LETTERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 266, 20 March 1869, Page 4

LETTERS.

I. — TOWN LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the colony for delivery at or from such post-office : — s. d. Not exceeding half-an-ounce _. 0 1 Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceeding ono ounce ... ... 0 2 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over o_e ounce ... ... 0 2 11. CO_"_fTl--_r J-BTTEBS. Posted at any office within the colony for delivery at or from any post-office within the same province : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 0 2 Exeeediug half-an-ounce, but not exceeding cne ounce ... ... 0 4 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... 0 4 111. — INTEEPEOVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any postoffice in any any other province within the colony : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 0 3 Exceeding half-an-ounce, bufc not exceding one ounce ... ... 0 6 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... 0 6 To tlie United Kingdom. — (By Southampton or Panama) : Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 0 6 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 1 0 Exceeding one ounce, but not exceeding two ounces ... ... 0 2 And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. __?y Marseilles : — Not exceeding half-an-ounco ... 010 Exceeding half-an-ounco, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 1 8 Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 3 4 Exceeding two ounces and not exceeding three ounces ... ... 6 8 For every ounce after ... ... 1 &■ British Colonies and British Countries. (For which mails aye made up direct.) Not i xceeding half-an-ounco ... 1 0 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding ono ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 4 0 And so on, increasing one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce; Excepting in tho following cases, whore special rates ure payable. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste : Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 1 0Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0Exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 4 0 And so on increasing two shillings for every additional ounco or fraction of an ounce. To Syria and Turkey. Letter? will be forwarded aid Alexandria and Jaffa (unless msirked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding half-an-ounco ... Oil Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not esceedone ounce ... ... 1 10= And so on increasing one shilling and tonponco for every additional ounco or fraction of an ounce. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hong Kong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, aro chargeable as follows : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 1.0 Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one oun;e ... ... 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 the United Kingdom, aro chargeable as follows : — Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding tWO OUIICO3 ... ... 4 0 And so on increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of on ounce.