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Otago Daily Times, Issue 382, 12 March 1863, Page 8

#8" Except in the following cases, where specia ! ates are payable. ' 4.— To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. , Not exceeding J oz".. • • .. ' Ib. 6d Exceeding J oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 3a. 1 ~ loz., „ „ 2oz. .. 6s. j. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria anu Turkey. 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. ... „. ... Ud i Exceeding 4 oz..and not exceodmg 1 oz. Is. lOd. r And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for . every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. 6 —To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Periang, Singapore, • oi any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, /■avn, Sumetra, Borneo, iabuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows : • Not exceeding i oz. ... .._ ... ; .. 1* Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. 2» And so on, increasing two shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Naval Omcußs on Foreioh Stations. Letters addrensed to Office™ serving on board any Her Majest/H fillips on n foreign station, when sent through the (fnitvd Kingdom ure chargeable follows: — No exceedin 0z..,. ... ... ... la Exceeding 4 oz., and not exee&linji I oz. ... 2n. , ~ 07,., ~ v 'lor,, ... in. i And so on, hmrcfiflintf two mWm&H for every et/ldiI tional ounce or frtuAUm of an omm, ! B.—To NAVAfi WHAM*;)* ASf» BohVlfSSiS. Letters sent to or by Bmtimn and HtMlem in Her ' Majesty's service will be iramnniUA within the , Colony, and between tho Colony and any I'oat Office in the British dominioim, at a charge of One Penny, provided that the following regiilationu are observed :—r 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 ! ' 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Every letter of this description, posted or re. 1 ceived in this Colony not in accordance with the 3 foregoing regulation, will be treated as an ordinary r etter r 9. —Free Letters. '■..■■:.. Letters on the public service of Her-Majesty's . Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the I payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her s "Majesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in I 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 ' 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,'j _ and the signature of some officer of the General GoJ vernment authorised to frank official lettera.i. ' 10.— Registered Letters. ■■•■'•• •'•■■' s Legestration Fee ... ... ■ .. ... la 3 in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any j other. . Except in special cases, as xhibited in table • > subjoined. i ■ NEWSPAPERS. , To any part of the Colony, if published ' i in the Colony, and posted within seven -1 5 ' days from publication .. .. 'Free. J If not published inthe Colony, or not'"' f posted within seven days from publica--tion, each .v , .. ' .. .. Id, V 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, ] or by direct ship .. .. .. Free. s ..To the tJnited Kingdom, via Marseilles, 1 each .. .. .. .. 3d. c 8. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, . each ... ... ... . ;.,: 2d, ; A, To. Syria and Turkey (not through the ■ United Kingdom), not exceeding two; ounces ... ... ... • ... ' Id . And so on, at the rat f one penny for ever nddi tioaal two ounces. : . i . . Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers. forwarded to' other countries, through the TJnited f Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. b ' BOOK PACKETS "1. To any /part of, the Colony, or 6 the 8 UnitedKingdoic, via Southampton Not exceedine 4oz ... ... ... 4& t Exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 8 0z... Bd. . » Bqz., „ .„ 16 0z... Is. 4dJ ' Arid \ so on, increasing eight pence for every addi--8 tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. > 2. To the followingßritish Colonies— *• Ascension / ; : lonianlslandsT-; .' :* ' Bermuda ' ' Natal ' • British West Indies New Branswick ' Canada Newfoundland ~ 5 C^pfe.of.Good Hope* Nova Scotia, . '•.-,. Falkland Islands ' Prince Edward Island c' Gambia" " St. Helena ---'. • > Gold Coast Sierra Leone ■ Heligoland Vancouver's Island " 1 Not exceedine; 4 oz. .... ..., ... 7d Exceeding 4 oz.; and not exceeding 8 oz. ... Is. 2d . 8,0z.. ~., ~,,160z. ... 2s. 4d. ■■• and so oh, increasing one shilling and two pence for "• evei-y half-nound, or fraction of halfa-pound. PREPAYMENT BY STAMPS. 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 seas,at any Post [ Office in this Colonyj 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 r "are letters which it is not compulsory by law to send , by post, in which case they are chargeable with, the f inland rate of postage only. : ; j j •;:: INSUFFiniKNT PAYMENT. r : Letters and packets hable to more than one rate • postage, and addressed to places within the Colony, or to the United Kingdom, it bearingat leastaaingle 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, inhere practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their 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 of the registration'fee, in addition to the proper postage, and presenting it at a Post Office during office 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 of registered letter, by entering it on'the, letter bDIg, and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, however is not responsible for the loss ot any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending bank notes or drafts are advised to take the aumbers and particulars, and" to cut the notes or / drafts in halves, and to send ,them by different post. CONTENTS. ''' With the above limitations, a packet-book may contain any number of separate books, maps,, prints, or photooraphs, 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,) with the binding,_coverinfr or mounting attached or belonging to such book, print, map, :dr photograph, and all thingg leglti mately appertaining; to or necessary for the transmission of any em-losed literary or" artistio matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear! on the cover. RE-DIKBCTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wil be re-direetml 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. OTERIrAND CARRIAGE. A o Postmaster will be required to receive any jook-packetfor 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 letters not liable to xemption, or enclosing a commujicaion in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. ' ' *J^ No book ket or packet of newspapers Will bt received, any Postmaster be required to recefveany i it exceed two feet in length! one oot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight. BOOK-PACKETS TO 'BE OPEN V3B INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be nst >pen at the,ends or sides, and there shall be l^o 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. " ." i <~.:. CEOSBIE WAKD, Postmaster-Gneral.