POSTAL INFORMATION.
REGULATIONS.
ALL letters must be prepaid by stamps. Letters are sent to all
parts of Queensland at the following rates:- 1. Town Letters Not exceeding ½oz.,
1 penny; exceeding ½oz., but not exceeding 1 oz., 2 pence; exceeding 1 oz.,
but not exceeding 2 oz., 4 pence; and so on, increasing 2 pence for every
additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 2. Country Letters-Not exceeding oz.,
2 pence; exceeding ½oz., but not exceeding 1 oz., 4 pence; exceeding 1 oz.,
but not exceeding 2 oz., 8 pence; and so on, increasing 4 pence for every
additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. The postage on letters for the colony
of New South Wales is now 6d. on letters under ½ oz., 6d.. between ½oz.
and 1 oz., and 6d. for every oz., or fraction of oz. Letters for the other
Australian colonies are charged 6d. for every ½oz., or fraction of oz.
Letters for Great Britain are charged as follows:- 6d. under
the ½oz.,
6d. between the ½oz. and 1 oz., and 1s. additional for every oz. or
fraction of 1 oz. Letters sent via Marseilles are charged extra at the rate of
3d. for every ½oz. Via Trieste letters not exceeding ½oz.
1s, exceeding ½oz. and not above 1 oz., 2s.; exceeding 1 oz. and not
above 2 oz. 4s.; and 2s. additional for every extra oz. or fraction of ditto.
Newspapers 1d. each.
Registered letters must have on them a distinctive registration
stamp, which may only be used for this purpose. The stamp costs 6d.
Local newspapers may be sent free to any part of New South
Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand, or South Australia, if posted within 7
days of publication, but a 1d. stamp must be affixed to newspapers intended for
Great Britain.
Book packets must not exceed two feet in length, or weigh
more than 3 lbs., and must be sent open at the ends or sides. The denomination
of "book packets," includes books, publications, printed forms, M.S. intended
for publication, maps, almanacs, prints, and works of literature and art. The
postage must be prepaid, and the rates are as follow-British book
packets:-under 4 oz., 4d.; and under ½lb., 8d.; between ½lb.
and 1 lb., 18. 4d.; and 8d. for every additional lb. or portion of lb.
Inter-colonial ditto: under ½lb., 6d.; between ½lb.
and 1 lb., 1s.; and 6d. for every additional lb. or portion of lb. Inland ditto
not exceeding 4 oz., 2d.; and 1d. extra for every additional 2 oz. or fraction
of 2 oz. -Bankers' parcels, or parcels containing notes, orders, specie,
patterns and samples of merchandise, deeds, conveyances, affidavits, or letters
of attorney, are now charged at ordinary letter rates. The postage of book
packets sent via Marseilles is, not exceeding 4 oz., 6d.; not exceeding 8 oz. 1s.;
and 1s. for each additional 8 oz. or fraction of 8 oz.
POST OFFICES, &c.
The following is a list of the offices established in the colony of Queensland, and which are officially connected with the Brisbane post office.
[Brisbane Warwick Dalby Callandoon Condamine Gladstone, Ipswich,
Moggill, Drayton, Nanango, Taroom, Gayndah, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Maryborough,
Surat]
TIME TABLE FOR 1861.
Brisbane and Ipswich.
To leave Brisbane daily (Sundays included) at 2 p.m., and
arrive at Ipswich at 7 p.m.; and to leave Ipswich daily at 7 a.m., and arrive
at Brisbane at 11 a.m.
Drayton and Ipswich.
To leave Drayton every Thursday and Sunday at 4 a.m., and
arrive at Ipswich same days at 8 p.m.; and to leave Ipswich every Tuesday at
noon, and Saturday at 4 a.m., and arrive at Drayton every Wednesday at noon,
and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Drayton and Dalby.
To leave Drayton every Thursday at 8 a.m., and arrive at
Dalby at 8 p.m. on the same day; and to leave Dalby every, Wednesday at 8 a.m.,
and arrive at Drayton same day at 8 p.m.
Drayton and Calandoon.
To leave Drayton every Thursday at 4 a.m., and proceed- ing
by Canal Creek, arrive at Calandoon every Saturday at noon; and to leave
Calandoon every Monday at 8 a.m., and returning by Canal Creek, arrive at
Drayton every Wednesday at noon.
Dalby and Condamine.
To leave Dalby every Friday at 8 am., and proceeding by way
of Daandine and Warra Warra, arrive at Chinchilla at 8 p.m., and at Condamine
on Saturday at 8p.m.; and to leave Condamine every Monday at noon, Wambo at 6
p.m., and proceeding by same route, arrive at Dalby on Tues- day at 7 pm.
Dalby and Gundiwindi (Calandoon).
To leave Dalby every Fri- day at 6 a.m., and proceeding by
way of St. Ruth's, Cecil Plains, Dunmore, and Retreat, arrive at Calandoon on
Sunday at 10 a.m.; and to leave Calandoon every Sunday, at 2 p.m., and
returning by the same route, arrive at Dalby on Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Dalby and Auburn.
