via the United Kingdom), and will be charged as follows:— Not exceeding half-an-ounce Is. Exceeding half-an-punce, and not exceeding one ounce ..2s. And so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. To India, China and the Eastern Archipelago. Letters addressed to any part of India, Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, and any part of China or Japan, the Phillipine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labuan, the Moluccas, and Siam, are chargeable as follows ; — Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Is. Exceeding half-an-ounce, aad not exceeding one ounce ... 2s. 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 oq board any of her Majesty's ships on a foreign station, when sent through the United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows :— Same as the general public. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANK, AND* MONEY ORDERS, AND GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES AND INSURANCE. Offices at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapos_, Timaru, Temuka, Waimate, and Kowaii Open from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. The commission charged on Money Order. issued withiu New Zealand is as follows :— For any sum Not exceeding £5 6d Not exceeding £10 Is Od On the Australian Colonies— For any sum not exceeding £5 ... ... IsOd Above £5 and not exceeding £10 2s Od And on the United Kingdom the charges are— For sums not exceeding £2, 2s Od „ £5, 5b Od „ „ £7, 78 Od „ „ £10, 10s Od No single order issued for a larger amount than £10. Full information as to form of application for a Money Order, &c, will be supplied to the public on application at any Money Order Office. The Government, through the agency of ' the Post-office, grant Annuities, immediate • or deferred, Life Insurance, &c, &c. NEWSPAPER. From any part of the colony to and other part of the colony Id. To the United- Kingdom, via Southampton : ...... id. To the United Kingdom, via Marseilles ... 3d. Newspapers for transmission within the colony, or for Overland Mails, shall be posted in single numbers. TELEGRAPH STATIONS. The following list of telegraph stations in New Zealand is published in a' New Zealand Gazette, dated Dec. 10 : — a •*» Name. S, ° Province. O D ' " a.m. p.m. Alexandra ... 9 5 Auckland Alexandra ... 9 5 Otago Auckland ... 9 5 Auckland Balclutha ... 9 5 Otago Bealey .... 9 5 "Canterbury Blenheim ... 9 5 Marlbdroug Bluff ... 9 5 Southland Brighton ... 9 5 Wetland Cambridge ... 9 5 Auckland Castle Point ... 9 5 Welliiigton Cheviot ... 9 5 Nelson % ' r Christchiirch ... 8 8 Canterbury Charleston ... 9 5 Westland Clyde ... 9 5 Otago Cromwell ... 9 5 Otago Dunedin ... 8 8 Otago Featherston ... 9 5 Wellington ( Greymouth ... 9 5 Westland Greytown ... 9 5 Wellington Hokitika ... 9 5 Westland Hariiiltori ... 9 5 Auckland Havelock ... 9 .5 Marlbqrougb Invercargill ... 9 5 Southland Kaiapoi ... 9 5 Canterbury Kaikoura ... 9 5 Marlborough Lawrence ... 9 5 Otago. Lyttelton ... 8 8 Canterbury Masterton ... 9 5 ' Wellington Mercer ... 9 5 Auckland Napier ... 8 8 Hawke's Bay Newcastle ... 9 5 Auckland Nelson ... 8 8 Nelson Oamaru .-.. 9 5 . "Otago. Onehunga ... 9 5 Auckland Picton ... 9 5 Marlborough Port Chalmers... 8 8 Otago Queenstown ... 9 5 Otago Roxburgh ... 9 5 Otago Selwyn ... 9 5 Canterbury Spit ... ' 9 5 Hawke'a Bay Tokomairiro ... 9 5 Otago ' Timaru ... 9.5 Canterbury Tfemuka ... 9 5' Canterbury. Wanganui ... 9 5 Wellington-' ' Waipukurau ... 9 5 Hawke's'Bay Waipawa, ... 9 5 HawWfcßay Wellington ... 8.8 Wellington Govt. Buildings. 10 .4.30 Wellington Waikouaiti ... 5 Otago Westport ... 9 5 Wetland White's Bay ... 8 8 Marlborough N.B.— On Sundays, Public Holidays, and within each province tbe Anniversary of such province, from 10 a.m. to 1Q.30 a.m , ani from 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 805, 23 December 1870, Page 4
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597Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Star (Christchurch), Issue 805, 23 December 1870, Page 4
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