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  2. RATES OF POSTAGE.

    XXVI. A Table of the Rates of Postage must be affixed on some convenient part of each Post Office for public inspection, and must be kept constantly legible. [E.C.] ...

    Article : 87 words
  3. THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.

    REGULATIONS for the guidance of the Post Office department, under the Acts of the Governor and Legislative Council, 15 Victoria, No. 12, intituled, "An Act to consolidate and amend the law for the ...

    Article : 411 words
  4. SEAMEN'S AND SOLDIERS' LETTERS.

    XLIX. Seamen and soldiers, while they are employed in her Majesty's Service, can send or receive letters, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, on their own private concerns only, at the rate of 1d. ...

    Article : 58 words
  5. ACCOUNTS.

    L. All Letter Bills, immediately on their receipt, must be carefully entered in the office books by the Postmaster to whom they are addressed. The Letter Bills received, and the margins or counterparts of ...

    Article : 437 words
  6. POSTAGE STAMPS.

    XXIX. In cases of inland letters where the value of the stamps is less than the proper amount of postage, but not grossly deficient, the letter may be transmitted, but must be charged with double the ...

    Article : 493 words
  7. DESPATCH OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES, &c.

    The Postmaster-General or any other Postmaster is at liberty to refuse to transmit by Post any packet of the weight of more than 16 ounces or of inconvenient form or dimensions, or containing or reasonably ...

    Article : 201 words
  8. A SMALL GRIEVANCE.

    SIR,—Can you tell me why the stone jars in which potted anchovies and similar condiments are sold are generally half an inch thick, thus diminishing the capacity of the vessel by more than one half. To ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  9. DESPATCH AND RECEIPT OF MAILS.

    IX. Each Postmaster is carefully to stamp every letter passing through his Office with the Office flated stamp of the day on which it is received. [E.C.] ...

    Article : 1,241 words
  10. TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE UNDER THE 15 VICTORIA, No. 12, and 16 VICTORIA, No. 35.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 words
  11. VICTORIA.

    IN the Legislative Council on Tuesday last, Mr. Fawkner, who had just taken his seat, asked the Colonial Secretary whether it was true that the Home Government had sent out orders for the pardon ...

    Article : 561 words
  12. NEWSPAPERS.

    LV. Newspapers, if intended for transmission inland by the same day's post, must be posted at the General Post Office, Sydney, before 8 a.m. for the morning, and 3 p.m. for the afternoon mails, or they ...

    Article : 231 words
  13. NEWSPAPERS.

    If posted within 7 days from their date of publication, nil. If posted after 7 days from their date of publication, 1 penny. ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. REGISTRATION.

    XXXVII. The system of registration is applicable to all descriptions of letters and packets without distinction, whether they contain coin or articles of value or not. Parties sending bank notes or drafts should be ...

    Article : 609 words
  15. SEAMEN'S AND SOLDIERS' LETTERS.

    Letters sent to or by Seamen and Soldiers employed in her Majesty's service, come under the following Regulations:— 1.—Every such Letter must be superscribed in the ...

    Article : 294 words
  16. GENERAL REGULATIONS.

    LX. It is the duty of every Postmaster to report to the Postmaster-General, from time to time, any irregularity which may come under his notice, relating to the business of the Post Office. He is also required ...

    Article : 1,319 words
  17. BANKERS' PARCELS, BOOKS, &c.

    Bankers' Parcels, containing Notes, Orders, Specie, or Pass Books, sent by, or to any Bank or Banker; Parcels containing Patterns or Samples of Merchandize bona fide sent as such; Parcels open at each end, ...

    Article : 384 words
  18. PUBLIC BANK OF ISSUE.

    SIR,—There are objections infinitely greater to a public Bank of Issue than those stated by my namesake, Senex, in this morning's Herald. He has not done justice to the subject. He has made quite a botch of ...

    Article : 989 words
  19. MIS-SENT, RE-DIRECTED, AND DEAD LETTERS.

    XLIII. When letters, newspapers, or packets of any kind are mis-sent to any office, the word "mis-sent" must be stamped or written on the front of each, the dated stamp of the town or place affixed, and a report ...

    Article : 416 words
  20. PRINTED BOOKS, MAGAZINES, REVIEWS, AND PAMPHLETS, FROM AND TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    Printed books, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whether British, colonial, or foreign) may be transmitted by the post between this colony and the United Kingdom by the direct mail packets, at the following ...

    Article : 423 words
  21. PETITIONS AND ADDRESSES.

    XLVIII. Members of Council may receive, free of postage, petitions and addresses to her Majesty and his Excellency the Governor-General, and petitions addressed to either the Executive or the Legislative ...

    Article : 55 words
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