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Otago Daily Times, Issue 366, 21 February 1863, Page 8

nml some, increasing one shilling for every additional ouuee or naetiou of an ounce. 6«r Except in the following cases, where specia ates are payable. 4.—TO THE COKTINISNT OP EUROPE DM TjUKSTB. Not exceeding $ oz.. .. # „ Is. 6d Exceeding J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ..' 3a. ■ ~ 1 oz., _ „ 2oz. ..6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Stria ahd Tumiey. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United. Kingdom), and will be charged as follows: — Not oxcetdiug A oz. ... .. ... lid Exceeding £ 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 Arouipklaqo. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, oi any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands. . pava, Smnetra, Borneo, lialman, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable a* follows : — Not exceeding 4 ox. ... .. .. ..Is Exceeding J oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. •2s And so on, increasing two shilling for every add ,ionnl ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Navai Officers on Foreign Stamoss. Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, token sent through the United Kingdom are chargeable follows: — No exceedin 0z.... ... ... ,„ lg Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ,„ 2s. ,t • 07 -> » >? . 2<«. ... i s [ And so on, increasing two shillings for every addU tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. S.—To Naval Sbamkn ak» 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 British dominions, at a charge of Ono 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 tho name of the writer, his description or class in tho vessel or regiment, mid signed by the officer at tho me in command 8. The postage must bo pre-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or re. ceived in this Colony not in accordance with the foregoing regulation, will bo treated as an ordinary 9.—Fivee Letters. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty* Naval and Military Forces, ar« exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service,' 1 and the signature of the olUcer in* command of the force on tho feemco of which tho letter is despatched; But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one ..entailing additional expense on the Colonial tiovermncnt. Letters on the public service of the General (Jo. vemmont of the Colony sire transmitted free by post, if bearing the words, "On the Public Service only," and the signntwre ol some onicev of tho General Uo vcrnuient authorised U> frank otiioisu lettm, 10.—'XtatilSTKltK]) LIMRUS. Legcstration Fee ... ... ». ,„ Is in addition to tho ordinary poshige oharffcabhs oh any other. ' Except in special oases, as xhlbitod in tabl» Biiliiolnnd. NJWSIUI'KttS. IV) any part of the Oolony, If published in the Colony, and posted within sovau days lYonmiWk'iiUon »» .» Fm, if not published inttio Oolong op wot posted within sovon days Iveiu pubUcv ilou, oaeh «» »» . »• ». * in\ 8. TotlieUnltolKlngi\on»t'wßoutliai»ptenj. > or by directs shin » ~ , % Fte« To the United kingdom) vfe Mavsettlwj 8. IV) the Continent of Kutiope. vin Trieste, * 4. To Syvln, nnd f uvkty (not through tho United Kinjgdout)) nofc exceeding two ounws «,. ». %.. „» Id nd ho oik at tho v«t I o«o pw\ny for ww nidi Aiial two ounetts. Note." l\irthePosti\jJooha\^«\Weon Ne\vm\ft|«sr«. for\V(V¥Alen\ to othev co\\htvlw!{ thwvigh thn U«it«d Kin^lom, see ttvblo {&) tmhiotned. HOOK DAOKKTB J. ITo miy ivHVt of the t|olovvv, ov o th« \h\\\\\\ Kii>^U>n>., vto'KoutunmptoU Not «s«e#lhui 4ok ,„ ,„ ,„ i\\ Mx«i?evU\v«? 4 ou>, mid «ot eseeiHli«nß Mm &«» And so on, iu«m\Mn« olftUli \mm momsw\\i U\n«l linlf-pownrt, im v <Vswttm\ of h«lf«iv«Mttnd, A To the following Mrlt-lnh OolonlwAsewston Jflwan Islands Doniwidtv v ' N«t«l : llrithh \V*»t Indies New Jkimmviek Oi\n«dd Newlvwndlimd Otipe of Wood Hone* Kovn BwM,ia Wilkland Islands. Vmm IMwswl Inkml WmuWft S?U llelonft Gold Ooart SleiTO lm\\\ HoU^oland Ymieonvw'fl I«lw\d Not vxo«edtni? 