Page 4 Advertisements Column 7

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 43, 7 April 1863, Page 4

I THE NEW RATES, OF POSIHH Wb publish for general mformation^j^^^^H Bate of Postage at present m force : -^H^^| Bates of Poitaga^ehttngaabla on -£*ttftfl§^^| papers, md JBook Packet* pasted <n t%B|^^| r , , „> r KTTEK*. r> |^^^| _i» Intend Letters.— Hot cxcc^dingnKS^H exceeding £ o«, and nut exceeding *<i&flp|^H cceding 1 oz, ami not etcecding 2 08, oHpf^H on, increasing (oiirpentis tor every iVLJ^H ..ounce or fraction ot an ounce. fr |JSH^H 2. To the United Kingdom.— By SoutM'Jj^H or bjr direct ship : Not exceeding^ ox, 6*tß^^^| ing \ oz, and not exceeding 1 of, 1$; e^K*^^H 1 ot, and not e\ceediD«j 2 02, 2s; <*nd|KJ^H I creasing ane shilling for every additional jS^^M < traction of an ounce.— r—By Marseillet -iWU^^M ceeding 02, 9d; exceeding -^ ux, ami JJOtß^^^H ing^oz, Is; exceeding i oz, and not ejJpli^M oz, is- 9d; exceeding oz, andTiot exc«e(li«]^H 2s ; and so on, being an addition to th« ■BS.J^^B postage at the rate ot threepence per quartiE^^H 3. To British boTonies and Foreign Cijgff^B I —Not exceeding £ 02, ttil; exceeding ll)itßJr^^B exceeding 1 os, Is; exceeding! ox, ■ aa~d«£^^B ceeding 2 ot, 2s ; and so on, r jncr«asiiig, J(f|^B lil xii f.r ever; additional ounco or tractiolpN^H \* Except m the following 1 cases, n-betw^^H rates are payable. '_/ "\ '»«^^H 4. To the Continent of Europf yii '^Ksj|^| A 7 ot exceeding \ oz, Istici; exccedini^^Kffij^B not exceeding 1 uz, 3s; excelling 1 oa.V»y~J^B exceeding 2 oz, Ha ; and. sy on, 'icreasinK^^H shillings tor every additional ounco or friiK?^| 5. To Syria end TurJcey.—l,ct\vvi~\x\\\W ) : : j^k warded via Alexandria, and Jufla unless «j«^B f«r transmission via the United Xiii"-il, J"^*j^B cc charged as follows: Not exceeding £o^B|i[JM exceeding ox., and not exceeding 1 «*JlB[(fH and so on, increasing one shilling arid teiipeßi every additional ounce or traction of an QunKii|H 6. To China and ths Eastern Arcfripclmjjß Letters addcoßced to Uougkong, iVna:ig,Bs|M pf>re, or any part of China or Japan, tlie"'P|jH9|H Islands, Java. Sumatra, Borneo, Lubu,iJt-J^B Molucca-, and Siam, are ciiargt-nhlo na iiJ£^jM Xot exceeding o*, Is ; exceeding \- oz. t iJi?t|M <>si-(>edin^ 1 02, 2-i: and s<> on, iacre-.isiiiMO^H ahiilin^s fur every additional ounce or irocKfuH 7. To Naval Officers on .Foreign SfoiiM/iM Letters undressed to officers serving on boarMi-— jM of FT«»p Majesty's ships 611 a foreign st^iuaA^'B sent through the United Kingdom, are char J^, H as follows: Not exceed m;; oz, Is; exceedJoV'lH anil Hot exceeding 1 oz, 2s; exceeding 1 . 1 <B JH not excepfiin-r 2 <>a, 4s ; iitul ».> on, iuereasinßT"? shillings for everj additional junco or fractft' 1 8. To If aval Seamen and Soldiers. — IM-| sont to or hy seamen and soldiers m ih-r Alajtt. | service will be transmitted within the ColonvKQ between the colony or any pixt-i-ffire m tueill— -j dominions, at a charge of une pen y, pr<»vi<leß:p 4 the following regulations are observed .— l, X i-i (.■tter must not oscved half an ounce m v»!j 2. It must be superscribed witn tht» natnouS * writer, liis disposition or olass m the ve-selor^^ mewt, and signed by the oiHwi- at- 1 he time ihJb 7 " ■naud, 3. The poatago must be pre-paid. IU|O9 letter of this description, posted or receiv d itH? 9 J'olony, «ot m ai-cordiince with ihe foregoing Jl^.^B ation, ivill be tr.'died as aw or.linarv letter, HP?J 9. Wree Letters. — Letters on the public soiif^M of Her Majoau-'s Niival and Military ForeesW^jß cxempte t from tiw 1 payment, of po>tugc, if besßT^B the words, "Un Her Majesty's SiTviec%" aniBSH si!?naturo of the ofiiot-r m command <»f the f^nßtT ß the service of which the letter is despatched. WiEfl sucli letrer* -ciinnot be transmitted by anyirroV M route, or one ci. tailing additional expense uu'K — M Colonial Government. Letters on the public • Cl vice of the General Uov«rnment of the colonvB;^ transmit ted free by pi>-t, if benring ti.e *t»* \M " On tlie I'ublic Service only." and the signofcßi of some officer of the (ipneral Goveriji/ient ana "IJ ris«d to frank official letters. |TCQ 10. UegislArel Letters. — Itegisfralion Fee,K£^ m addition, to the urdiuury jjostagci chargeubl* '^a 11113' "tlier. Except m special eases, as eskiiiig.