Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1910, Page 1

Postal Information.

1 LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letters within New Zealand, Id for tho first 4ozs or frnction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2ozs or fraction 1 lereof. For Unites 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 ; tor places not named, 2Jd for each oz., and lid for each succeeding oz. NEWSPAPERS. Within tho 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 Jd each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs Id, each additional 2oz id. The weight o'f nowspapers 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, Ul; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, id; Queensland, West Australia, and othor places, id each 2ozs. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is Cd, 2s, 2s 6d, id; 3s and ss, Id; 10s up to 20a, 2d. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Town (for accounts, etc., only), Jd if not exceeding ioz, or Id for first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4 ozs and Jd for each succeeding 2 nzs. All other phces 2Jd for first lOnzs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling th« .sender of a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay tho postnge nn a reply, tho Department issues 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 adopts tho scheme.

HOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS.

All places, id for each 2ozs.

MONEY ORDERS.

Up to £5, 3d; above £5 to £10, <V 1; above £10 to £15, 9d; above Gls to £20, Is; above £20 to £25, Is 3d; above fjfi to L'3o, Iβ 6d; above £30 to £35, Is 9d; above £35 to £40, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from Gd up to 20s may be procured at the principal Money Order Offices in New Zealand.

REGISTRATION.

Universal fee of 2d to all placei The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance if 2Jd.

PATTERNS AND SAMPLES.

Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id, over sozs, same as for other places. All other places, not exceeding Bozs Id, every additional 2ozs id.