THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 312, 19 December 1862, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate of Postage in force from and after April 1, 1862 :•— NEWZEALAND. ' RATES OF POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. LETTERS. —Inland Letters ot exceeding £ 0z... ... ■ ~ 2d Exceeding -J oz., and not exceeding 1 *oL "'.' 4da«i" 1- oz '» •" , » 2oz- - Bd. A.ncl so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2.—To the United Kingsom. Jsy Southampton or by direct ship— wot exceeding I 0z... .. .. .. 6d Exceeding £ oz.. 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 \ oz., and not exceeding £ oz. V.'. Is*. » \ oz -> » >, loz. Is. M, aa" 1°. z' j >{ » loz- - — "2s. And so on, being an addition to th~e ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce. 8. -To British Colonies and Foreign Countries Not exceeding £ oz.. .. ~ : .. 6d. xceeding £ oz., and no exceeding 1 oz. .*.* Is ' „ loz., ;,/ „ 2oz. .. 2s. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional! ounce or fraction of an ounce. , . ' &&• Except in the following cases, where special ates are payable. 4.—To the Continent of Europe via Trieste, Not exceeding £ oz.. .. .. Is. 6d 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 £ oz. ... • ... ### Hd Exceeding £ oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz* "is. lOd. And so on, # increasing one shilling and tenpenee for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. 6 —To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or auy part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, fava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and ciiam, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding £ oz. ... .. «. ... 1 Exceeding £ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. ."." 2s And so on, increasing two shilling for every addiional 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, token sent through the United Kingdom are chargeable as follows:— No'exceedin bz.i.. ... ... ,„ i s Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .'.'.* 2s. .~" s>z--»5 >z--» ■>> » 2oz' ... 4s. And so on, mireasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of aa ounce. B.—To Navaii Seamen am> 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 aay 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, and Bigned by the officer at the me in command 3. The postage must be pre-paid, Every letter of this description, pasted or re» ceived in. this Colony not in accordance with the foregoing regulation, will be treated as an ordinary etter 9.—Frek 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 ia 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 idditional expense on the Colonial Government. ""Letters on-thß 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 Go vernmenfc authorised to frank official letters.' '10.—Registered Letters. ' Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... i s in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as xhibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the Coltey, if published in the Colony, and posted within seven, . days'from publication .5. .. Free. If not published'inthe Colony, or not posted Tvithin seven days from publica- * tion, each .. ♦. '" ;v ".. rld 2. To the United Kingdon,wa Southampton^ ' *' or by direct ship - \. Free To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, ' • ' . eacK _ l>4.V'* r .«. - ... ~.<» 3d.' "' 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, - •• . each' ... ..'.*'- * .'..*' ,;.-. 2d. ". 4; 3?o Syria'atfd' Turkey-.tnot'tliroagli thef ; ' ' United' Kin^lom)," not'^exceeding two", . ; - ounces " .;.-•' *.;. * *:->. j >„*. t ia* -nd so k on, atthe ratr' f penny for ever * Anal two ounces. >«•'lj^ ' " >-- ?-..,< < - Note.- Forthe^Postago'chargeaßleon Newspapenw forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, subjoined,

i BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4oz ... Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz?" S 1 A nd. «>'on, increasing 'eight pence for evervti 4?'3 - 'anal half-pound, or fraction of nalf-a-pWud y *** 2. To the following British Colonies— 1 Ascension lonian Islands l Bermuda Natal 1/British West Indies New Brunswick n **% fI JW . * Newfoundland Cape of Good Hope* Nova Scotia Falkland Islands Prince Edward IsWl gambia ■ St. Helena M Gold Coast Sierra Leone Heligoland Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... 4 pz., and not'exceeding 8"oz. '"i -J4 • -: ' Boz.. _ ~--... „ 16 oz. ."'&, 4? and soon, increasing one shilling and two pern* f™ every hali-uound. or fraction of half-a-pound. • PREPAYMENT Br STAMPS. w ■ ule? ter?' Pa?kets> and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by l-Axing poshS abels the colony &f sufficient value, ■ IjOOSE LETTEBS. A^- n lefc^ r.s received from'beyond seas,at any P OS f Office in this Colony, which have not been rJularlv posted at the place of despatch (loose SJf are changeable with full postage, accordbg to the rates by the foregoing tables,. unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to S % post, in which ease they are chargeable with X inland rate of postage only. tße INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT. Letters and packets liable to more than one rat* of ' postage, end addressed to places within the Colon? rLt° -fi w^ X^ om > itjearing at least a sfi rate,, will be^forwarded and charged with the postal deficient, and another single rate as a fine. Lttek and packets sa addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letter! and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postal chargeable, will be detained and returned to t£e sender m all cases where practicable. Newspaper, if posted without prepayment of the full amount o' postage cliargeable, can neither be forwardtd to their destination nor returned to the sender": but will l^ ft delivered or forwarded to the person addressed on application, within six mouths, at the office wllere same were posted, and payment of the deficient postage in stamps. . REGISTRATION. Any person can have a letter registered by affixinoon it by means ot the proper labels the amount of tlie cgistration fee, in addition to the proper postage and presenting it at a Post Office during office°hours and at least one hour before the closing of the rapil b'' which it is desired to be transmitted.