Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1910, Page 1

Postal Information.

» LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ozs or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2ozs or fraction 1 lereof. For Unitet States of America, It for each oz. or fraction thereof (to include Pago Pago and Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska). For United Kingdom, British Possessions and other places enumerated in schedule at Post Office Id for each oz or fraction thereof; for places not named, 2id for each oz., and lid for eaoh succeeding oz. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, id for eaoh newspaper. To Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, etc., eaoh newspaper Id; to United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes Id for first Bozs, and id eaoh additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs Id, each additional 2oz id. The weight of newspapers for transmission to Australia and British New Guinea at the Id rate is restricted to 20ozs. for each copy; for each lOozs or fraction thereof additional id. MAGAZINES. Magazines (not registered), all places, Id each 2ozs. Magazines (registered), within the Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraotion thereof ; Australia (except Queensland and West Australia), under 2ozs, id; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, id; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, id eaoh 2ozs. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, 1b 6d, 2s, 2s 6d, id; 3s and ss, Id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Town (for accounts, etc., only), id if not exceeding ioz, or Id for first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4 ozs and id for each succeeding 2 ozs. All other places 2jd for first lOozs, and id for eaoh succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONS. As a meanß of enabling tht sender of a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department issuei reply coupons on payment of a fe* of 3d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the valuo of 2id in any country which adopts the scheme. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places, id for each 2ozs. MONEY ORDERS. Up to £5, 3d; above £5 to £10, 6d; above £10 to £15, 9d; above £15 to £20, Is; above £20 to £25, jls 3d; above to £30, Is 6d; above £30 to £35, Is 9d; above £35 to £40, 2s. British Postal Orderß for fixed sums from 6d up to 20b may be procured at the principal Money Order Offices in New Zealand. REGISTRATION. Universal fee of 2d to all plao#fc The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance of 2id. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id, over sozs, same as for other placeß. All other places, not exceeding Bozs Id, every additional 2ozs id.