4 ob, ~» ,« „« W \isooedU\« 4 o»,, su\d not «sceedlng 8 on, ,„ !«, M 8 on., ~ ~ Urn, m 8»,«. and soon, inttmalna<moMiMUn(f tnuUwo pon»l\«P ovevy lmHMwnndt ovrawttoo ofh^lf.ii-poMnd, WIKVM'MKSif 11V 81WMW, All lotteva, jtackcta, and ncwspiwra poMM Ik Now !sonl«uil, nmrt l>o propnnl l>y wHslnjj poit«p »bol« the oolony of miffioioni value. ■ MOSS I.IWWIW. All letters wooivod IVojn beyond »ws,Rt any Pattfc Olllots in this Colony, whwh lm\'o not been roptorly posted at tho plnoo of dospntoU. (loose lettcw), «ro olmrgoablo with <\i!l postnge, nooovillnn to the mien established by tho Ustojjolhr tahks, wilesa they nvo lottora whioli it is not oampuliwy by law t» sand by post, in vhioh ease they two ehArgoaolo with tin inltvud rato of pnatAUO only, INSWKIOUJNT PAYMKKT. Lottova nnd pnekota haulo to iuoto than one rato jiostaßo, and midrossoil to placcfi within tho Oolony, or to tho United Kingdom, it bearing ntlertst aalnfjlt mto, will bo forwarded nnd charged \vith tho postajje defloieut, and another ninfilo roto as n fm». Lpttom and paokots so addressed, and be.'"'in{t lesa than a single rate of postage, and all lotlovs and paokoti otherwise addrotsed, not bcwinir the full postajja chargeable, will be detained and returned to tho sender in all cases .vhoi-o praqticahlo, Nowspappiu, iffiosted without prepayment of the full atfiount o postage chargeable, can neither bo forwarded to tiiei destination n6r rcliuiicil to the sender; but will be delivered or forwarded to tho person addressed, on applications withinsix months, nt tho office where same Were posted, and paymont of tho deficient postage in stamps. ' , ' -■ ■• ■ ■ auaisTOATiov. ' ' Any person can havu a letter registered by affixing on it by means of th' 6 proper labels tlm amount of tho -registration fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presentinpt it at a Post Oiticc during oflice hourß and at least one hour before the closinpr of the mail by which it is desired to bo transmitted. Every procaution will bo adopted to ensure the safe delivery ol repstered letter, l\y entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining nreeeipt for the same on delivery. As th« Post Office, however is not responsible- for the loss ol any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persona sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take tho mumticrs and particulars, anil to cut the notes ox drafts in halves, andto send thorn by differentpost. RE-DIRKCTION. ' Letters, newspapers and packets wil be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written in» structions of the poison addressed, but on r«-directio« nre chargeable with a new »nd distiuct rate of post age, to be paid on delivery. . OVEnX^KD CA.RRIAGR, No Postjnnster, will be required to receive any book-pnrket 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 littei c not. liable to xemptibri, or enclosing a comtnuaicalion in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet arelinble to a penalty of £20. size And weight. . < No book ket or packet of newspaper* will be received, any Postmaster be required to l-o-celve any Hit exccoii two feet in lenjrtJi. oaa foot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. , BOOK-PACKETS TO US OI'KN FOR INSPSCIIOK. Every book-pnoket shall be sent open at the eiida or sides, nud there shall be no enclosure scaled or othenvise closed ajeninst inspection scßtto-«i»I« such packet, iior any thing printed or -written to th» nature of a letter. CONTENTS. With the above limitations, a packet-book M«y contain nny number of separate, books, ihaps, prints, orphotoßTaphs, and any. quanlity of paper, Tel urn, or parchment, either pnntol, written^on, or, pmm, (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) wth the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonßine to such book, print, map, or photograph, and nil things legiU mntefv appertaining: to or ne6wsary for the tranimissio"h of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive "of glass in any form. The namss and address of the sender may appear on the cover, CItOSBIB WARD. Postnisistcr-Gneral.