- EvervVe' caution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery ot registered letter, by entering it on the letter bilN and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Oftice, however is not responsible for the loss ot any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persou* sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes o-drafts-m halves, and to send them ; by different post RE-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of post i age, to be paid on delivery. " OVERLAND CARRIAGE. JNo Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an ovettaud mail it from its -weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xeraption, or enclosing a communication m the nature of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet arehable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. No book-packet or packet of newspapers willT>e received, nor will any Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in length, onefoot in width or depth, or three pounds in Areight - BOOK-PAOKETS TO BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION iiyery book-packet shall be sent open at the end<; 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 packet-book mar contain any number of separate books, maps, print" orpiiototrraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum' or parchment, either printed, written on. or plain, (exclusive of anything in the' nature of a better whether sealed or open,) with the binding, coverhi"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 form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. CROSBIB WARD. Postmaster-Gneral. # The Art op Snake-Killing- -An acquaintance informs us that as he was shooting in the hush the other day, he felt it necessary in self-defence to attack a snake. Whilst the contest was going on, a littl<ellow about eight or nine years rode up Sinilin"contemptuously at the clumsy efforts of our informant to despatch the reptile with his walkingatick, the youth shouts out " Here, hold ray horse and I'l show you how to do it." He was on the* ground in a twinklmjr, and cut the beast into twenty pieces with bis whip. « There," said he, as he rode off exultin" Iy, lhat's the way I serves them sort of chaps " Iwo lessons our informant says he learnt from this; experienced juvenile—the first, that in a contest witu a snake, a walkingstick is by no means equal to a whip; and the second, that rapidity is as necessary as pluck, if you wish to conquer your venomous opponent.—MovM Alexander Mail, Deo. 8. .-. • » . . Barnum Outdone.—A Berlin letter tells the folowing amusing story as a hoax:—l cannot conclude the present letter without mentioning a little incident that occurred here in the course of the present week, and in which some ingenious rogue has verily out-Barnuraed Barnum. A member of the company of players at^Ciiallenbach's Theatre was to have a senetifc night; and the question was how to get together a good audience, as the usual attendance at that )lace ot amusement, even if doubled, would produce artoo slender a sum to satisfy-the expectations of a benefit night. Accordingly, i-ome days before the memorable evening, there appeared in all the Berlin papers an advertisement to the following effect :—" A gentleman, who has a njeee and ward, possessing a disposal property of 15,000 thalers. together with a mercantile establishment, desires to find a young man who would be able to manage the business and become the husband .of the young lady." The possession of property or other qualifications is no object. Apply to —." .)Hundreds upon hundreds of letters poured in in reply to this advertisement. On the morning of the benefit day, each person who had sent a reply received the following note:—"The most important point is, of course, that you should like one another, f .and my niece are gcing to Challenbach's -Theatre, this evening; and you can drop in upon us in Box No. 1." Of course, the theatre was crammed. All the boxes, all the best paying places in the housewere filled early in the evening with a mostly male •public, got up in a style which is seldom seen at the Royal Opera itself. Glasses were, levelled ou all sides in the direction of Box No. 1, and eyes were strained to catch the first glimpse of the niece, when she should appear in company with the uncle. But .uncles are proverbially " wicked old men •" and in the present casQ neither uncle nor niece was to be found, and the disconsolate lovers—as a fortune—were left o/clear up the mystery as best they could. The theatre liad not had suon an audience for years, and of course the chief person concerned reaped a rich harvest by the trick. .... . H DRAtraHTiNG in the States.—Among the many jinterestiug results of draughting in the United States, the most important to Canadians is the extraordinary exodus across the lines which it has produced. Our towns and villages, not only on the frontiers, but inland; are crowded*with.motley groups of fugitives, from the; draught; who intend to remain among us till after the 15th,'when it is supposed that they may return in safety. So great has been the exodus that the Washington Government has been induced to issue an ab3urd and tyrannical order designed to prevent the escape from the country of persons liable to be draughted. The order is impolitic as well as unjust, because, after all, the number of persons who can leave their occupations and reside in a foreign country, even lor a short time, is net great, and it is only the most craven-hearted, disloyal, and incapable who are likely to have recourse to such an expedient. Moreover, the duty of preventing their escape must be exceedingly ditJßcult to perform upon so extensive a frontier as that between Janada and the United States. The spectacle of a i cordon of officers stationed along the Mne to prevent I the people of the United States from running away ito avoid the performance of their public duty is 3urely one of the most ludicrous that can be con- * ceived. Had we no other evidence that Mr Stauton is a man singularly wanting in sound judgment and common sense, we should find ample proof in this order.— Toronto Globe, j A Religious Regiment in New Yoek.—The Morning Herald's correspondent, " Manhattan,'* writes tuat among the novelties of the1 war is a relijjioas military rejgjuaent formed in New York, called monitors, that is now nearly ready to goto the seat of war. None, are admitted except they are pious. ,One company Jbas! been formed already. Many me^C chants aad men of wealth/permit their sons to er^'pt among the minitorsr-^he formation of a. temge^nca' (teetotal) regiment vras,also»n tbeiopts. „ 'A^l^KDOK^JtEftjjiy'jPA^Ea^ives the Ibllowing > as the prayer taught to the'childreh oi the Scarborough i'.JJod bless dacUy, God bless" mammy, <3od send a ship ashore before morning! Ames. ' *