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Otago Daily Times, Issue 383, 13 March 1863, Page 8

Csr" Except in tlio following' eases, where spocia atos are payable. 4.—To tub Continent of Europe via Trijwth. Not exceeding J oz.. .. .. Is. 6d I Exceeding J oz., and not.exceeding 1 oz. .. 3s.' ~ loz., „ 2oz. .. 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Stria and Turret. Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows: Wot exceeding A oz. ... : _, .„ Exceeding J oz.. and not exceeding 1 oz. Is. 10d. And so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. 6—To China and the Eastern Archiprlaoo. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, oi any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, rava, Sumetra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siain, are chargeable as follows : Not exceeding oz. ... .. .. .. Is Exceeding 5-oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. -..-. 2a And so on, increasing two shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 7.—To Naval Officers oh 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.... ... ,„ #>( 1 B Exceeding £ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ."" 2s .•■•■,» ?z., ■.„ , 2oz. ... 4s. Ana so on, increasing two shillings for every addi« tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be transmitted -within tha 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 ob« served :— 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 !•■■ ok regiment, and signed.by the officer at tho me in command 8. 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 ' • - ■•' •' ■•- •'■ • • • .. v 9.—Frek Letters. Letters on the public service of Her. Majesty'* Naval and Military Forces, are exempted'froni the payment of postage,, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," and tho 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 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 Go* vernment authorised to frank official letters. 10.-pIIEGISTBRED ,LETTERS. Legestratiori 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 the. Colony, if published in the Colony, and posted within seven ■ . , .'days from publication .. .. Fre«. If not published inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. • ..i .. .. vLi, 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. ... .. Free; To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each .. .. .. .. 8d« 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each.' „. ■ ... ... ..." 2d. 4. To Syria and Turkey (not through the1 United Kingdom), not exceeding two . . ounces . . ... ... ... .... Id And so on," at the rat f one penny forever addi tioaal two ounces. * • ■ Note.- For the Postage chargeable on Newspapers, forwarded to other countries, through the United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. BOOK PACKETS : 1. To any part Jof the Colony, or o the. United Kingdom, via Southampton Not exceeding 4'oz ... ... il.' '4d, Exceeding i oz., and not exceedingß 0z... Bd. „ Boz., „ „ 16 0z... Is. 4d; And so on, inoreasing: eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of nalf-a-pound. 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 GoldiCoast '...,: i . Sierra Leone Heligoland Vancouver's Island Not exceeding 4 oz. ;: ... ... . .„ 7d Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 8 oz. ...Is. 2d 8 oz.. ~ „ 16 oz. ... 2s. 4d. and so on, increasing one shilling1 and two pence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-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. .-•..;. LOOSH 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 tha 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. . INSUFFJfiIENT 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 packets 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 t 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 offico'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 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 of registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining areceipt for the same on delivery. As the Post Office, liowever is not responsible for the loss of 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. . .: ~ CONTENTS. 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 plain, (exclusive of- anything in the nature of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the binding, covering, or mounting attached or belonging to such' book, print, map, or • photograph, and all (things legiti mately appertaining to or ne»essarv for the transmission of any en<3osed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear on the cover. -: i HE-DIRKCTION. 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 CARRIAGE. • 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 ap-. pearjcalculated to retard the carrier. PENALTIES. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xemption, or enclosing a comtnuuication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. SIZE AND WEIGHT. i No book ket or packet of newspapers will be received, any Postmaster be required io receive any i it exceed two feet in length, one dot in width or depth, or three pounds in weight.; • BOOK-PACKETS TO BE OPEN >9P INSPECTION. Every book-packet shall be g*A ipen at the ends 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 fetter. . , CItOSBIE WARD. Postma9ter-Gner*L- ■