada Newfoundland Cape of Good Hope* Nova Scotia Falkland Islands Prince Edward Island Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland Vancouver's [Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... _ ... ... 7d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d Boz.. ~ „ 10 oz. ... 2s 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling- and two pence for every half-nound, or fraction of half a-pound. PREPAYMENT 3Y STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage abels the colony of sufficient value. LOOSH LETTERS. All letters received from beyond seas,at any Post Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly posted at the place of despatch (loose letters), are 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, it bearing at least a single rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, 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 the 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 Sostage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their estination nor returned to the sender ; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed, on application, within six months, at the office where same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. BOOK-PACKETS TO BE OPEN FOR 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 any thing printed or written in the nature of a letter. ' CONTENTS. . "With the above limitations, a fpacket-book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, 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 the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map/ or photograph, and all tilings legiti mately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or* artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. REGISTRATION. Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of tk« registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, ant presenting it at a Post Office, during otficehours, Jnd at least one hour before the closing of the mail bj which it is desired to be transmitted. Every p~ caution will be adopted.to ensure, the dehvery a _ registered letter, by ontenng it on the letter bJIs and obtaining areceipt fop the same, ondelivery. Asth. Post Office, Wever is not responsible for the loss o

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 post t Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper pi book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. OVERLAND CARRIAGE. No Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, v from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. CROSBIB WARD. Postmaster-General.