To leave Dalby every Saturday at 6 a.m., and proceeding via
Jimbour, Burrandowan, and Boondooma, arrive at Auburn on Sunday at 2 p.m.; and
to leave Auburn on Friday at noon, returning by the same route, arrive at Dalby
on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Condamine and Surat (via Alderton).
To leave Condamine every Sunday at 6 a.m., and arrive at
Surat on Monday at 8 p.m.; and to leave Surat every Friday at 6 a.m., and reach
Condamine on Saturday at 8 p.m.
Condamine and Taroom.
To leave Condamine every Sunday at 6 a.m., and calling at
Tieryboo, arrive at Taroom every Monday at 6 p.m.; and to leave Taroom every
Friday at 6 a.m., and reach Condamine on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Surat and Yarrowa.
To leave Surat every Monday at noon, and arrive at Yarrowa on
Wednesday at noon; and to leave Yarrowa every Monday at noon, and arrive at
Surat on Wednesday at noon.
Drayton and Nanango.
To leave Drayton every Thursday at 6 a.m., and arrive at
Nanango on Friday at 8 p.m; and to leave Nanango every Sunday at 6 a.m., and
arrive at Drayton on Monday at noon.
Nanango and Gayndah.
To leave Nanango every Saturday at 6 a.m., and arrive at
Gayndah on Sunday at 8 p.m., and to leave Gayndah every Friday at 6 a.m., and
arrive at Nanango on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Gayndah and Maryborough.
To leave Gayndah every Monday at 6 a.m., and proceeding via
Degilbo, arrive at Maryborough on Tuesday at 4 p.m.; and to leave Maryborough
every Wednesday at 6 a.m.. and calling at Degilbo, arrive at Gayndah on Thurs-
day at 6 p.m.
Gayndah and Gladstone.
To leave Gayndah every alternate Monday at noon, and
proceeding via Yenda and Walla, arrive at Gladstone on Friday at noon; and to
leave Gladstone every alternate Monday at noon, and arrive at Gayndah on Friday
at noon.
Gayndah and Taroom.
To leave Gayndah every Monday at 6 a.m., and arrive at
Taroom on Wednesday at 6 p.m.; and to leave Taroom every Thursday at 6 a.m.,
and arrive at Gayndah on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Taroom and Rockhampton.
To leave Taroom every alternate Friday at noon, and to
arrive at Rockhampton on Wednesday at noon; and to leave Rockhampton every
alternate Friday at noon, and arrive at Taroom on Wednesday at noon.
Rockhampton and Marlborough.
To leave Rockhampton every alternate Saturday at noon (or immediately
after the arrival of the steamer), and reach Marlborough on Monday at noon; and
leave Marlborough every alternate Wednesday at noon, and arrive at Rockhampton
on Friday at noon.
Ipswich and Nanango.
To leave Ipswich every Wednesday at 6 a.m. and arrive at
Nanango on Friday, at noon; and to leave Nanango every Sunday at 6 a.m., and
arrive at Ipswich on Monday at 6 p.m.
Warwick and Leyburn.
To leave Warwick every Thursday at 4 a.m., and arrive at
Leyburn on same day at 10 a.m.; and to leave Leyburn every Wednesday at 6 a.m.,
and arrive at Warwick at noon same day.
Warwick and Drayton.
To leave Warwick every Tuesday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m.,
and arrive at Drayton same days at 8 p.m.; and to leave Drayton every Thursday
and Monday at 4 a.m., and arrive at Warwick on same days at 3.30 p.m.
Warwick and Ipswich.
To leave Warwick every Saturday at 4 p.m., and arrive at
Ipswich on Sunday at 6 p.m.; and to leave Ipswich every Wednesday at noon, and
arrive at Warwick on Thurs- day at 2 p.m.
TOWN DELIVERY.
Daily at 2 p.m. in North Brisbane and Fortitude Valley; and
at 9 a.m. in South Brisbane and Kangaroo Point. Letters may be posted until
within a quarter of an hour of the time of each delivery.
Iron letter receivers, intended for the receipt of letters
only, have been fixed at South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, and Kangaroo Point.
The hours at which they are cleared are stated on the receivers.
The Delivery Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except
when the steamers leave at a later hour, when the office is kept open till 6
p.m.
The following persons have been appointed licensed vendors
of stamps, viz..
Messrs. J. W. Buxton, and C. G. Campen, North Brisbane.
Messrs. Kent and Wonderley, South Brisbane. Mr. George
Smith, Fortitude Valley; Mr. W. Dyson Kangaroo Point.
TABLE OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BRISBANE.
The Mails for England are made up in Brisbane on or about the 18th of each month, or in time to secure their arriving in Sydney before the 22nd, the date on which the mail leaves for England.
The Mails for New Zealand are despatched so as to arrive in
Sydney about the 15th of every month.
The Mails for Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, are
despatched weekly.
