Postal Information.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 392, 12 November 1903, Page 1

Postal Information.

Mails close at this office as under:— For Dnnedin, Chatto Creek, Ophir Cambrians, Becks '< Naseby, etc—Daily at 90.b ""-Lite hilars, with an extra'fee of One Penny, are received up to 9.40 p.m., except oa Sunday when, the mail closes at 7 o.m. For Bald Hill Flat, Roxburgh, Lawrence, etc—Daily at 1.30 p.m. For Arrowtown, Queenstown, etc—Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 8.30 a.m. For Clyde and Cromwell, —Daily at 8.31 a.m. Mails arrive:— From Dunedin, via Otigo Centra I.— arrive 9 p.m. From Liwrewe, Roxburgh, Bald Hill Flat, etc.—Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Srturdays at 9 a-m.; Monday*, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 1 p.m. From Queenstown, Arrowtown, etc Mondays, Wednesdays, and Iridays at 6.30 pm. From Cromwell and Clyde.—Daily at 6.30 p.m. N.B. —letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster fcf be regit tered half an hour before the mail cljses. I ettera containing coin, if posted unregistered, wil be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. F. Eogintox, Postmaster. Post Office, Alexandra South. POSTAL REGULATIONS. letters, axd Letter Cards. For all places in New Zealand, Unitel Aiugdo.n, and British possessions:— For each half ounce or fraction thereof Id All other places, 2Jd for each Joz. Post Cards —All places, each Id. Reply paid ._ ... 2d Books aitd Printed Papers. For all places id for each 2oz or fraction thereoL Commercial Papers. Foi town delivery :—Jd first §oz, or Id for first 4oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Inland :—ld for first 4oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. Australia and all other places;—2§dfor first 10oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. Patters a>d Sample Packets. All places j For the S.rat 4 ociices ... ... Id Each additional 2 ounces ._ ... £d Newspapers. For delivery at any Post Office within the Colony : Each newspaper ... ... ... id Australian Colonies (except Queensland): — Etch newspaper ... ... Other places (including Queensland): — E ich paper not exceeding 4 ounces ... Id Each additional 2 ounces .« ... \ I Parcels. For delivery within the Colony:— Rot exceeding lib... ... ... 6d Each additional lib up to 111b -.. 3d Australian Colonies Not exceeding lib... ... ... 8d Each additional lib to 111b ... 6d United Kingdom Not exceeding 31bs ... ._ Is 31ba to 71bs 2s 71bstolllb .'. 3s Tne charges to foreign countries vary, particulars of which may be obtained at any Post Office. The Registration fee in all places is 3d.