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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ehargeable with letter postage, and will be
subject to the rule laid down in the case of an
insufficiently paid letter. (Cl. 39.)
71. No Postmaster shall be required to ac-
cept, for transmission by any overland mail, a
book packet which, from its weight, or any
other reason, may appear calculated to retard
the carrier, or otherwise to cause inconvenience.
72. It will be the duty of every Postmaster,
from time to time, to examine packets and pa-
pers open at both ends, sent as exempt from
letter postage; and in case he should discover
that any such packet is not entitled to exemp-
tion from letter postage, he is hereby strictly
enjoined to prosecute the offender.

PRIVATE BOXES.

73. Any Postmaster may set apart and
    allow a Private Box in his Post Office to any
    person who may apply for the same; and such
    person shall hold such Box, subject to the fol-
    lowing rules :--

74. Every Private Box shall be so arranged
    that access may be had both from the outside
    and inside of the Post Office.

75. The outside end of each Box shall be
    provided with a door and lock; and the
    person to whom such Box shall be allotted
    shall be furnished with a key to the same;
    but the look shall be kept in repair at his own
    expense.

76. All Letters received at any Post Office
    at which Private Boxes shall have been
    established, addressed to any person to whom
    a Private Box has been allotted, shall, at the

sorting of the Mail in which such Letters
arrived, be deposited in such Box.

77. The fees payable in respect of each
    Private Box shall be as follow:-
    For the first year or portion of
    a year ........................ £2 0 0
    For every subsequent year or
    portion of a year ............ 1 0 0
    payable in advance on the 2nd day of January
    in each year; and, for the purpose of this
    rule. a year shall be held to commence on the
    2nd day of January.

78. The Revenue arising from such fees
    shall be deemed Ordinary Revenue of the
    Post Office, and be paid over as such to the
    Colonial Treasurer.

79. A separate account of all Postage
    chargeable on any Postmaster as the receiving
    Postmaster under Clause No. 37 of these
    Regulations, or otherwise, shall be kept by
    him on all Letters so deposited in any Box;
    which account shall be due and payable
    quarterly, on the first day of April, the first
    day of July, the first day of October, and the
    second day of January, by the holder of such
    Box; and such account shall not be questioned
    by such holder, but shall be conclusive as to
    the charges therein.

80. On the receipt of a Registered Letter
    addressed to a holder of a Private Box, the
    Postmaster shall, by writing to be placed in
    such Box, inform the addressee of the same ;
    that the letter may be delivered in the usual
    form without delay.

FORM A.
[LETTER BILL No. 1.]

For the Correspondence between and the United Kingdom.
FOR LONDON, via SOUTHAMPTON.
Post Office, 18

Herewith you will receive the following articles, the receipt of which you are requested to
acknowledge, viz.—

To the Credit of the United Kingdom.
Statement by the Statement by the
office. London office.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. Paid Letters transmitted through the United King-
   dom for British Colonies and Foreign Countries,
   and upon which the postage has been collected
   in
   Number. Number.
2. Total number of letters contained in the whole of}
   the Mail ....................................................}
3. Paid Newspapers transmitted through the United
   Kingdom for British Colonies and Foreign
   Countries, and upon which the postage has been
   collected in
   £ s. d. £ s. d.