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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 370, 22 May 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND POSTAGE BATES- .«. TOWN LETTERS. To be delivered in the same town in which they are posted. p. d. Not exceeding £oz 0 1 „ J oz 0 2 Every additional £ oz or fraction thereof 0 1 Newspapers each ... ... ... 0 0£ INLAND LETTERS. Posted within the Colony, to be delivered at any place within the Colony. Not exceeding £oz 0 2 „ 1 oz 0 4 Every additional £ oz or fraction thereof 0 2 Newspapers each , 0 0£ BOOK PACKETS. (To be delivered within the Colony.) Not exceeding 2oz ...» .» 0 1 „ 4oz 0 2 Eveiy additional 2 ozor fraction of 2oa 0 1 Packets exceeding 12 oz may be sent at Parcel Pos>t Rates No book packet must exceed 51bs weight,, and no pattern parcel 24 oz weight. LLTTKRS TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Fiji, Tahiti, and all. South Sea Elands. s. d. Not exceeding £oz 0 2 Lvery additional £oz 0 2 Newspapers 0 1 United Kinngdom.. (Via San Francisco.) Not exceeding oz ... ... O 6 Fvery additional £oz 0 6 Newspapers O 1 Registration fee, 6d ; Book Packets, 1 oorz r Id ; under 2 oorz r 2d : every additional 2oa, 2d. (Via Brindisi.) Not exceeding £oz 1 0 Every additional |oz 1 0 Newspapers, 2ozto 4 oz 0 2 Brindisi — Registration fee, 6d ' T Book Packets under 2 oz. , 3d ; under 4 oz., Gd ; every additional oz., 3d . American and Foketgn Postage. (Via San Francisco-) s. d. United Slates— Under |oz ... 0 GEvery additional £oz ... 0 GNewspapers 0 1 Book Packets, same as English rates. Canada and other Noith American Colonies--^ oz ... ... 010 1 6 Every additional £oz 0 &

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST, i ■ REGULATIONS. 1. Posting and Labelling. — In order that a-, j parcel may go by Parcel Post, it must be- . handed in at a Post Office counter or d«liverywindow r 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 parrel, 2. Rates of postage and weight. — The rates, of postage for a parcel are :—: — s. d. Not esceeding lib in weight 0 T Exceeding lib., but not exceeding 2lbs, 0 lo 21bs , Slbs 1 1 31bs „ 41U 1 4 „ 41bs ,„ 51bs 1 T „ 51bs 6lbs 1 10 61bs „ 71bs 3 1 71bs „ Slbs 2 4 ,P, P Slbs „ 9lbs 2 7 „ ( Jlbs „ 10. bs 210 „ lOlbs „ lllbs 3 1 No parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or the dimensions hereafter specified, wll be accepted ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid paicels will be lefused. 3. Size. — The dimension& allowed for a parcel are : — ft. in. G-reatest length 3 6 Greatest length and girth combined' 6 0 For example : A parcel measuring 3ft 6in in 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 fee 3ft in girth round its thickest part. The weights and dimensions given above apjjly onJy to parcels for places seived by railway, coach, or stearnl oat. 4. For Places not Served by Railway. Coach, or bteamer. — To all places not served by railway, coach, or steamer, only parcelsnot exceeding 51bs in weight, and nobmeasuring more than 2ft in length, and lft in breadth or depth may be accepted, and j 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 parcel6. 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 whorm the size, weight, and postage will b& checked before a parcel may be accepted. Parcels, posted in the posting-box, unless admissibleand 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 marks of an offensive or indecent character, or containing gunpowder, cartridges, lucifer matches, or anything explosive or liable to combustion, bladders containing liquid, live animals, grossly offensive or filthy matter, or any substance likely to cause injury to other parcels or to the-ofneers of thePost Office, are prohibited. 8. What other Parcels may net contain. — parcels may not contain any letter or communication of the nature of a letter, monejr (coin or bank notes), or a packet or parcel intended for delivery at an address other thanthat borne by the parcel itself. 12. Registered. — Parcels may be registered' nndei the same conditions as letters ; and for an additional fee of 2d a receipt can beobtained and posted to the sender, ENGLISH PARCEL POST. Rate of Postage. — For a parcel not exceeding 21bs in weight, Is 6d ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. ,In- * sufficiently prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Limit of Weight and Dimensions. — A pav«cel for transmission must not exceed lllbs in.' l I weight. 3ft 6in length, or 6ft in length and eurth combined.

CARDS, Circulars (on note or letter paper) in plain and fancy typeCarters' Receipts printed, bound, and per ' fora ted at the News Office