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Otago Daily Times, Issue 362, 17 February 1863, Page 8

nnd some, increasing,oiieshilling for ovcry additional .qunco or fractio.u of qiiotjncq. , ( m <■? » «•■ ■ C«-Except Tn'the following cases, where sfoelia ates are pajable. "**i Not exceeding i sz/. ~;-,; j ;.;.;4; i.'j .. la. Gd! Exceedjng J pz.,' and not epcceediifg 1 c-z. . .. 3s. V'' lN*>l-te.,^'-'V; i^ • V' A,, "■'-"■2'oz/"! .. 6e. And so on, .increasing three, shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To firAiit'jtAiM'tmKßr. Letters will be forwarded, via Alexandria and Jaffa unless'itiarked* fdrf-Mnshlissibn'^R-Hlie United Kingdom), and will be.chanted as follows: — Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ... ... lid .Exceeding J oz.. juul not exceeding 1,0z.,. ,Is,, lOd. lXfid so'bn, iri<Sr6hstDg dnfslhlling'a'ha- ten'pfii<| for every .additional burice^qr fpiction o an ounce. v* "6— To China and likir Eastern Archipelago. Letters addiresedj^o Hongkon&jEejmiig, Singapore, oi any part of Chiriaor Japa'n,"O»e Tiiillipine Islands. jW-KaijS^nipjJvaA-^ornoo.ifeiibuiinj,;'jthe Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable is follows :— Not exceeding & oz. ... |0 .. .. . • 1« Exceeding oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2s And, >inci;e.a^ng two shilling for every add ionat ounie or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Naval Officers on Foreign Siatiojts. I Lexers addressed to Officers serving on board any " Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom are chargeable ■ follows:— No exceedin 0z.... ... ... ..; lg Exceeding oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ~ oz., ~ ~ 2 oz. ■• ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of au ounce. B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be transmitted within Vhe Colony, Mid 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 tho 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 Sayment of postage, if bearing the words " On Her Injesty'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 idditiona) 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 Go J verument authorised to frank official letters. 10. —Reqistebed Letteks. Legestration Fee ... ... .. - ... la in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as xhibited in table subjoined. ■■"■>.' NEWSPAPERS. To any part of tho Colony, if published ■ in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. .. Free. If not published intlie Colony, or not , posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. .. .. l|d, 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. ~ ~ Free. To the Unitsd 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 nd so on, at the rat f one penny for ever addi Anal two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) aubjoiued. . : BOOK PACKETS 1. To any parti of the Colony, or o the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceedinc 4oz ... ... ... 4d, Exeeediug 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. „ Boz., .„ i „ 16 0z... Is. id. And so on, increasing eight pence for every addi ianal half-pound, or fraction of lialf-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 Scotia Falkland Islands Priuce Edward Island, Gambia St. Helena Gold Coast " Sierra Leono Heligoland Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ... ...... 7d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ... la. 2d Boz , „' 16 oz. . ... 2s: 43. and so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-nound, or fraction of half-a-pound, PREPAYMENT BY STAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted -im New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing posta'gw abels the colony of sufficient value. LOOSE 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. INSOFWOIENT PAYMENT. .-'...• Letters and packets liable to more than one rate, postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, it bearing at least a3 ingla 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 packet* ■otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeable, will be detained' and returned to- the sender in all cases .vhere practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount o postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to thei destination nor returned to the sender; but will be delivered ta 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. . , BEQISTBATIOK. Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels tho amount of the registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during olfice hour* and at least one hour before the closing of the mail by ■which it, is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery ot registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining arcceipt for the same on delivery .As the Post Ofliee, however is not responsible for the loss ol 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. RJS-DIWKCTION. 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 age, to be paid-on delivery. OVERLAND CARKIAOE. No Postmaster will be required to rceelre any book-packet for transmission by nn 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 letters not liable to -temption, 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 im received, any Postmaster be required to receive any . . if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight,, BOOK-PACKETS TO UK OPEN FOR INSPECTION. ' Every 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 may contain any number of separate boolts, maps, prints, or pliotocraphs, nnd any quantity of paperj vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on,: or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether scaled or open,) with the binding, coveringl, or mounting attached or belonging ', to such book, print, map, or_ photograph, and all things' legHi matcly appertaining to or necessary for the trans» mission of _ any enclosed literary or" artistic matteri but exclusive of glass in any form. The nameß and address of the sender may appear on the cover. "~ ' . . CBOSBIE WAItl), Postmaster-Gneral: ?