Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 September 1910, Page 1

Postal Information.

» LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ozs or fraction thereof, and }d for each succeeding 2okb or fraction \ lereof. For Unites States of Amerioa, 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 schedale at Post Offioe Id for each oz or fraction thereof; for places not named, 2}d 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 id each 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 20oeb. for each copy; for each lOozs or fraction thereof additional id.

MAGAZINES. Magazines (not registered), *11 places, Id each 2ozs. Magft*inoß (registered), within the Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraotion thereof : Australia (except Queensland and West Australia), under 2ozs, Jtl; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, id; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, $d each 2ozs. postal notes. One shilling, Is 6d, 2a, 2s 6d, }d; 3s and ss, Id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. COMMERCIAL PAPERB. Town (for accounts, eto., only), id if not exceeding §oz, 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 pUcea 2id for first lOozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling the sender of a letter addressed to * place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department issue! 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 the scheme. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places, id for eaeh 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, Is 3d; above £25 to £30, Is 6d; abovo £30 to £35, Is 93; 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. Universal fee of 2d to all plaow The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance of 2id. PATTERNS AND SAMPLEB. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id, over sozs, same as for other places, j All other places, not exceeding Bozs Id, every additional 2ozs id.