Postal Information.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1912, Page 1

Postal Information.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDB. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first four ounces or fraction thereof, and |d for each mccoeding ozs. or fraction thereof. I 1 or the United States of America, d for each oz. or fraction thereof (to ineludo Pago Pago and Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska). l'or United Kingdom, British Possessions and other places enumerated schedule at Post Office Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; for places not named, 2Jd for each o«., and ljd for oach succeeding os. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion Jd 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 8oz»., and id each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs. Id, each additional 2ozs. id. The weight of 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 for oach 2ozs. Magazines (registered), within the Dominion. Id for each 16ozs or fraction thereof; Ausrtalia (except Queensland and West Australia), under Sots, id; 2oj!8. to Bois. Id; each additional 4oza. Jd; Queensland, West Australia and other places |d for each 2osa.

POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, la 6d, Sa, 2s 6d, }d; b and ss, Id; 10a up to 20s, 2d. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Town (for accounts, etc., only) id not exceeding ioe; or Id for first zb, and id for each succeeding 2ozs 'and, Id for first 4obs and id for ench succeeding 8o«s. All other 'aces 2id for the S-rst lOom, and Jd for each succeeding 2obs. REPLY COUPONS. Ae 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 fes of 8d These coupons may be exchanged for postage + amp of the value of 2id in any country which adopts the scheme. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERB. All places id for each Soil. MONEY ORDERS. Up to £5, 3d; abov© £5 to £10, 6d; above £10 to £15, 9d; above £15 to £20, Is; above £20 to £25, Is 3d; above £25 to £30, la 6d; above £30 to £35, la 0d; above £35 to £40, 2s. British Postal Orders for flxed 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 sonder of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its duo receipt on payment in advance of Sid. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding Sow., Jd, over Boss., same as for other, places. All other places, not exceeding io*s., Id, every additional SoM. |d.