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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 12, 19 December 1862, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE. We publish for general information tha Nei Rate of Postage at present in force :— New Zbaxaitd. Sates of Postage chargeable on Letters, Nevn ■'. papers, md Book Packets posted in the Colony^ ' LETTERS. .] 1. Inland Letters. — Not exceeding oz, 2.i? exceeding \ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 4d ; ci;' ceeding 1 oz, and not evceeding 2 oz, 8d ; and &;? on, increasing fourpenco for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. . « J 2. To the United Kingdom. — By Aouthamptoi '■} or by direct ship : Not exceeding J oz, 6d ; exceed • ing \ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding ; oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, in creasing one shilling for every additional ounce o fraction of an ounce. By" Marseilles : Not ex ; ceeding J oz, 9d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceed ing £ oz, Is ; exceeding J oz, and not exceeding ; .: oz, Is 9d ; exceeding % oz, and not exceeding 1 oz 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordinar * postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce • 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countriei ■ — Not exceeding oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and no exceeding 1 oz, Is ; exceeding 1 oz, and not ex ! ceeding 2 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing one shil ling for every additional ounce or fraction of a; ounce. * # * Except in the following cases, where specie rates are payable. 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste.* Not exceeding £ oz, Is 6d ; exceeding £ oz, aa not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oz, and noJ exceeding 2 oz, 6s; and soon, increasing thre? shillings for every additional ounce or fraction (A an ounce. 5. To Syria and Turkey.— "Letters will be foi. warded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless marker ; for transmission via the United Kingdom, wii; f be charged as follows : Not exceeding § oz, lid . exceeding $ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is lOd and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence fo: every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago.— Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singa. pore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipini Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, ths Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding i oz., and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing tw; . shillings for every additional ounce or fraction o. an ounce. 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations.— Letters addressed to officers serving on board anj of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent throujh the United Kingdom, are chargeablj as follows: Not exceeding £ oz, Is; exceeding Joi and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding loz and not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction cl an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letter sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty'i ' service will be transmitted within the Colony, and between the colony or any post-office in the BritisL dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed: — 1. Eact- ; letter must not erceed half an ounce in weight, 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the ' writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regi. ■ ment, and signed by the officer at the time in com. mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. Every j letter of this description, posted or received in thij Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing regu. ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, ars exempted from the payment of postage, if bearing the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the officer in command of the force on | the service of which the lett< ris despatched. But j such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on tha 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," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fee, li, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exhibited 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 in the colony, or not posted within seven days from publication, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United King, dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 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 rata of one penny for every additional 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 of the colony, or to the United Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding 4 oz, 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, 8d; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, Is 4d; and so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British colonies — Ascension, Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is2d ; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d ; and so on, increasing one shilling and twopence for every half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, packets, and newspapers posted in New Zealand, must bo' prepaid by aiHxing postage labels of the colony of . sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyond " seas, at any Post-office in this color y, 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 are letters which it is not compulsory by law to sond by post, in which case thej are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. Book-Packets to be Open for Inspection. — Every book-packet shall be sent open at the endi or sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor anything printed or written in ths nature of a letter. Contents. — "With the above limitations, a packetbook may contain any number of separate bonks, maps, prints, or photographs, 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, aud all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of aay enclosed literary or ■ artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names and address of the sender may appear . on the cover. Registration. — Any person can have a letter re- ' gistered by affixing on it by means of the proper lnbels 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 ij desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery. As the Post-office, however, is not responsible for tha 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. Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt from postage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any newspaper or book-packet are liable to a penalty of £20. Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will be required to receive any book-packet for transmission by an overland mail, if from its weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the carrier. Ceosbie Ward, Postmaster-General. Nuggets at Ballaarat.— lt appears thit the days for nuggets have not altogether passed away. The Great Extended Company had tho good fortune, yesterday morning, to come acrois three nuggets weighing collectively 280 ozs. The largest, weighing 129 ozs. is a splendid specimen. It is about six inches long, and four wide, and slightly impregnated with quartz. The three were obtained from the new ground that the company were lately prevented from working by the injunction in the Court of Mines, and were exhibited yesterday (Thursday), at the National Bank, and attracted much attention — Tribunv, Nov. 28. A Maine editor thus distinguishes between sorts of patriotism : — " Some esteem it sweet to die for one's country — others regard it sweeter to live for one's country — but most of our patriots hold it sweeter to live upon one's country."