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General Post Office,
Auckland, 1st September, 1843.

NOTICE TOTICE is hereby given, that from and
after the Sth instant, of so soon thereafter
as this Notice sinh be received at the following
Post Ofices, respectively,
Wellington,
Nelson
Petre,

Kororarika,
Hakiangs,
Akaroa;

the several Regulations now in force for the
transmission of Letters and Newspapers, and
levying rates of Postage m New Zealand, will
cease and determine, and in accordance with the
directions of Her Majesty's Postmaiter-General;
under the authority of & Warrant of the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, dated
31st August, 1841, and pursuant to the provi-
sions of an Act of the Imperial Parliament, 3 &
4. Victoria, cap. 96, the following Rules and
Regulations for the conveyance of Letters and
Newspapers, and fixing rates of postare there-
of which all persons cou
cerned are required to take notice. Perrons, Co

1. The Colonial postage due on letters intendero
   ded to be sent out of the Island, must be paid
   when the letter posted, as it cannot be col-
   lected either in the United Kingdom of in other
   British Colonies.

2. The rate of sea-postage to be taken at the
   port of departure in New Zealand, on all letters
   dispatched by ship, not intended to pass through
   the Usher Kingilom, i four price tớra Nước
   not exceeding half an ounce; and the following
   is the scale of rates to be charged on letters
   exceeding half an ounce, viz.

Above half an ounce and, not exceeding one
ounce, two rates.
Above one ounce and not exceeding two ounces,
four rates
Above two ounces and not exceeding three
ounces, six rates.
Above three dunces and not exceeding four
ounces, eight rates.

And for every ounce above four ounces two ad-
ditional rates are to be charged, and every Mac
tion of an ounce to be charged as the additional
ounce. Each rate to be estimated and Charged
at four-pence.

3. In addition to the charges for sea postage,
   a further sum of four-pence per half ounce, and
   so on in proportion, according to the scale
   already laid down, must be charged for any
   inland conveyance of letters that have arrived,
   or which are intended to be dispatched by pri-
   any Inland post be estab
   lised in New Zealand. This rate of four-pence
   having been fixed by the Treasury for the con-
   veyance of all letters within the Colony, whether
   by sea or-land

4. When letters or newspapers are re-directed
   from one part of the Colony' to another, they
   will be chargeable with a new and distinct rate
   of postage for the re-direction, according to the
   scale herein laid down, over and above the
   postage previously due upon them.

A gratuity of two-penge por letter, and que
penny for every newerager payable to the
commander of spy private vemel conveying lov
raccount of the Post he Post Office, but o
Letters or newspapers dispatched to the United
Kingdom, Kingdom, or to any of the Bri
of the British Colonias
named below, this gratuity is not to be paid, as
the Captains will receive it on the delivery of
the latin port of destination, and the
Postmasters in those Colonies will be so in-
formed

Quebec,
Halifax,
Bermuda,
St. John's, (New-
Tolm's,
bundland,
Jamaica
Barbadoes,
Dominica,
Antigua,
Nevis,
St. Kitts,
Tortola,

St. Lucia,
St. Vingents,
Tobago,

Greneda,
Trinidad,
Berbice,
Demerara,
Bahamas,
Carriacou,
Montserrat,
Malta,
Gibraltar,

6. With respect spect to letters of newsp newspapers,
   wards by private no gratuity be rax-
   those sealed mail mail from the United
   Kingd as it will have been already paid, but
   on an orifer letter arriving by ready ships pa at New
   Zealand, a gratuity of two-pence per letter will
   be paid.

7. Letters and Nev Newspapers arriving from the
   United Kingdom, or from any of the British
   Colanies, before named, in in a a sealed, Rast Office
   must be delivered, free of all, se postage,
   as it will have been previously, paid when the
   letters or newspapers are posted. Letters how-
   ever from any other parts, or loose letters brought
   in any any ship's bag, not having been forwarded
   through the Post Office at the place of depar-
   ture, will be subject on arrival in New Zealand,
   to the sea postage of four-pence the half, ounce
   aith to to on in proportion according to the scale,
   already laid down; a down; and in those cases also the
   gratuities to the commander will be paid in New
   Zealand.

8. All newspapers, whether British, Foreign,
   or Colonial, conveyed by the Post between placés
   in New Zealand, will be chargeable with an
   internal rate of postage of one peảng each.

9, All newspapers ers received at New Zealand,
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whether by packet-boat or priv at or private ship, from
foreign country, will will be able a e to a sea postage
of two-pence pence each, and the same rate must be
taken on newsp dispatched from New lew Zea-
and to a Foreign Country, either by packet-boat
or private ship.

10. Newspapers conveyed by packet between
    one British Colony and another will be delivered
    free of sea postage-if conveyed by private ship,
    one penny must be taken. The sea postage in
    this, and the preceding Article, will be in addin
    ion to the internal rate of one penny, where
    the newspapers are not addressed to the port of
    arrival, or posted at the port of departure.

11. All newspapers, however, to pass at the
    reduced rates of postage herein, set forth, must
    be sent without a cover, or in in a & cove coret open at