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Otago Daily Times, Issue 397, 30 March 1863, Page 8

Mabch_?>o,_ !*&#.___ (!W Except in the following castis, u'iiijro special ___ rates are iiayaWo. ' ' 4; —TO THE CONTINENT OV EUKOI'K v't/l TiIIK3TB Net exceeding J oz .. .. .. Is. 6d "i Exceeding 4 oz., and not exoooiling 1 oz, .. 3s. at ~ loz., „ 2oz. .. 6s. And so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. s.—To Syria and Tuhkbt. [T Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria and Jaffa lie unless marked fnr transmission via the United Id, Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not cxce'-tling i o;:. ... ' lid — Exceeding \ oz.. and, not exceeding 1 ox. Is. lOd. Ed And soon, increasing'one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce. T 6 —To CniifA and Tnrc Eastern Archipklaqo. Vi" Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, ' oj any part of China or Japan, the Philippine Islands. _ fava, Suuietra, Borneo, Lubuan, the Moluccas, and ,cm Siarn, are chargeable as follows: Not exceeding 4 oz. ... .. .. ..Is Kxceeding £ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. .. _2b Arid so on, increasing two shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. — 7.—To Naval Officers oh Foreign Stations. tte Letters addressed to Officers serving on board any Her Majesty's ships on a, foreign station, when sent ill, through the United Kingdom are chargeable follows: — — No ex(!eedin 0z.... ... ... ... la iS. Kxceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz. ... 2s. . v- ~ oz., ~ „ 2 oz. ... 4s. of And so on, increasing two shillings for every addi. >n. tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, ita . B.—To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. Pc Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers in Hor l. r" Majesty's service will be transmitted within the ue Cplony, and between tho Colony and any Post Office } vs in the British dominions, at a charge of One Penny, tor provided that the following regulations are oblev served :— m" 1. Bach letter must not exceed half an ounce in !"- weight. , . 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the rai writer, his description or class in the vessel nle or regiment, and signed by the officer at the re" me in command ■ ■ '. ; " DS/ 3. The postage must be pre-paid. ;■ st» 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 otter ! ■ | 9.—Free Lettem. Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's '__ Naval and Military Forces, are exempted from the payniapt of postage if bearing,the words "On Her A. Majesty's Service, and the signature of the officer ia rta-. command of> the force on the service of which, the be letter is despatched.. But such letters cannot be 'he transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing 'ul, \dditiqnal expense on the Colonial Government.. • ng 'Letters on the public service of the General (Joid- yernment of the Colony are transmitted free by post, *n if bearing the words, "On the Public Service only,' )le, and1 the signature of somo officer of the General (Jo ;th vernment authorised to frank official letters. ' v? * ' 10.—Registered Letters. 'j] V ' ;,Legestration Fee .._. ... ... ... , c . in addition to the ordinary postage chareenble on any. > r y. other. '• Except in special cases, as xliibited in Üblo o \j subjoined. jas : NEWSPAPERS.. .nd To an y p ar t o f the Colony, if published 'he j n tij C Colony, and posted within sevon days from publication .. .. Free. **» If not published. inthe Colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each .. .. ;.'• .. Id, 2. To the United Kingdon, via Southampton, or by direct ship .. .. J. Free' To the United .Kingdom, via Jfarseillos, • each ' .. .. .. ..3d, __ 8. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, «■ each -..:. ... , ... ; ...-: 2d. ' t ' I. To Syria and Turkey (not through the of .United Kingdom), not exceeding two f ounces ... ... ... ..." Id 1"i And so on, at the rat f one penny for ever oddi lional jWo ounces. j- 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 of the Colony, : or .o the United Kingdom, via Southampton IE Not exceedine 4oz ... ... ... . 