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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

POSTAL.

Postmaster-General's Office,
Auckland, 15th October, 1861.

THE following Despatch, respecting increas-
ed rate of postage on correspondence
between New Zealand and China, &c., is
published for general information.

READER WOOD,
For the Postmaster-General.

General Post Office,
3rd August, 1861.

SIR.—Referring to my letter of the 30th
April last, in which I informed you that the
second Monthly Mail between Point de Galle
and China, would be discontinued after the end
of June, and that henceforth, the service
would be performed once only in each month,
I am directed by the Postmaster-General to
acquaint you that urgent applications have
been made to Her Majesty's Government for
the restoration of the second monthly mail, and
amongst other reasons in favour of the
measure, the great delay to which correspond-
ence in both directions between Australia and
China will otherwise be subjected, by being
detained for a fortnight at Point de Galle, has
been specially urged by a deputation com-
prising many persons of influence connected
with the Australian Colonies.

Under these circumstances, Her Majesty's
Government have determined upon the re-es-
tablishment of the second monthly mail, but as
the Revenue derived from the correspondence con-
veyed by the line of Packets between Point de
Galle and Shanghai, is insufficient to cover the
cost of this double service, it has been decided
that the postage of all such correspondence
shall be increased.

I am accordingly directed to inform you
that in future, a rate of one shilling per half-
ounce, instead of six-pence per half-ounce, will
be collected upon all letters forwarded from
Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong or China,
addressed to New Zealand, and I am to re-
quest that you will in like manner cause a rate
of one shilling per half ounce, to be collected
upon all letters sent from your office in the
mails made up for Penang, Singapore or Hong
Kong, including letters for any part of China,
Japan, Java, the Philippine Islands, Labuan,
Borneo, Siam, Sumatra or the Moluccas.

I am, &c.,
J. TILLY.

The Postmaster-General,
Auckland.

Remarks.

The writing desk, gold and silver watches
of the deceased, with family photo-
graphs, were retained at the request of
the next of kin and will be delivered
up to them under an order of Court.

A TRUE and PERFECT SCHEDULE of all BALANCES paid into the Treasury of the Colony of New Zealand, at Wellington, from the 18th day of April, 1861, on account of DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES Administered by ROBERT RODGER STRANG, Esquire, Registrar of the Supreme Court.

I, Robert Rodger Strang, Registrar of the
Colony of New Zealand, at Wellington, do solemnly
and sincerely declare that the above is a true and faithful Return of all Balances paid into the Treasury of the Colony of New Zealand, at Wellington, from the 18th day of April, to the 13th day of September, 1861, inclusive,) on account of Deceased Persons' Estates administered by me, this 21st day of September, 1861, before me, ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON, Judge of the Supreme Court.

I certify that the sum above mentioned stood to the credit of the above mentioned Estate in account with the Sub-Treasurer on the 13th day of September, 1861.
S. CARKEEK, Sub-Treasurer.