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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 367, 11 May 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND POSTAGE RATES.

TOWN LRTTRRS.

To be delivered in the same town in which they are posted. p. d. Not exceeding 4ok ... „. 0 1 1 oz 0 2 Every additional 4 <>a or fraction thereof ... •'• »• 0 1 j Newspapors ench ... <•• .«• 00£ INL.AVH LKTTKR". Posted within the Colony, to be delivered at any plaoe withiu tbe Colony. Not exceeding ■& oz „. ... 2 "1 „» 0 4 Every additional \ ng or fraction thereof , „. 0 2 Newspapers eaoh ... ..< .« 00} BOOK PACKETS. (To be deliveied within the Colony,) Not exceeding 2oz .„ <, 0 1 4oz .., .., 0 2 Every additional 2 oz or fraction of 2oz 0 1 Packets exceeding 12 oz may be sent at Parcel Post Rates No book packet mu«t exceed 51bs weight, and no pattern parcel 24 oz woight. letters to the australian colonies. Fiji, Tahiti, and all South Sea Jslanos. s. d. Not exceeding oz < 0 2 I - very additional 4oz „. .., 0 2 Newspapers 0 1 United Kinngdom. (Via San Francisco.) Not exoee^ing £oz 0 6 Fvery additional £oz ... ... 0 0 Newspapers ... ... ... 0 1 Registration fee, 6d ; Book Packets, 1 oz, Id ; under 2 oz, 2d ; every additional 2oz, 2d. (Via Brindisi.) Not exceeding £oz 1 0 Every additional .} oz; 1 0 Newspapers, 2ozto 4 oz .., ... 0 2 Brindisi — Registration fee> 6d ; Book Packets under 2 oz, , 3d ; uudei 4 oz.^ 6d ; every additional oz., 3d. American and Foketgn Postage. (Via San Francisco.) s. d. United Slates— Under \oz „. 0 6 Every additional oz ... 0 6 Newspapeis ... ..* ... 0 1 Book P.icket*, same as ICnglish rates. Canada and other North American C->lonies--i oz ,„ ... 0 6 Every additional -} oz 0 6

NEW ZEAI4AXD INLAND PAHCEL POST.

BEGULATION'S.

] Jl. Posting and Labelling.— ln ojder that 9 parcel may go by Parcel Post, it must be handed in at a Post Office counter ©r deliverywindow, and the postage due prepaid. The ] words " Parcel Post " should be written on the parcel, or on the label to be obtained from the Post Office for affixing to the p&rcel. 2. Rates of postage and weight.— The rates of postage for a parcel are :—: — s, d. Not exceeding Jib in weight 0 7 Exceeding lib., but not exceeding 2lbs. Q 10 21bs , Slbs 1 1 31bs „ 41bs 1 4 41bs „ 51bs 1 7 51bs 61bs 110 61bs „ 71b3 2 1 „ 71bs „ Slbs 2 4 81bs „ 91bs 2 7 91ba „ lOlbs 210 lOlba „ lllbs 3 1 No parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or the dimensions hereafter specified, will be accepted ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid parcels -will be refused. 3. Size. — Tbe dimensions allowed for a parcel are : — ft. in. Greatest length ,3 6 Greatest length and girth combinod G 0 For example : A parcel measuring 3ft 6in in 1 length may measure as much as 2ft 6in in girth. A shorter parcel may be thicker ; thus, if it measure only 3ft in length, it may be 3ft in girth round its thickest part. The weights and dimensions given above apply only tp parcels for places served by railway, coach, or ; steamboat. ! 4. For Places not Sewed by Railway, Coach, or Steamer. — To all places not served by railway, coach, or steamer, oftly parcels not exceeding 51b3 in weight, and not measuring more than 2ft in length, and lft in breadth or depth may be accepted, and provided they are not of such a fragile nature as to prevent their being sent with safety in the ordinary mail bag. 5. Must be Prepaid. — The full postage must be prepaid by ordinary postage stamps, which must be affixed by the sender or the person handing in the parcel. 6. Not to be Posted in Posting-box. — Parcels exceeding lib in weight are not to be posted in the posting-box, but must be handed over the counter, or at the delivery-window of the Post Office, to the proper officer, by whom the eize, weight, and postage will be checked before a parcel may be accepted. Parcels posted in the posting-box, unless admissible and fully paid at letter rate, will be charged on delivery with a fine of 6d., in addition to any deficient postage. This also applies to parcels posted in pillar aud other postingboxes. 7. Prohibited Parcels. — Parcels bearing, or containing writing or maris of an offensive or indecent character, or containing gunpowder, cartridges, lucifer matches, or anytlaing explosive or liable to combustion, bladders con taining liquid, live animals, grossly offensive or filthy matter, or any substance likely to cause injury to other parcels or to the officers of the Post Office, are prohibited. 8. What other Parcels may not contain, — parcels may not contain any letter or communication of the nature of a letter, money (coin or bank notes), or a packet or parcel intended for delivery at an address other than that borne by the parcel itself. 12, Registered. — Parcels may be registered nndet the same conditions as letters ; and for an additional fee of 2d a receipt can be obtained and posted to the sender,

ENGLIBH PARCEL POST.

Rate of Postage. — 3?or a parcel not exceeding 21bs in weight, Is 6d 5 for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Limit of Weight and Dimensions. — A parcel for transmission rqust not exceed lllbs in weight. 3ft 6in length, or 6ft in length and oirih combined. < '

H- ROCHE, C.&,

Giaduate of the Royal Engineering College,

CIVIL ENGINEER, AUTHORIZED SURVEYOR, MINING ENGINEER,

TE AROIIA.

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