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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 13, 23 December 1862, Page 4

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAQiPij We publish for general information the Sj Rate of Postage at present in force : — |fl' ■ New Zealand. "^l^J Bates of Postage chargeable on Letters, .&# papers, md Book Packets posted in tl\# Coi-ik letters. - tf 1. Inland Letters. — Not exceeding J oj| ' ; — exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 4d] v « ceeding 1 oz, and not evceeding 2 oz, 8d ; a|!-;3 on, increasing fourpence for eyery addii;^ ounce or fraction of an ounce. -'■ £ .■ ; ' : j^* — 2. To the United Kingdon(i—t>j SoWhad|| or by direct ship : Not exceeding \ oz, 6d ; ci^| ing £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 1b; exceeifet-^ oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so <£§"" creasing one shilling for every additional ouifiy iraction of an ounce. By Marseilles : N&jbw ceeding £ oz, 9d; exceeding £ oz, and not ©x|iS ing £ oz, Is ; exceeding J oz, and not exceed!*^ oz, Is 9d ; exceeding f oz, and not exceeding Pi, 2s ; and so on, being an addition to the ordt>>] postage at the rate of threepence per quarter of « 3. To British Colonies and Foreign C&iw£^~- — Not exceeding -J oz, 6d ; exceeding -J oz, anft-j exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding 1 oz, and not.;? ceeding 2 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing one |ij9 i ling for every additional ounce or fraction cfjJC^ ounce. i^T^" * # * Except in the following cases, where s|3-- — ■ rates are payable. r 1 4. To the Continent of Europe via Triefe/L^. -r Not exceeding | oz, Is 6d ; exceeding \ o|jf-i* not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oz, an?Sfc^ exceeding 2 oz, 6s ; and so on, increasing Wshillings for every additional ounce or fractisjr an ounce. $i. 5. To Syria aitd Turkey. — Letters will b&ife-iyil warded via Alexandria and Jaffa unless m£S * 4 for transmission via the United Eingdoaly* be charged as follows : Not exceeding \ oz, t?i exceeding \ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, ls^J and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpenc? > A 1 every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce^r\. 6. To China and the Eastern ArchipeW}. Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, St • pore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phil|s§ Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labu.au,:: ,^ Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as fot-i-^i Not exceeding \ oz, Is; exceeding \ oz., anj/1 1 exceeding 1 oz, 2s; and so on, increasing'/*-^ shillings for every additional ounce or fractic'^ _ an ounce. !^ ' 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Static- -i Letters addressed to officers serving on board;'? of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, cW-r-r sent through the United Kingdom, axe chargi- : a/v/ as follows : Not exceeding h oz, Is ; exceeding '■" * and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; exceeding 1o; ■ not exceeding 2 oz, 4s ; and fo on, increasing*" shillings for every additional ounce or fractic - an ounce. if Ml 8. To Naval Seamen and, Soldiers. — It sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Maje..?^" service will be transmitted within the Colony, ._; between the colony or any post-office in the ft;' dominions, at a charge of one penny, provider ''- the following regulations are observed : — l. ; I letter must not exceed half an ounce in -we >-»^ ■] 2. It must be superscribed with the name o: "€ ~f writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or /""^ ment, and signed by the officer at the time in & mand. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. I»OILJ letter of this description, posted or received it ? Colony, not in accordance with the foregoing i ; ation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. '" 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public se / of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces "I "Vl exempted from the payment of postage, if be, J J the words, "On Her Majesty's Service," and J signature of the officer in command of the for the service of which the letter is despatched, such letters cannot be transmitted by any irre; a»-* \ route, or one entailing additional expense od !\/ Colonial Government. Letters on the public ' " vice of the General Government of the colom Y""""~~ transmitted free by post, if bearing the i ; " On the Public Service only," and the sign;-:»-«-^ a of some officer of the General Government a. J rised to frank official letters. - 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Fe; „ in addition to the ordinary postage chargeabi any other. Except in special cases, as esk^nn in table subjoined. -iX. NEWSPAPERS. .!