THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 378, 7 March 1863, Page 6

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information, the New Rate of Postase in force from and after April 1, 1862 :— NEW ZKAIAND,

RATES OP POSTAGE CHARGEABLE ON LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKPACKETS POSTED IN THE COLONY. , —Inland Letters

Not escedin? £oz ... ... .. ... 2d Exceeding £ oz., and not exceedinß loz. ... 4d „ loz., „ „ 2oz, ... 8d And so on, increasing fourpence for every additiona ounce or fraction of an qunoe. 2.—To the United Kingdom.

By Southampton or by direct ship— Not exceeding I 0z... .. ..,.-■ .. 6d Exceeding £ 03,. and not exoseding 1 os. . ... la. „ 1 oa., „ ~ 2 oz. ... 2a. And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

By Marseilles— Not exceeding .{ 0z... .. ~ ,„, 9d Exceeding I oz., and not exceeding ot. , . Is. ~ *07 >• » ' i°z- i*9* „ f°. z-» .» „ loz. ... 2s. And so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepenea per quarter ounce. 3— Tp British Coloniks and Foreion Cotraißiaj Not exceeding ioz .. .. .. .. &X. xoaeding-i oz.,andno exceeding 1 oz. .. It. ~l a-/.. . ~ .: 2 oz. .. 2a. and some, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce oi1 fracliou of an ounce. - $S" Except in the following- cases, where specia ate 3 are payable. 4. —To THE CONTINKNT OF EUBOPK Via TRIESTE. Not exceeding J ok .. .. .. la. 6d^ Exceeding 4 oz,, and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s. ■ ~ loz., „ „ '2 oz. .. 6a. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To STRIA ANl> 'JL'URKIW._ Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows :— Not exceeding 5 oz. ... .. ... ljd 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 onnce. ■ 6:—To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Pennug, Singapore, oi any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, rava, Suinetra, Borneo, Lubuan, tbo Moluccas, and Siain, are chargeable «s follows: Not exceeding .} oz. ... .. .. ... Is Exceeding >J oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2s And so on, increasing two shilling for every add loiial 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, when sent through the United Kingdom are chargeable., follows: — No exceedin ■ 0z.... ... ... ... Is : Exceeding jj oz., and not oxceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. ~ oz., ~ ~ 2 oz. ... 4s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. '■ 8. —To NayAii Seamen and 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 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 vessol or regiment, and signed by the officer at the me in command 3. 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 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 , paymant of postage, if bearing the words " On Her Alnjesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on the service of which th« 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,'i and the signature of some officer of the General GoJ vernment authorised to frank official letters. 10. —IIEGISTEREJ) LBTTER3. Legestration Fee ... ... .. . ... Is in addition to the ordinary postage chargeablo on any other. Except in special cases, as xliibited in table subjoined. NEWSPAPERS. To any part of the Colony, if published, in the Colony, and posted within seven days from publication .. '■'..■ Free. :' ..If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. ... .. .. • Id, 2. To the United Kiugdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. .. Free; To. the United.kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .. .. • • Sd. 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 And so on, at the r&t f one penny for ever addi tional two ounces. Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspaper*,' forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. < BOOK PACKETS 1. To any part of- the Colony, or o the United Kingdom, via Southampton • Not exceeding 4oz ... ... ... 4d, . Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. .. „ Boz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d; And bo on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or .fraction of half-a-pouud. 2. To the following British ColoniesAscension lonian Islands Bermuda Natal 'British West Indies New Brunswick Canada : Newfoundland Cape 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. ... 2s. 4d. . and so on, increasing one shillins: and two penes for every half-Dound; or fraction of half-a-pound. PREPAYMENT B? STAMP 3. All letters, packets, and newspapers ■ posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postago abela 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 letti^B), 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. JNSUmWKNT 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 as ingle rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postago deficient, and another single rate as a fine. Letters and packets so addressed, and bearing less than a : siii"h3 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 practicable. Newspapers, ... if posted without prepayment of the full amount o postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to thei V>' 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 stumps. ' REGISTRATION Any person can have a letter registered by affixing' • on it by means of the proper labels thfi amount of the registration 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 mail by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery ol registered letter, by .entering it on the letter bills, • and obtaining- areceip't for the same on delivery. As the ■ Post Office; however is not responsible for the loss ot ' any letter, whether registered or otherwise, person* sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the numbers and particulars, and to cut the notes dr. drafts in halves, and to send them by different post. COHTENTS. With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps, prints, or phototrraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum» or parchment, either printed, written on, or nwin» (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to euph book, print, map, or photograph, and all things legiti inately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission or any enclosed literary or" artistic matter, : but exclusive of glass in any fovrn. The names and . r address of the sender may appeal1 on the cover. . 1 RE-DIRECTION. '" Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-mreetea from one Post Office to. another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direefaoß are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of pos* age, to be paid on delivery. OVERLAND CARRIAGE. ( . ; No Postmaster will be required t© recerre stay book-packet for transmission by no overland mad, from its weight or any othar cause the packet appear calculated to retard the earner. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage tetters . not liable to xemption, or enclosing a commu.iica. tion in the nature of n letter in any newspaper book-packet areli.able to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIOHT. ■No book ket or packet of newspappra will ba received, any Postmaster be required to receive any i it exceed two feet in length. on«, oot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. CROBBIE WARD. Po«tuiastei^Gurf>r«U