✨ Proclamation and Postage Rates
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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1866.
G. GREY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by "The Native Lands Act, 1866,"
it is among other things enacted, that the said
Act shall come into operation at such time as the
Governor in Council may by proclamation direct:
Now therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Governor,
as aforesaid, by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council of the Colony, do by this
proclamation direct that "The Native Lands Act,
1866," shall come into operation on the first day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six.
Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Grey, Knight Commander of
the Most Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony, this
seventeenth day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six.
E. W. STAFFORD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th November, 1866.
IT is hereby notified for public information that the
postage on letters for transmission within the
Colony will be charged according to the rates under-
mentioned on and after the 1st January, 1867, under
the provisions of "The Post Office Act Amendment
Act, 1866.
I.—Town Letters.
Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for
delivery at or from such Post Office—
Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... One Penny.
Exceeding half-an-ounce but not
exceeding one ounce ... Twopence.
For every ounce or fraction of an
ounce over one ounce ... Twopence.
II.—Country Letters.
Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for
delivery at or from any other Post Office within
the same Province—
Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopence.
Exceeding half-an-ounce but not
exceeding one ounce ... Fourpence.
For every ounce or fraction of an
ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence.
III.—Interprovincial Letters.
Posted at any Post Office within the Colony for
delivery at or from any Post Office in any other
Province within the Colony—
Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Threepence.
Exceeding half-an-ounce but not
exceeding one ounce ... Sixpence.
For every ounce or fraction of an
ounce over one ounce ... Sixpence.
JOHN HALL.
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
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NZ Gazette 1866, No 63
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🏛️ Proclamation bringing Native Lands Act, 1866 into operation
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration17 November 1866
Proclamation, Native Lands Act 1866, Commencement, Executive Council
- G. Grey, Governor
- E. W. Stafford
🚂 Notification of new letter postage rates effective January 1, 1867
🚂 Transport & Communications30 November 1866
Postage rates, Letter charges, Town letters, Country letters, Interprovincial letters
- JOHN HALL