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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
SCHEDULE D—continued.
| COUNTRIES, ETC. | LETTERS. | Registration Fee. | NEWSPAPERS. | BOOKS OR PATTERN PARCELS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not exceeding ½ ounce. | ½ ounce to 1 ounce. | Every additional | ||
| s. d. | s. d. | ¼ oz. | ½ oz. | |
| SYRIA,—See Turkey. | ||||
| TANGIERS,— | ||||
| via San Francisco and England | ... | o 8 | ... | o 8 |
| By direct mail to French P.O., Alexandria | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TASMANIA | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TUNIS,— | ||||
| via San Francisco and England | ... | o 9 | ... | o 9 |
| By direct mail to French P.O., Alexandria | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TAHITI (Society Islands)—By direct mail | ... | o 2 | ... | o 2 |
| TURKEY,—Including Levant,— | ||||
| By direct mail to British P.O., Alexandria | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| — Syria except Beyrout,— | ||||
| via San Francisco and England | ... | o 8 | ... | o 8 |
| — Beyrout, Constantinople, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Larnica, Mytelene, Rhodes, Salonica, Samsoun, Tchesme, Tenedos, Trebizond, Tultscha, Varna,— | ||||
| via San Francisco and England | ... | o 8 | ... | o 8 |
| UNITED KINGDOM,— | ||||
| via San Francisco | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| via Suez and Southampton | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| via ,, Brindisi | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By direct mail to Trieste, via Suez | a | ... | ... | ... |
| VANCOUVER’S ISLAND,—See America. | ||||
| WALLACHIA,—See Moldavia. | ||||
| WEST INDIES (BRITISH), except Jamaica and Trinidad,— | ||||
| via San Francisco | ... | I 4 | ... | I 4 |
| via Suez and Southampton | ... | I 5 | ... | I 5 |
| via ,, Brindisi | ... | I 7 | ... | I 7 |
| — Jamaica and Trinidad,— | ||||
| via San Francisco | ... | I 4 | ... | I 4 |
| via Suez and Southampton | ... | o 11 | ... | o 11 |
| via ,, Brindisi | ... | I 1 | ... | I 1 |
| WEST INDIES (FOREIGN),—Cuba, Curaçoa, and Porto Rico,— | ||||
| via San Francisco | ... | I 4 | ... | I 4 |
| via Suez and Southampton | ... | o 11 | ... | o 11 |
| via ,, Brindisi | ... | I 1 | ... | I 1 |
| — St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Domingo, St. Martin’s, St. Eustatius, Guadalupe, Hayti, Martinique,— | ||||
| via San Francisco | ... | I 4 | ... | I 4 |
| via Suez and Southampton | ... | I 5 | ... | I 5 |
| via ,, Brindisi | ... | I 7 | ... | I 7 |
a. An additional charge will be made on delivery. b. And 3d. per quarter of an ounce additional. c. And an amount equal to the postage in addition. d. Newspapers and book packets must not exceed 2 lbs. in weight, and pattern parcels must not exceed 8 ounces in weight. e. And an amount equal to the Foreign postage.
Correspondence addressed to the Continent of Europe which may be forwarded via Southampton may also be forwarded via Brindisi, upon payment of the following additional rates:—
Letters, not exceeding ½ oz., 2d.; and for every additional ½ oz., 2d. Book Packets, not exceeding 1 oz., 1d.; 1 oz. to 2 oz., 2d.; 2 oz. to 4 oz., 2d.; every additional 2 oz., 1d. Newspapers (each), not exceeding 4 oz., 1d.; every additional 4 oz., 1d.
NOTE.—No letter or other packet (whether registered or otherwise) containing either gold or silver money, jewels, or precious articles, or any other article whatever, liable to customs duties, can pass through the post to any of the following countries comprised within the General Postal Union, viz., Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Ceylon, Denmark, Egypt, France, French Colonies, Germany, Greece, Hongkong, Italy, Labuan, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira), Roumania, Russia, Servia, Straits Settlement, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States, and also British India.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honorable Privy Council; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Approved in Council—
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
GEO. MCLEAN.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
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Schedule D: International Postage Rates for Letters, Newspapers, and Parcels (Continuation)
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Postage rates, International mail, Parcel rates, Newspaper rates, Postal tariffs, Syria, Tangiers, Tasmania, Tunis, Tahiti, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vancouver’s Island, Wallachia, West Indies, Foreign West Indies
- His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honorable Privy Council; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
- GEO. MCLEAN