✨ Post Office Regulations & Schedules
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
detected except the address, are to be charged
according to the rates laid down for letters.
51. It will be the duty of every Postmaster
from time to time to examine papers open at
both ends, sent as exempt from postage, and
in case he should discover that such paper is
not entitled to exemption from postage, he is
hereby strictly enjoined to prosecute the of-
fender.
52. Every kind of letter receivable
at any Post Office, may be Regis-
tered at any Post Office. Parties send-
ing Bank-notes or Drafts should be advised for
greater security to cut such Notes or Drafts in
halves and send them by different posts.
53. On every letter presented for Registra-
tion the prescribed fee is in the first place to
be demanded, and then whatever postage the
letter may be liable to.
54. The first duty of every officer opening
a mail is to look into the Letter Bill for the
purpose of discovering whether it contains any
Registered Letters.
- No registered letter may be delivered
under any circumstances to any but the person
entitled to receive the same, nor until the Post-
master at the place of delivery shall have first
taken a receipt for the same, and this receipt
shall be transmitted by the first mail to the
despatching Postmaster. - Should any registered letter be missing,
the fact must be immediately reported to the
Postmaster-General, and the Postmaster shall
take immediate steps for tracing it to the per-
son responsible for its safety. - Gratuities shall be paid except to
vessels under contract, to Masters of vessels
carrying mails as specifled in Schedule E
hereto annexed. - All Postmasters will be required to pro-
cure and keep on hand a sufficient supply of
Postage Labels for sale to the public. - No person other than a Postmaster
shall, unless specially licensed thereto by the
Post-master-General, sell Postage Labels—
under a penalty of Ten Pounds (£10).
SCHEDULE A.
Post Offices other than Chief Post Offices to which these Regulations apply,
Russell,
Wanganui,
Collingwood,
Christchurch,
A karoa,
Invercargill
SCHEDULE B.
CREDIT FORM FOR LETTERS REQUIRING RE-DIRECTION.
Dead Letter Office.
The
POST OFFICE,
day of
18
with the General Post
Amount claimed in my
Office, for the undermentioned letters forwarded herewith to
my corresponding Office, the postage of which has been charged upon me.
| Number
of Letters, | Re-directed or Missent
Names of Towns from whence received, | £ | s. | d. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | | | | |
| | Charged upon me instead of
being sent as forward by
the Postmaster of | | | |
Total Amount Claimed.........£
The address of Registered Letters to be
inserted below, and acknowledged by
the Receiving Postmaster,
Postmaster.
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NZ Gazette 1859, No 3
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Continuation of Post Office Staff Conduct and Mail Handling Regulations (Sections 51-59 and Schedules)
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🚂 Transport & Communications13 January 1858
Postage labels, registration, mail tracing, Postmaster-General, Post Offices, credit forms, redirection forms