Postal Information.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 358, 19 March 1903, Page 1

Postal Information.

o Mails close at this office as under : For Dunedin. Chatto Creek, Ophir, Cambrians, Be<ks Nasebv, eta—tally at 9 p.m.— Late L-ttera, with an- extra fee of One Penny, are received up to 9.40 p. m, except on Sckday when the mail closes at 7 p.m. ~ is Fnr Bald Hill Fiat, Roxburgh, Lawrence, etc.—Daily at 1.30p.m For Arrowtown, Qaeenstown, etc. —Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at&3os.m. For Clyde and Cromwell,—Daily at 8.31 a.m. Mails arrive : from Dunedin, via Otago CentralDaily at 9 p.m. From Lawrence, Roxburgh, Bald Hill Flat, etc.—Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat a days at 9 a.m. ; Mondays, Wednesdays, an 1 Fridays at Fp.m. Brom Qaeenstown, Arrowtown, etc.— Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6-3 D p.m. From Cromwell and Clyde.—DaUy at 6.30 p.m. N.B.—Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered half an hour before the mail ekses. Letters containing coin, if posted unregistered, wil be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. W. M'Nickle, Acting-Postmaster. Post Office, Alexandra houth. POSTAL REGULATIONS. LSTTXRS, AKD LSTTER CaBOS. For all places in New Zealand, United Kingdom, and British possessions:— For each half ounce or fraction there* of ... W All other places, 2jd for each Joz. Post Cards—All places, each Id. Reply paid .- ... 2d Books ahd Pbisteti Paper?. For all places &d for each 2oz or fraction thereof. CoionKciAi. Papers. For town delivery:—Jd first £or, or Id for first 402 and £d for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. ■ Inland :—ld for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. Australia and all other places ;—2Jd for first 10oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets. All places : For the first 4 ounces ..1 ... Id Each additional 2 ounces ... ... id Niwspafzbs. For delivery at any Post Office within the Colony:— Each newspaper ... ... ... id Australian Colonies (except Queensland).*— Each newspaper ... ... .» Id Other places (including Queensland): — Bach paper not exceeding 4 ounces ... Id Each additional 2 ounces ... ... £1 Parcels. For delivery within the Colony:— Hot exceeding lib... ... ... 6d Each additional lib up to 111b ... 36? Australian Colonies Rot exceeding llb« ... ... 8d Each additional lib to 111b ... 6d United Kingdom Not exceeding 31bs ... ._ Is 31bsto71bs 2s 71bstolllb „• 3s Tne charges to foreign countries vary, particulars of which may be obtained at any Poet Office. The Registration fee in all places is 3d.