THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 263, 23 October 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate f Postage in force from and after April 1, 1862 •— - NEW ZEALAND ' ATES OP POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOK. PACKETS POSTED* IN THE COLONY LETTERS. —Inland Letters. Not exceeding £ 0z... ... .. <>% £d Exceeding £ ozT, and not exceeding 1 oz. '", 4d* „ loz., , ~ 2oz. '". 8d! And so on, increasing fourpehce for every additional unce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kingdom. By Southampton or by direct ship— Not exceeding .J 0z... .. .. .. 6d' Exceeding A oz7. and not exceeding 1 oz. ... is* „ loz., „ „ 2oz. ... 25." And so on, increasing one shilling- for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles— Not exceeding 4 0z... .. .. #t> g c » i Exceeding £ 03., and not exceeding £ oz. *." Is*. » £ oz-» « „ $oz. Is. 9d. „ |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 IS ot exceeding £oz .. .. .. # , g^ Exceeding £ oz.,aud no exceeding 1 oz. *.* Is." „ loz., „ „ 2oz. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. gSr" Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. £.— To tub Continent of Ectropb via Trieste. Wot exceeding £ oz.. - .. .. Is. 6d Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ..' 3g. ~ 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 ior transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows •— Not exceeding £ oz. ... -# " jjj Exceeding £ oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz! "is lOd And sj on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction 0 an ounce. 6 —Tv China and the Eastern Akchipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine islands fava, Suinetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and biain, are chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding .3 oz. ... .. .. .. 1 Exceeding \ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. * * 2a Audsoou, increasing two shilling for every* addilonal ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7. —To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, ic/wn sent through t/ie UntUd Kingdom are chargeable as follows: — No exceedin i0z.... ... ... j s Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ..'. 2s. A ," ? z '> >> » 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 be transmitted within the . Colony, and between the Colony and any_Post Office in the Jinuish 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, and signed by the officer at the me in command 3. The postage must bo pre-paid. Every letter o£ this description, posted or received in this Colony not in accordance with the loregoiug regulation, will be treated as an ordinary etter J 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. 13 ut such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing idditional 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,' 1 and the signature of some oriicer of the General Government authorised to frank oihcial letters. 10.—JiEaiBXKRKD Letters. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... i s in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the Colony, if published in the Colony, and posted witnin seven days from publication .. .. Free. If not published iuthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. .. ~ i(j t 2. To the U uited Kingdou, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. .. Free. To tiie Unitea Kiugaom, via Marseilles, each .. .. .. .. 3^ 3. To tlie Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... ... 2d. 4. Tv ayria and Turkey through the United Kingdom;, not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... id .•ind so on, at the rat f one penny for ever addi ual two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to oiuur countries, through the United Kingdom, see tanie subjoined. BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not oxeeediue; 4oz ... ... ... 4d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. - „ Boz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d And so on, increasing eight pence for every additianal half-pound, or fraction ot' hulf-a-pouud. 2. To the following British Coloniea— Ascension lonian lalands 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. ... ... ... 7a Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d Boz.. ~ „ 16 oz. ... 2b. 4d. and bo on, increasing one shilling- and two pence for every half-DOund, or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPAYMENT BY 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 I Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly l 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. . 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 nbove limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or photographs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written ou, or plain, (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 things legiti mately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or* artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any fovm. 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 th« registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, andpresenting it at a Post Office during office hours* and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every pre. caution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery ot a registeied letter, by entering it on the letter bills, ana obi ainine areceipt tor the same on delivery .As the Post Office, however is not responsible for the losa .jf any letter, whether registered or otherwise, pereons sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the note* or drafts in halves, and to send them by different post PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letter* not liable to 'xemptioh, or' enclo&lng a, couununica* toon in the najuje of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet u&tabje to a penalty oi £20. OVERHAND CARRIAGE. «o Postmaster will be required to: receive any Rook-packet for transmission" by an overland mail, v from its weight or any other *eaus»e the packet appear calculated to• retord fthe carrier. CKO^BIB WAKD, Po«maßter^Geiicr«L