Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 May 1910, Page 1

Postal Information.

+ LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ozs or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2ozs or fraction I lereof. For Unite( 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, 2Jd for each oz., and lid for each succeeding oz. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, id for each newspaper. To Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, etc., each newspaper Id; to United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes Id for first Bozs, and }d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs Id, each additional 2oz id. The weight o'f 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 tho Dominion, Id for each IGozs or fraction thereof ; Australia (except Queensland and West Australia), under 2ozs, Jrt; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, id; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, id each 2ozs. POSTAL NOTES. Ono shilling, Is 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 foi first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4 ozs and id for each succeeding 2 ozs. All other places 2id for first lOozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling tht sender of a letter addressed to e place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department issuei reply coupons on payment of a fee of 3d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2id in any country which adoptß the scheme. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places, id for each 2ozs. MONEY ORDERS. Up to £5, 3d; above £5 to £10, Cd; above £10 to £15, 9d; above £15 to £20, Is; above £20 to £25, Is 3d; above r j"> to t;3O, Is Gd; above £30 to £35, Is 9d; above £35 to £40, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from 6d up to 20s may be procured at the principal Money Order Offices in Now Zealand. REGISTRATION. Universal fee of 2d to all places Tho sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance if 2Jd. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not cxcceding 2ozb, id, over sozs, same as for other places. All other places, not exceeding Bozs Id, every additional 2ozs id.