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Otago Daily Times, Issue 361, 16 February 1863, Page 8

and some, increasing one shilling for ovcry-additional ounce or fractiou of an ounce. 4ST Except in. the following cases, -where specia ates are payable. 4.—To the Continent op Ebropk via Triestk. Not exceeding % oz.. .. .„ Ib. 6d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 1 ox. .. 3s. ~' 1 oz., _~ „ 2oz. .. 6a. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria ahu Tuhket. • 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. ... ... ... lid Exceeding J oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. »6 To China and the Eastern Akohipelaoo. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, ox any part of China or Japan, the Phillipme Islands, fava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siain, are chargeable as follows :— Not exceeding i oz. ... .. •• " „ Exceeding J oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. ''A .. ~a And so on, increasing two shilling for every add ional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Naval Officers on Foreign. Statios3. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board liny Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom are chargeable follows: — No exceedin 0z.... ... ... ... Is Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2b. ~ oz., „ ~ 2 oz. .., 4b. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ■ 8. —To Naval Selamen and Soldikrs. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Hot 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 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 S. 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 • ; ■■ , ■ v 9.—Free,Letters. • Letters oh 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 Additional expense oh the Colonial; Government. ', Letters on the public service of the Genera). 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 <io, vernment authorised to frank official ■letters. 10.—Beoisiered Letxsrs. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... la in .addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. • Except iv special cases, as xhibited in table subjoined. - ......., : NEWSPAPERS. -::; ,j ,; ;' To any part of the Colony, if published \ >. in the Colony; and posted within seven ■; days from publication .. .. free. If not published iuthe Colony, or not:;i posted within seven days from publication, each ■'.... :'■'.■' .. '.■•i.i~. .' '■ v.v-- Id, 2. To the United Kjngdon, via Southampton,... or by direct ship .. .. " " .i'Pret To the United Kingdom,. via Marseilles, .each ■.. .. '.. : .. 3d, 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ■'■'■ ... ... \h.. ... 2d, i. To Syria and Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), apt- exceeding two ounces ... ~.: ' ... ... Id ndso on, at the rat f- one penny for ever addi Anal two ounces. ■ • '2 Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded': to other < countries, through the "United Kingdom, see table (A)-subjoined. iBOQK PACKETS 1. To any part of the Colony, or o the United Kingdom, w'a Southampton - . Not exceeding 4oz ... : :...■■.,;.. id, Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceedingS 0z... Bd. „ _Boz., .._ ,„_ ; ~: i, .; 1 602...15. 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every addi ia'nal half-pound, or fractiou of half-a-pound. . 2.. To the following British Colonies—. Ascension lonian Islands Bermuda ■ - .Natal British West Indies' ' New Brunswick , Canada . 'Newfoundland/- ■• Cape of Good Hope* Nova Scdtia : Falkland Islands Prince Edward Island Gambia , :: St. Helena; Gold Coast . Sierra Leone Heligoland . Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ;.. ■ * .i.;. ... 7d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d Boz.. ~ „ '' 1662. ... 2s. 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling: and two penes for every half-nound, or fraction, of half-a-pqund. PREPAYMENT BT STAMPS: •'4 All letters, packets, and newspapers posted im New Zealand, must be prepaid by. affixing postage abels the colony of sufficient value.; .: ■''.■'■■> '■■'■ ■• ;: LOOSB LETTBBS.-'1 All letters received from beyond ;Seas,at any Post Office in this Colony, which have not b^en regularly posted at the place of despatch '{loose'^'letters), are chargeable with full postage, ■ accorcl ing to the rates established by the foregoing tablesj;'unless they are letters which it is not compulsory bylaw to send by post, in which, case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. ;>>: ~ ■.■; , ■ , ■ INSDFFiniENT; PATMENT. ;■ ..;,/ Letters and packets liable to more than- one rate postage, and addressed to places lwithin the Colony, or tb the United Kingdom, if bearing at least asingie rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, and- another single rate as a fine.: a 'Letters and packets .so addressed, and; bearing;-.less than a single rate of postage, and all "letters aud jackets otherwise addressed,- not bearing the full .postage chargeable, will be detained ana returned'to the sender in all cases practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount o postage chargeable, can neitherJ.he.forwarded.to their destination nor returned to the sender; but will bo 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. . ; '.; ■-: REGISTRATIOK. •Any person can have a letter registered!by. affixing on it by means of the.proper labels.thn amount of Ihe regisu-ation fee, in addition, to the pioper; postage, and presenting- .it at a, Post Office during office hours and at least one hour before the closihff{of the niail by which it is desired to be trahsraitted. 'Every precaution willbe adopted to ensure''thd safe delivery ot .registered letter, by entering! it on the .letter bills, and obtaining- areceipt forthesaine bndeUyery.-Asfhe Post Office, however is not responsible for the loss ot any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts are adyised'to take the ■umbers and particulars, and tb cut the noftcs or drafts in halves, and to send them by different post. RE-DIRECTrON.-': ''' '" - - 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-directioii are chargeable with a new and distinct' riatei of post age, to be paid on delivery. OVEKLAND CAHRIAOE. No Postmaster will be required -to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, from its weight or any other'cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. ■ ■-■■■■ ' - PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letter* not liable to xeniption, or enclosing a commujication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. - .No book ket or packet of newspapers will b« received, any Postmaster be required to receive any ■■ ■ ifit exceed two feet in length."one foot in width or depth, ot three pounds in weight. BOOK-PACKETS TO BE OPEN FOX INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be . sent open at/the endo or "sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or J otherwise closed against inspection,sent in or with i such packet, nor any thing printed or written in. the, i nature of a letter. l .• ■ ' ' | ■ . CONTENTS. :.'.'... ■ • .:.-:■•. "With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate bool{s, maps, prints, orpnotoeraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter ■whether sealed or open,) witli the binding, covering1, or mounting attached or-belonging to snch book, print, map, or photograph, and, all things legitimately appertaining: io or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or" artistic matter; but exclusive of glass in any form. ' The nameß and address of the sender may appear, on the cover. CBOSBIE WARD. Postmaster-Grieral.