- '|| m table subjoined. B 'A NEWSPAPERS. I .1 To «ny part ot the colony, if puhlisho<l m io} colony, mid posted within aoven days from pttbli ST-S (ion, (Vcl-; it" not published ii tlv colony, or r—rposted within seven days from pit 'licat:oil, « ■ Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, our Souum.i '^1 toti.or l>y diivct. ship, Jree; to this United Kit i" durn. via Marseilles, each, 3d ; 3. To the Contin ss> of Kurope. cid 'l'riestp, each, 2d ; 4. To Syria t iP turkey (n t through the United Kingdom), iBtTT^ esci'cdii?g two ounces. Id ; and soon, at the JyW ot one penny I'w every additional two ounces In JJ Note. — Por the jio.stago chargeable on n6Wp?'l papers, forwarded to other countries, through I .jj U uited Eiiigdem, see table (A) subjoined. (u^ JIOOK PACKETS. - — j 1. To any pert of the colony, or to tha Unit ' -| Kingdom via Southampton: — Not exceeding 4( O.i -Id; exceeding 4> oz, mid not exceeding 8 oa, b f.g oxroei\in>r 8 <>x, atvl not excee<ling 16 uz, Is 4 : J and soon, iticrea-iniif eiijhi pence for every adt ; ; tionnl half pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. W . 2. To the following British colonies — A.scen»ic» Mprmuda, British \Vt;st Indies, Canada, Capol Good H'np«, Falkland Islands, Qambii, Gu ; Const. Heligoland, lonian lul inds, Natal, Ne ~ Brunswick', Newf jundlaml, Nova Scotia. Prin Edward Island. St. llelo a, Sierrri Leone, \^a ,T couver'a Island; — Not exceeding 4 oz, 7d ; excee GI ing i oz, and not exceeding 8 ux, Is2d ; exceedii 8 oz, and not exceeding 1(5 oz, 2s 4d; and so o — increaainc: one shilling and twopence for evei ; half-pound, or fraction of half.a-p<>uud. X t Prepayment by Stamps. — All lettera, pnckfW and newspiipers posted m New Zealand, mustM. ~ prepaid by alfiiing postage labels of the colony ■ sufScient value. 1., Loose letters. — All letters received from beyotil sena, at any Post-office m this colony, which harlfg not been regularly posted at the place of despntcl (loose letters), are charue-ible wit.i lull postage, airr C'irdingtn the. rates established by the foregoin«|' tables, unless they are lette'S which it is not cuimT puls»ry hy law to sond by post, m which case the IC nre chargeable with the inland rate of postage onlj !E JB <ok- Packets to be Open for Inspection.Every book-packet shall be sent open at the end — or sides, and there shall he 20 enclosure sealed ' B! otherwise closed against inspection sent m or witi Q such packer, n r anything priuted or written m tfa j] nature of a letter. „, R I Contents. — With the above limitations, a packefrbook mar contain any number of separate bo 'ksj. mnps, prints, or photogr.iphs, and any quantity u|p paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, writtetT* on. or plain, (exclusive of anything m the naMirJP' of a letter whether sealed or open.) with the tiinili \ns, covering, or mounting attached or belonging" to such book, print, map, or photograph, and al»* things legitimately appertaining to or nei-essarjl ( for the transmission <>f any enclosed literary oti artistic matter, but exclusive ot j-lass m any form»j The names and address of the sender may appeasj on the cover. §_ Registration. — Any person can hare a letter ra-I gistered by Hffixing on it by means of the propeillabels the amount, of the registration fee, m addi'l'l tion to the proper postage, and pre-enting it at is t'ost-ofnee during otfiee hours, and at least on«~ hour before the closing of the mail hy -which it iff. desi»ed to be transmitted. Krerv precaution wi!ll» be adop.cd to ei^ure the safe delivery of' a regis'lj tered letter, hy entering it on the letter bills, nnd|* obtaining a receipt lor the same on delivery. A»V the f-ost.omVe, however, is not. responsible for tbaF loss of any letter, whether registered or otherwi»e,-» persons sending bank-no! eg or drafts are advi»eiif| to take tho numbers and particulars, and to cutt; the notes or drafts i.i halves, and to send them bjK different pnst. E Penalties. — Any person sending as exempt frorajpostage letters not liable to exemption, or enclosing! a communication m the nature of a letter m »nj& newspaper or book-packet are liable to a of £20. ■ Overland Carriage. — N-"> postmaster,; " 1 quired to receive any book-packet for m. «i» by an overlaud mail, if from its weight wi-TKujß oilier cause the packet appear calculated to reUruf the carrier. B Cbosbie Wah©, Postmaster-General. THE "PRESS," j F>L 7 BLISHKIJ every Saturday Morning -*- at Cliristclmrcli, contains articles upon matters of General and Colonial interest, from the pens of w riters m all parts of New Zealand, and new adver'isemonta only. Tho " PaEsa " Commercial Circular, published every Wednesday Morning, contains only era la reports and advertisements, after tha fir* insertion. Ageatt of tb« !*. P*em -? m InTercargill, . ... ■ JFIT2GEBALIX* CO. I