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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 65, 19 June 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.

We publish for general information the New Eate of Postage at present in force :— New Zealand. Sates of Postage chargeable on Jjetters, News papers, rnd Book Packets posted in the Colony. I/ETTERS. 1. Inland Jjetters. — Not exceeding \ oz, 2d exceeding \ oz, and not exceeding loz, 4d; exceeding 1 oz, and not evceeding 2 oz, Bdj and so on, increasing fourpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. To the United Kingdom.-— Tsy Southampton or by direct ship : Not exceeding £ oz, 6d; exceeding \ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding 1 02, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, me creasiug one shilling for every additional ounce or traction of an ounce. By Marseilles : Not exceeding £ oz, 9d; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding £ oz, Is 9d ; exceeding f oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 28 ; and so on, being an addition to the ordinary postage at the rate of threepence per quarter ounce 3. To British Colonies and Foreign Countries. — Not exceeding \ oz, 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 2s ; and so on, increasing one shil • ling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. * # * Except in the following cases, where special rates are payable. 4. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste. — Not exceeding £ oz, Is 6d ; exceeding £ oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, 3s ; exceeding 1 oz, and not exceeding 2 oz, 6s ; and so on, increasing three shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 5. To Syria and Turkey. — Letters will be forwarded vi-a Alexandria and Jaffa unless marked for transmission via the United Kingdom, will ee charged as follows : Not exceeding £ oz, lid ; exceeding oz, and not exceeding 1 oz, Is lOd ; and so on, increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 6. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. — Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, or any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows: Not exceeding f oz, Is ; exceeding ■£ oz., and not exceeding 1 oz, 2s ; and so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction 01 an ounce. 7. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations. — Letters addressed to officers serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the Tin- ted Kingdom, are chargeable as follows : Not exceeding £ oz, Is ; exceeding %oz 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 of an ounce. 8. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letters sent to or by seamen and soldiers in Her Majesty's service will be transmitted the Colony, and between the colony or any post-office in the British dominions, at a charge of one penny, provided that the following regulations are observed : — 1 . Each letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. 2. It must be superscribed with the name of the writer, his disposition or class in the vessel or regiraent, and signed by the officer at the time in command. 3. The postage must be pre-paid. E f-ery letter of this description, posted or received in ehh Colony, not in accordance with the foregoi fl g reguation, will be treated as an ordinary letter. 9. Free Letters. — Letters on the public service of fler Majesty's Naval and Military Forces, are 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 letter is despatched. But such letters cannot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional 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," and the signature of some officer of the General Government authorised to frank official letters. 10. Registered Letters. — Registration Pee, Is, in addition to the ordinary postage chargeable on any other. Except in special cases, as exliibited 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 sev< n days from pub'icadon, each, Id. 2. To the United Kingdom, via Southampton, or by direct ship, free ; to the United Kiugdom, via Marseilles, each, 3A ; 3. To t!ie Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d ; 4. To Syrii and Turkey (not through the United K'ag-dom), not exceeding two ounces, Id; and so on, at the tcbe 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 1G oz, Is 4d ; anil so on, increasing eight pence for every additional half pound, or fraction of half-a-pound. 2. To the following British colonies — Ascension, Bermurln, British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands, Natal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Kdward Island, St. Helei a, Sierra Leone, Vancouver's Island: — Not exceeding 4oz, 7d; exceeding -1 oz, and not exceeding 8 oz, Is 2d ; exceeding 8 oz, and not exceeding 16 oz, 2s i<\; 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 be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony of sufficient value. Loose Letters. — All letters received from beyond seas, at any Post-ofEce in this colony, 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 ia not compuls.rry by law to send by post, in which case they 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 ends 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 the nature of a letter. Contents. — "With the above limitations, a packetbook may contain any number of separate books, maps, prin's, 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, and all things legitimately appertaining to or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. The names anrt address of tho sender may appear on the cover. Registration. — Any person can havo 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 ndop.ed to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter, by entering it on the letter bills, and obtaining a receipt for ttie same on tlelivery. As the Post-office, however, is not responsible tor 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. 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 penaltv of £20. Overland Carriage. — No postmaster will bo 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.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES

Which have received the decision of the Commissioner of Customs, as to their liability to duty under the present tariff. COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES. Agricultural implements, free Almonds, shelled and in husk, free Anchovies, 4s per cubic foot Arrowroot, free Axles, cart and dray, iron (loose), free Bathbricks, free Bedsteads (iron), 3s per owt. Bellows (forge), free Biscuits (fancy), free Bfters (orange), 9s per gallon* /