NEW ZEALAND POSTAGE RATES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 440, 25 January 1890, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND POSTAGE RATES.

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL PO;>T. REGULATIONS. 1. Posting and Labelling.—ln order that a parcel may go by Parcel Post, it must bo handed in at a Post Office counter or 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 parcel. 2. Rates of postage and weight.—The rates of postage for a parcel are s. d.

Greatest lengih 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 be 3ft in girth round its thickest part. The weights and dimensions given above apply only to parcels for places served by railway, coach, or steamboat. 4. For Places not Served by Railway, Coach, or Steamer.—To all places not served by railway, coach; or steamer, only parcels not exceeding 51bs in weight, and not measuring morg than 2ft in length, and Ift 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 ip 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 persop handing in the parcel. . . ! Not tot be Posted in Posting-box. Parcels exceeding; lib in weight are not to be posted in the posting-box, ’qufc must be handed fiver the counter, or $t the delivery-window of the. Post Office, to the proper officer, by whoip the size, weight, and postage will be checked before a parcel; may be accepted. Parcels posted in the posting-box, unless admissible ahd fully at }estep rg,t@. 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 hearing, oy containing writing or marks of an offensive or 1 indecent character, or ’containing gunpowder cartridges, lucifer matches, or anything explosive or liab{o to ccmbustion, bladders cop aining liquid, live animals,grossly offensive or fil,by matter, or any substance likely to caur-e injury to other parcels or to the officers <jf the Post Office, are prohibited,

TOWN LETTERS. To be delivered in the same town in which they are posted. ~s. d Not exceeding.v \ oz 0 1 „ 1 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. be delivered within the Colony). Not exceeding 2 oz ... .. 0 1 ., 4 oz ... ... 0 2 Every additional 2 oz or fraction of 2 oz ... 0 1 Packets exceeding 12 oz may be sent at Parcel Post Kates No book packet must exceed 5Ibs weight, and no pattern parcel 24 oz weight. LETTERS TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

s. d. Not exceeding § oz 0 2 bvery additional £ oz 0 2 Newspapers 0 1 United Kingdom. Via San Francisco. Not exci e ling oz 0 6 Fvery additional £ oz 0 6 Newspapers 0 1 Registration foe, 6.1 : Book Packets loz, Id ; under 2 oz, 2d : every additional 2uz, 2d. (Via Brindisi.) 1 Not exceeding .$ oz 0 Every additional § oz 1 0 Newspapers, 2 oz to 4 oz ... 0 2 Brindisi—Registration fro, 6d ; Book Packets under 2 oz., 3d ; under4 oz., Gd ; even' additional oz ,31. American and Foketgn P'o tage. (Via San Francisco). d. s. United States—Under £ oz 0 6 Every additional £ oz 0 6 Newspapers 0 2 Book Packets, same as Fnglish rates. Canada and other North American Colonies-oz ... 0 G Every additional £ oz ... 0 6

Not exceeding lib in weight 0 7 Exceeding lib,, but not exeeeding 21bs, 0 10 21bs 31bs 1 1 31bs „ 41bs 1 4 „ 41bs 51bs 1 7 „ 51bs Gibs 1 10 „ 61bs „ 71bs 2 1 . ..» Vlbg „ 8lbs 2 4 * „ 81bs „ 9lbs 2 7 „ 91bs „ lO.bs 2 10 „ lOlbs ,, lllbs 3 1 parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or .he dimensions hereafter . specified, will be ac cepted ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid parcels will be refused. 3. Size. —The dimensions allowed for a parcel are— ft. in Greatest length 3 6