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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 372, 29 May 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND POSTAGE BATES.

' town letters'/, To be delivered in the same town, in which- > they are posted. Not exceeding' £oz '0 i »> *oz — ..' 02i Jiivery additional £ oz. or fraction thereof ... „. >f# q \ Newspapers each ... .'.'.' I*l Qo^ 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 „ ,02 Newspapers each ... ."1 **1 ' 00£ BOOK PACKETS. (To be delivered within the Cplony.) Not exceeding 2oz 0 t » 4oz 0 2 Every additional 2 oz or fraction of 2:oz. q, 1 Packets exceeding 12 oz may be sent at Parcel Post Eates No book packet must exceeds slbs weight and no pattern parcel 24 02 weight. LETTERS TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Fiji, Tahiti, and all South Sea Islands..

iNot exceeding £oz 0 2 Every additional £oz ... "[ 0 2 Newspapers [[[ q 1 United Ki,hngj?om. (Via San Francisco.) Not exceeding 1 oz 0 6 Fvery additional £oz ... Z 0 6 Newspapers *. [ r q | Registration fee, 6d ; Book Packets, 1 oz. Id ; under 2 oz, 2d ;. every additional 2oz, 2d. (Via Brindisi.) Not exceeding J 023 ... .„ 1 O Every additional £oz ... 171 1 0 Newspapers, 2oz tto. 4 0z:... .*, 0 2 B«ndiBi— Registration fee, 6ti ; Book Packets under 2 o?. 7 3d ; under 4 oz.. 6d * every additional oz , 3d . American and. Fokijton Postage:. (Via San Francisco..), s. d. United Slates— Uiiider oz ... 0 6> Every additional £oz ... 0 & Newspapers ... 0 1 Book Packets, same as English rates. Canada and other North American Colonies--^ oz 0 6, Every additional Aoz 0 6.

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PAftCEL ~ POtfT.

BEGUiATIONS, 1,. Posting and Labelling.— ln osjder that aparcel may go by Parcel Po & t, it must bfr handed in at a Post Ofl^e counter or deliverywindow, and the postage due prepaid. The words » Parcel Post " should be *vhten on, the parcel, or on the label to be obtained from ihe Post Office for affixing to the parcel. 2. Eates of rostage aud weight.— The rates, of postage for a parcel are :—: — JNot exceeding lib in weight 0 T Exceeding 31b., but not exceeding 211>3, 0 102lhs , 31bs 1 1 J|bs „ 41bs 1 4 4l «s „ 51bs 1- 7 51ba Gibs 110 » Glbs „ 71bs 2 1 7Jbs „ B i bs 2 4 » sib 3 „ 91bs 2 ? 91bs » 10, hs 210 _ " lOlba , x nibs 3 1 ISO 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 dimensions allowed for a parcel are : — /-* / 1 ft- in Greatest length 3 gj Grentest length and girth combined G a Fox example : A parcel measuring 3ft Gin in, length may measure as much as 2ft Gin in : girth. A shorter parcel may be thicker ; thus, if it measure only 3ft in length, it may be 3/fe in girth round its thickest part. The weights and dimensions given above apply only to parcels for places served by railway, cojveh, or steamboat. 4. For Places not Served by Railway, Coach, or Steamer.— To all places not served by railway, coach, or steamer, o^y parcela not exceeding 51bs in weight, and not I measuring more than 2ft in length, and lffc j in bieadth or depth may be accepted, and provided they are not of such a fragile nature as to pivvent their being sent with safety in I the ordinary mail bag. 5. Must be Prepaid.— The fall 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 to* posted in the posting- box, bub mustbe-handed over the counter, or at the delivery-window of the Post Office, to the proper officer, by whoa* the size, 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 chargsd on delivery with a fine of Gd., in addition to any deficient postage. This also applieato parcels posted m pillar aud other postin-g-box.es, 7. Prohibited Parcels.— Parcels bearing, orcontaining wiifcing or rnai&s of an offensive or indecent character, or containing gunpowder cartridges, lucifer matches, or scything ex plosive or liable to combuaiion, bladders con' taining liquid, live animals off/sssiv.et or • filthy matter, or any substance likely to, cause injury to other parcels or to the officers, Qf, the' Post Office, are prohibited. 8. What other Parcels may not contain. — parcels in»y not contain any letter or com- ' munication of the nature of a letter, rnpney.' (coin or bank notes), or a packet or parcel intended for delivery at an address otherthazi, that borne by the parcel itself. 12. Registered.— Parcels may be registered nnder the same conditions as letters ; and fo£ an additional fee of 2d a receipt can. bo obtained and posted to the sender, ENG-LISH PARCEL POST:. Eate of Postage.— l Tor a,, parcel not excoed^ ing 21bs in weight, Is 6cl j for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d e^tra, Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed lesthe parcels. In,sufficiently prepaid porcels.will not be accepted.. Limit of Weight and Dimensions. — A par3el for transmission must not exceed lllbs in. weight. 3ft 6in length; or 6it in, length and 'irth. combined.

/^ARDS, Circular* (on vote or letter. \J paper) in plain and fancy type.* Outers' Receipts printed, bound, and per "orated at the News Office