■ To any part of the colony, if published i;-£. colony, and posted within seven days from pu: . : tion, free; if not published in the colony, oi"**"V7 posted within seven days from publication,. ' V y Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southr- 2tqj ton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United I dom, via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To the Cont;'^ of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syrid* Turkey (not through the United Kinge^tujl.?* exceeding two ounces, Id; and so on, a£ of one penny for every additional two ounces, rji Note. — For the postage chargeable on r« q papers, forwarded to other countries, through ■ United Kingdom, see table (A) subjoined. _ BOOK PACKETS. 1. To any part of the colony, or to the tsfin./ Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding * , I 4d ; exceeding 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz exceeding S oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, h-'. and soon, increasing eight pence for every; : « tional half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound* 2. To the following British colonies — Ascer Bermuda, British West Indies, Canada, Cc j? T Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, (•!— — — Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, I. Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, P ■•. Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, A couver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; cs -^£\~ ing 4 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is2d ; excer.y. 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s 4d; and s:*^ increasing one shilling and twopence for : half-pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. . » i Prepayment by Stamps. — All letters, pa: J\ and newspapers posted in New Zealand, niE "^ prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colo.^ ~ sufficient value. "~~"~~ Loose Letters. — All letters received from bf > seas, at any Post-office in this colony, which . :W" JJnot been regularly posted ><t the place of desj.^ (loose letters), are cliargeiblo with full postagi • cording to the rates established by the fore;, tables, unless they are letters which it is not , . pulsory by law to send by post, in which case _____ are chargeable with the inland rate of postage Book-Packets to be Open for liispccli. Every book-packet shall be sent open at the jE^ J or sides, and there shall be no enclosure scat J_i otherwise closed against inspection sent in or such packet, nor anything printed or written ; nature of a letter. Contents. — With the above limitations, ap 1 book may contain any number of separate t J^L maps, prints, or photographs, and any quanf — paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, vr. on, or plain, (exclusive of anything in the II .__ of a letter whether sealed or open,) with the "J^ t ing, covering, or mounting attached or belori. to such book, print, map, or photograph, a things legitimately appertaining to or nccf* for the transmission of any enclosed liters artist ie matter, but exclusive of glass in any •»• The names ami address of the sender may a;! 1 on the cover. Registration, — Any person can have a lettL gistered by affixing on i^ by means of the p\. labels the amount of the registration fee, in . tion to the proper postage, and presenting i t[ A"\7" Post-office during office hours, and at leas * T hour before the closing of the mail by whict i desired to be transmitted. Every precautiot be adop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of n: - tercd letter, by entering it on the letter bili obtaining a receipt for the same on delivery the Post-office, however, is not responsible f< F loss of any letter, whether registered or other 1 *?" persons sending bank-notes or drafts are at ' Oi to take the numbers and particulars, and '"|*ju the notes or drafts in halves, and to send the J different post. VXI Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt -^ postage letters not liable to exemption, or encl«: a communication in the nature of a letter ie « ■ newspaper or book-packet are liable to a pc - ■ *"** of £20. A Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will'*"^* quired to receive any book-packet for transit by an overland mail, if from its weight n-r? other cause the packet appear calculated to i*m the carrier. "XT' ' Crosbie Wakd, Postmaster- Gene. \/ " My dear," said a gentleman to a young rr " whom'he was persecuting with his addresses, g you intend to make a fool of me ? " " plied the offended lady, "nature has happily. J^ me the trouble." A Quaker's Advice to a Monet Hnsr A prudent and well disposed member of"™ Society of Friends once gave the following fri : . advice : — " John," said he, " I hear thou art I'+y a to be married." "Yes," replied John, " I _|"fr ' "Well," replied the man of drab, " I hav> little piece of advice to give thee, and tb^ never marry a woman worth more than thot . | When I married my wife, I was worth just-I_-i shillings', and she was worth sixty-two; and*j»-vp ever any difference has occurred between usij"* she has always thrown up the odd shillings."^