Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 January 1911, Page 1

Postal Information.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS

Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4oeb or friction thereof, and id for eaoh succeeding 2ozs or fraction 1 lereof. For Unite* States of America, It for eaoh os. 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 eaoh oi or fraction thereof; for places not named, 2Jd for each oz., and IJd for each succeeding OS. NEWSPAPKRB. Within the Dominion, id for each newspaper. To Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, ©to., each newspaper Id; to United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, .ty other routes Id for firßt Boes, and id each additional 2obs. To other countries, for the first 4o«s Id, each additional 2oz id. The weight of newspapers for transmission to Australia and British New Guinea at the Id rate is restricted to 20oza. 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, Jd; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, id; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, id each 2ozs. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is 6d, 2s, 2s 86, 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 each succeeding 2ozs. REPLY COUPONB. As a means of enabling the sender of a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the 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 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£2s, 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. Universal fee of 2d to all places The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance )f 2Jd. ' PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. . Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id, over sozb, same as for other places. All other places, not exceeding Bozs id, every additional 2ozs id.