Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1910, Page 1

Postal Information.

1 LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ozs or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2gzs or fraction t 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 placee enumerated in schedalo at Post Office Id for each oz or fraction thoreof; for places not named, 2Jd for each oz., and ljd for each succeeding oz.

NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, Jd for each newspaper. To Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, etc., each newspapor Id; to United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes Id for first Bozs, and id each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for tho first <lozs Id, each additional 2oz Jd. 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 \A. MAGAZINES. Magazines (not registered), all placos, Id each 2ons. Magazines (registered), within tho Dominion. Id for eacii ICozs or fraction thoreof; Australia (except Queensland and West Australia), under 2or'.s, id; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; oach additional 407,h, id; Queensland, Wost Australia, and othor p!ncos, {c! nach 2oas.

POSTAL NOTES. One 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 for first 4ozs, and Jd for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4 ozs and Jd for each succeeding 2 ozs. All other places 2Jd for first lOozs, and Jd for oach succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling th« sender of a letter addressed to g place abroad to prepay tho postage on a reply, tho Department issuef reply coupons on payment of a fee of 3d. Those coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2Jd 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, Gd; above £10 to £15, 9d; above £15 to £20, Is; above £20 to £25, Is 3d; above £25 to £30, Is 6d; 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 New Zealand. REGISTRATION. I Universal fee of 2d to all place* The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance if 2id.

PATTERNS AND SAMPLES

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