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Otago Daily Times, Issue 365, 20 February 1863, Page 8

and some, increasing one shilling for every additional •ounce or fractiou of an ounce. ..(iS*. Except in the-following cases, where specia ates are payable. 4.—To the Continent op Europe via Trieste. Not exceeding I oz.. .. .. ' Is. 6d' Exceeding -\ oz., and not exceeding 1 or,. .. 3s. ~ '■ 1 OZ.J v■ „ „ 2 oz. ~.. <ss. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. . - — s.—To Stwa abi> Turkey. _ betters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for. transmission via the jUnited Kingdom), and will be chained as follows : — Not excetding J oz. ... .. ... lid Exceeding J oz..aml not exceeding 1 oz. Is. lOd. ■ f And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence. for/; every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. ' • - W6—To China and the Eastern Arohipblago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang,_ Singapore, oi any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, fava, Suinetra, Borneo, JUibuau, the Moluccas, a^d, Siam, are chargeable as follows :•"— c •* Not exceeding £ oz. ... ~ .. .. Is Exceeding >} oz. andnot exceeding 1 oz. .. 2s And soon, increasing two shilling for every add... | ional ounce or fraction of an ounce. ■ :- -' •* 7.~T0 Naval Officers on Foreign Stations. Letters 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.... ... ... ,„■ \g~ Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ,» oz., „ ~ 2 oz. ... 4a. And so on, increasing two shillings for every addu tional ounce or fraction of an. ounce. B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. tetters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her ' Majesty's sen-ice will be transmitted within the Colony, and between the Colony and any Post Office i in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny,<..j provided that the following regulations are observed :— , ' j 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 tha me in command S. The postage must bo pre-paid. : Every letter of this description, posted or «. ceived in this Colony not in accordance with '{he 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 whiek 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 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 (Jo vernm'ent authorised to frank official letters. 10. —Eegisibred Letters. Legestration Fee ... ... .. ... ' Iff"' in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as xMbited in table subjoined. : ' NEWSPAPERS. ' ' To any part of the Colony, if published ■ in the Colony, and posted within seven , - days from publication .. .. FrW. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days fiom publica- ' l tioh, each .. .. .. ~ Id., 2. To the United Kiugdon, via Southampton, or by direct shin .. .. .. Frae. To • the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .. .. ... s >Bdi 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each ... ... ... -.. '.„ 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the Unitei Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces ... ... ... ... id nd so on, at tke rat f one penny for over addi Anal two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. 1 '.BOOK PACKETS 1. To any part of the Colony, or o the United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceediuc 4oz ... ... ... 4d f . Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. '» 8 03., „ „ 16 oz.;tlk 4d. And so on, increasing eight pence for every addi iaual half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies— • Ascension lonian Islands ■ Bernmda Natal British West Indies New BrunswickCanada Newfoundland Gape.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.. ~ „ ,16 oz. ' ... 2a. 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-uound, or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPAYMENT BY BTAMP3. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage abels the colony of sufficient value. : , LOOSE LETTERS. . .;All letters received from beyond se&s,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 cast- they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. , „ in'suffjoieht' 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 aj ingle 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 .vfcere 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 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. •• ■'-'• ■ * REGISTRATION. ,*. Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount ofthe registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office 'hoars and at least «ne hour before the closing ofthe mail by which it is desired to be transmitted.: Every'grecaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery oi registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining areceipt for the same ondelivery.Asthe Post Office, 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 note* or drafts in halves, and to send them by different post. RE-DIRECTION. Letters; newspapere, and packets wil be redirected from one Post Office to another on the written instructions ofthe person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new arid distinct rate .of post age, to be paid on delivery. / . , ■■• OVERLAND CA.RRIAGE. • ' * 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~a»pear calculated to retard the carrier. PENALTIES. .■■; •■: ' " Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xemption, or enclosing a comtnu Jication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. ~ SIZE AND WEIGHS. • • i No book ket or packet of newspapers will be received, any Postmaster be required to recetveany if it exceed two. feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. BOOK-PACKETS TO BB OPEN FOR INSPECTION. , Every book-packet shall be sent open at the ends or: sides, ;and tthere 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. <';■■"■ r '. With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, mapg,-prints, or phototrraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the nature of. a letter whetlicr sealed or open,) with the binding, cbverine, or mounting- attached or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legiti .inately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed .literary.or"artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The nnmes and address of the sender may appear on the coyer. CKOSBIE WARD. Postmaster-Gneral.