4d,, Exceeding 4 as., and not exceeding 8,0z... , Bd. of '» " ' -Boz., „■ '„ 16 6-4... Is, M', IIK \ And so on, iccreasing eight pence for every nddlers tional half-poun<i, or fr.'ictiou of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British Colonies^— Ascension . " lonian Islands Bermuda Xatal '. ! British West Indies New Brunswictlc '__ 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. ... ... Exaeeding 4 q/.., and not exceeding 8- oz. ... Is. 2d> 8oz„ ~ „ 18 oz. ... 2s. 4d. and soon, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-nound, or fraction of half-a-pound, ' FRKPAITJENT BY UTAMPS. All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in ■. New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing pdstag-e -. abe'.s the colony of sufficient value. LOOKS LETTERS.'. '.' ' All letters received from beyond 'seas,at' any P6st - Office in this Colony, which have not been regularly ' posted at the,place of despatch; (loose letters), ; f 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 ease they are chargeable with the > inland rate of postage only. - : ;.::.' T :-■-'". INSOFFIniENT.PATaKS^. ; .; ,:•-'-;•-..;-.- Letters and packets liable to more than one rate -■-.'.;; i ' postage, and addressed to places witliin the Colony,. -. .; or to the United Kingdom, it bearing at least'as ingle; >■-.-? rate, will be forwarded and charged with the postage deficient, aud another single -rate as. a fine: ' ■ Letters -.-•■■ r and packets so addressed, and. bearing-less thama ;:• f single rate of postage, and all letters aud packets - otherwise addressed, not bearing - the: full postage - chargeable, will be detained and .returned.:to the" l sender in all cases tliere practicable. \ ' Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of tho full amount o i postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to their r destination nor returned to-the sender-; but will ba delivered or. forwarded to the person addressed, .on - application, within six months, atthe office where ' " same were, posted,' ahd payment of the deficient ' • postage in stamps. •' -'■' REGISTRATION. ' , . . ~, r Any person can bave a letter registered by affixing ,onit by means of the proper labels tlio amount of the / I registi-ationfeejinadditioritotheproperpostage'/^nd '■' :; ~ presonting it -at a Post Office'- during" office hours \ \ and at least one hour before the closing ofthe mail; by ' '"■ ■> '■ which it is desired to be transmitted. -Every pie-; • caution will be adopted to ensure the safe delivery !01. registered letter, by entering it on the letter billsj • . and obtaining areeeipt for the same on delivery. As the' '■ - Post Office, however is not responsible for the loss' of;; any letter, whether registered cr otherwise, 7 persons sending bank notes or drafto are advised to take tho; numbers and particulai-s, and to out the notes or ,; drafts in halves, and to aend them by different;post. CONTENTS " •'.'■ ■"■■'.-' AU ■■>':. With the above limitations, a. packet-bookl may .-... contain any number of separate books,' maps, printo^' > - or pliotoeraphs, and any quantity of paper, vellum/- l or parchment, either printed, written "onj" 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 5l things legiti inately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or" artistio matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address ef the sender may appear on the covor. RE-DIRECTION. Letters, newspapers, and packets wii be re-directed from one Post Office to another on the written instructions ofthe person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new aud distinct rate of ppst age, to be paid on delivery. overland carriage; No Postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mall; from'its weight or any other cause the packet apr pear calculated to retard the. carrier. ■ : FUNALTIEB. Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to xcmption, or enclosing a commujieation in the nature of a letter in any newspaper book-packet areliable to a penalty of £20. r . SIZE AKD WEIQHT. ... > '•' No book ket or packet of nevrspapere wili be received, any Postmaster be required to receive' any i it exceed two feet in length, ojie oot in width or depth, or three pounds m weight. BOOK-PAOKBT3 TO BE OPEN VOJf IKSPEOTIOK. Every book-packet shall be teat ipenatthe ends or sides, and there shall be no enclosure soaled or • otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor any thing printed or written inthe [nature of a letter. \f- ;' t CROSBIE WARD. Pdstmaater-Gjiei'al;) *