SATES OF POSTAGE ON BOOK PACKETS AND NEWSPAPERS, WITH THE REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE POSTAGE, TRANSMISSION, &c, &c. LETTERS. I. — town letters. Posted at any post-office within the colony for delivery at or from such post-office : — 6. d. Not exceeding half-an-ounce . . 0 1 Exceeding half-an-ounce, but notexceedingone ounce ... ... 0 2 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounco ... ... 0 2 ii. — country letters. Posted afc any oflico within the colony for delivery at or from any post-office within the same province : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... ' 0 2 Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceeding one ounce ... .... 0 4 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... 0 4 III.— INTERPROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted afc auy post-office within the colony for delivery afc or from any postoffice in any any other province within the colony : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 0 3 Exceeding halt-an-ounce, but not exceding one ounce ... ... 0 6 For every ounce, or fraction of an oUnCo over one ounco ... ... 0 6 To the United Kingdom. — (By Southampton or Panama) t" Not exceeding half-an-ounco m 0 6 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 10 Exceeding one ounce, but not exceeding two ounces ... ... 0 2 And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or frao« lion of an ounce. By Marseilles .— - Not exceeding half-an-ounce . 0 10 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 1 8 Exceeding one ounco and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 3 4 Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding three ounces ... ... 6 8 For every ounco after ... ... 1 8 British' Colonies and. British Countries. (For which mails aro made up direct.) Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 10 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding ono ounce, and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 4 0 And so on, increasing one shilling \ for every additional ounce or frae- .. tionof an ounce; Excepting in the following cases, where special rates are payable. To, the Continent of Europe vid Trieste : Not exceeding half-an-ounco 1 ,0 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceed' , ing one ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two ounces' ... »•• V 4 0 ' And so on increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or frae-; tion of an ounce. ■,'■■' To Syria and Turkey. Letters will be forwarded aid Alexandria and Jaffa (imlesft marked for tranemis.-r sion via the United Kingdom), ani will be charged as follows :— . Not exceeding- half-an-ounce ... Oil Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not excecdoiie ounce ... ... 1 10 And so on increasing ope shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. To China and tJie 'Eastern Archipelago,. Letters addressed to Hong Kong, Ppnung, Singapoi-e, and any part of. • China or Japan, the Phillipino Islands, : ■ Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, aro chargeable as ; follows : — . ,Nofc exceeding half-an-ounce ... 1 0 - v ' Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0. And so on increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an,ounce. 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 tho > United Kingdom, are chargeable as .-; follows : — Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding one ounc_, and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 4 0 And so on increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. NEWSPAPERS. From any part of the colony to any other part of the colony ... ... -01 To tho United Kingdom vid Southampton ... , . ... ....... .s, 'o 2i To the United Kingdom vid Marseilles 0 Newspapers for transmission within fche colony or for overland mails shall be posted in singlenumbers. MONEY ORDER BRANCH. The commission charged on Money Orders issued within Now Zealand is . as follows:— Por'any sum not exceeding £5 .... 0 .6 » . » . £10 ... ,1 0 On the Austialian colonies— for any sum not exceeding £5 ... ... 1 o I Above £5 and not exceeding £10 ... 2 0 And on the United Kingdom the charges are — For sums not exceeding £2 ... 10 „ „ £5 ... 2 0 „ „ £7 ... 3 6 „ £10- ... : 5 0 No single order issued for a larger amount ; than £10. .. Full information as to form o£ application for a money order, &c, will, be supplied, to t^e public on application afc any money order office.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 255, 8 March 1869, Page 4
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699Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 Star (Christchurch), Issue 255, 8 March 1869, Page 4
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