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Star (Christchurch), Issue 281, 8 April 1869, Page 4

HATES OF POSTAGE ON BOOK PACKETS AND NEWSPAPERS, WITH THE REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE POST.VGE, TRANS MISSION, &c, &c. LETTERS. I. — TOWN LETTERS. Posted at nny post-office within the colony for delivery nt or from such , post-office : — s. d. Not exceeding half-an-ounce . . 0 1 Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceed- , ing ono ounce ... ... 0 2 For ev^ry ounce, or fraction of an ounce over o_e ounce ... ... 0 2 II. — COUNTRY LETTERS. Posted at any office within tho colony for delivery at or from any po3t-office within the same province : — Not (-xceeding half-an-ounco ... 0 2 Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceeding cne ounce ... ... 0 4 For every ounce, or fraction of on ounce over one ounco ... ... 0 '4 111. — INTERPROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at nny post-office within tho colony for delivery at or from any postoffice in any nny other province within the colony : — Not exceeding half-an-ounce .->. OS Exceeding half-an-ounce, but not exceding ono ounce ... ... 0 6 For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one ounco ... ... 0 6 To the United Kingdom. — (By Southampton or Panama) .- Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... 0 G Exceeding half-an-ounce, and not exceeding one ounco ... ... 10 Exceeding one ounce; but not exceeding two ounces ... ... 2 0 And bo on, increasing one shilling for every ndditional ounc-- or fraction of an ounce. By Marseilles : — Not exceeding half-an-ouuco ... 0 10 Exceeding half-an-ounco, and not exceeding one ounco ... ... 1 8 Exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces ... ... 3 4 Exceeding two ounces aud not exceeding threo ounces ... ... 6 For every ounce after ... - ... 1 British Colonies and British Countries. (For whicli mails are made up direct.) Not i xcee.-iing half-au-ounco ... 1 0 Exceeding half-an-ounco, and not exceeding ono ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two ounce* ... ... 4 0 And so on, increasing one shilling for cvoiy additional ounce or fraction of an ounco; Excepting in the following cases, where special rales are payable. To the Continent of Europe via Trieste : Not exceeding bnlf-an-ounco ... 1 0 Exceeding half-an-ounco, and not exceeding one ounce ... ... 2 0 Exceeding ono 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 (unlesf* marked for transmission via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows : — Not exceeding half-an-ouace ... 0-11 Exceeding half-an-ounco, and uot exceedone ounce ... ... 1 10 And so on increasing one shilling and tenpence for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to Hong Kong, Pcnnng, Singapore, and any port of China or Japan, tho Phillipine Islands, Java, Sumntra. Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, nre chargeable as follows : — Not excee-ling hnlf-an-ounce ... 1 C Exceeding half-an-ouncc, and not exceeding one oun:e ... ... 2 < 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 nny of Hor Majesty's ships on a foreign sta' ion, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows : — Exceeding half-an-ouncc, and not exceed- M ing one ounce ... ... 2 __t Exceeding one ounc, and not exceeding BB two ounce 3 ... 4 OHJ And so on increasing two shillings [9| for every additional ouuco or frac- m_U tion of an ounce. Hjj NEWSPAPERS. Hj From any pnrt of the colony to nny other HH pnrt of the colony ... ... 0 fig To tho United Kingdom via South- BB nm;.(on ... ... ... 0 jMH. To the United Kingdom via Maiscilles 0 __m Newspapers for transmission within the colon-^H or for overland mails shall be posted in singlHß numbers. MONEY ORDER BRANCH. H The commission charged on Money BH Orders issued within New Zealand ib H| ns follows : — H9 For any sum not exceeding £5 ... 0 ___ On tho Au tialian colonies — for any sum BB not exceeding £5 ... ... 1 Above £5 and not exceeding £10 ... 2 ___ And on tho United Kingdom the HB charges are — j^B For « urns not exceeding £2 ... 1 fIH -£7 ... 3 fll No single order issued for a larger amoiuJH than £10. — Full information as to form of application for fIH money order, &c, will be supplied to the publi^H on application at any money order office. , .