POSTAGE RATES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3737, 5 January 1928, Page 1

POSTAGE RATES.

Letted 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 2£d for first oun|ce and lid for each additional ounce. >

Postcards-(inland) id, reply Id., All other places, single, Id, repjy 2d (Postal Union rates), Inland Packets, comprising commercial papers, packet and sample packet, and unregistered magazines, id each 20z. ; up •to 21b. and 2d each additional lb. beyond 21b‘. up to 51b.

Beyond New Zealand: —Commercial papers, 2£d 10oz., and £1 each additional 2oz.

Books and printed papers, beyond New Zealand, £d each 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets beyond New Zealand Id for 4oz. and £d each additional 2oz. «» i r Magazines, not registered: beyond New Zealand, £d each 2oz.

Magazines, registered, inland, Id each Boz. .. ~T, >

Newspapers, inland, £d each. Australia, etc., Id each;. United Kingdom, Id/each. All other places Id for 40z., £d each additional 2oz. Inland Parcels: 6d first lb., 2d each additional lb. up to 101 b; Id each lb between 101 b 'and # 2Blb. Australia, 8d first lb. and 6d each other lb. up to 1111>. United Kingdom 2/- up to 31b.; 3/4 above 31b. 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, £L 10/-per annum.

Money Orders: —New .Zealand, £lO or less, 6d commission and 3d each succeeding £5 or fraction thereof. 1 Postal Notes: —Id up to 2/6; 2d from 3/- to 15/-, and 3d for 20/-. £2 or less 3d and 3d for each succeeding £1; other places outside New Zealand 6d .each £l. Ordinary Telegrams j— On weekdays, 9d for the first 12 words; Id for each additional word. Urgent telegrams, double these rates. The rates- on Sundays and Public Holidays. will be double those on weekdays. ; ;■ ; > ’ / '

7;, .“Daily Telegrams,” wills he accepted for., the United Kingdom by Roth Eastern and Pacific routes and for Canada via Papific .only. They are subject to 48 hours delay. Rates: —Minimum of 13/6 for 20 words an'd 8d per word thereafter for the United Kingdom; Canada 10/2 for 20 words and.6d per word thereafter. '

Week-end messages, via Pacific, for United Kingdom, 11/10, minimum for 20 words and 7d per word in excess; Canada, minimum of 8/13 for 20 wards and s£d per word in exeeas.. /\ • .. • / '