Postal Information.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 451, 8 December 1904, Page 1

Postal Information.

Mails close at this office as under : For Danedin, Chatto Creek, Ophir Cambriaaß, Becks Naseby, etc.—Laily at Sun, For Bald Hill Flat, Roxburgh, Lawrence, etc Tuesdays, Thursdays.and Saturdays, at 12 noon. For Arrowtown, Queenstown, etc.—Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1.30 p.m. For Clyde and Cromwell, — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1.30 p.m. ; Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4.30 p.m. Mails arrive : From Dunedin, via Otago Central.— arrive 7 p.m. From Lawrence, Roxburgh, Bald Hill Flat, etc., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 1 30 p.m. From Queenstown, Arrowtown, etc, — Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 12 noon. . - « j From Cromwell and Clyde.—Mondays, Wednesdays and Bridays, at 9 ajn.; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 noon. N.B.—letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster t< be regiitered half an hour before the mail closes, letters containing coin, if posted unregistered, wil be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. F. Eggihton, Postmaster. Post Office, Alexandra bouth. POSTAL REGULATIONS. LETTERS, AND LETTER CARDS. For all places in New Zealand, Unitel kingdom, and British possessions:— For MOB half ounce or fraction thereof ld All other places 2jd for each ioz. Post Cards—All places, each ld. Reply paid Books akd PsiKTEn Papers. Fof all places id for each 2oz or fraction thereof. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Foi town delivery :-4d first Jos, or Id fpr first 4os and id for each succeeding 2oz or *lnbad for first 4oz and id for each *** * othar P l *** Bs- %!& tm first lOoz and id for each succeeding 2oz. Patters ahd Sampse Packets. All places:— ~ For *• first 4 ounces «J Baca additional 2 ounces .. ... 4 d Newspapers. For defivery at any Post Office within the Colony t- , d Each newspaper ... •-• * u Colonies (except Queensland):— Bwh newspaper ... ••• »- ld Other places (including Queensland) Bach paper not exceeding 4 ounces ... Id Bach additional 2 ounces .- ... 4* Parcels. For delivery within the Colony:— Sot exceeding lib... ... .» «[ 1 ach additional lib up to 111b .. At Australian Colonies Hot exceeding lib- ... ••• *j Bach additional lib to 111b ... 6d United Kingdom— Not exceeding 31bs ... ~ « 3lbsto7lbs J 7lbitolUb - 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.