POSTAGE RATES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3674, 4 August 1927, Page 1

POSTAGE RATES.

Letters and Letter Cards (inland) Id first ounce, id each additional ounce. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Italy, Australia and certain other countries, Id each ounce. All other places for first ounce and lid for each additional ounce. Postcards (inland) id, reply Id. All other places, single, Id, reply 2d (Postal Union rates), Inland Packets, comprising commercial papers, packet and sample packet, and unregistered magazines, Id each 2oz. up to 21b. and 2d each additional lb. beyond 21b. up to 51b. Beyond New Zealand: —Commercial papers, 2ld 10oz., and i’l each additional 2oz. Books and printed papers, beyond New Zealand, Id each 2oz. - Pattern and Sample Packets beyond New Zealand Id for 4oz. and Id each additional 2oz. Magazines, not registered: beyond New Zealand, Jd each 2oz. Magazines, registered, inland, Id each Soz. ■ Newspapers, inland, Id each. I Australia, etc., Id each. United I Kingdom, Id each. All other places rid for 40z., Id each additional 2oz. j Inland Parcels :'Gd first lb., 2d ! each additional lb. up to 101bj Id j each lb between 101 b and 281 b. ! Australia 8d first lb. and Gd each ! other lb. up to 111 b. United Kingdom j 2/- up' to 31b.; 3/4 above 3lb. up to 71b.; 4/6 above 71b. to 111 b. | Late Fee, Id, Registration 3d. Insurance on parcels, 3d up to £2. Charge for Private Letter Boxes, £llO/- per annum. Money Orders New Zealand £lO or less, Gd commission and 3d each succeeding £5 or fractior j Postal Notes: —Id up to 2/6; ‘2c IV-, and 3d for 20/I £2 or less 3d and 3d for each sue- ' feeding £1; other places outsuh , New Zealand Gd each £l. i Ordinary TelegramsOn week days, 9d for the first 12 words; lc i for each additional word. Urgen

telegrams, double these rates. The rates on Sundays Holidays will be double those on weekdays. “Daily Letter Telegrams” will be accepted for the United Kingdom by both Eastern and Pacific routes and for ’Canada via Pacific only. They are subject to 48 hours delay. Rates: —Minimum of 13/6 for 20 words aud 8d per word thereafter for the United Kingdom; Canada 10/2 for 20 words and Gd p‘er word thereafter. _ 9 Week-end messages, via Pacific, for United Kingdom, 11/10, minimum for 20 words and 7d per word in excess; Canada, minimum of 8/11 for 20 words and s}d per word in excess.