Rates of Postage.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 103, 1 February 1900, Page 2

Rates of Postage.

Own . . . . Id for each half owrs* or fraction thereof. Inland . . . . 3d for each half ounce or fraotion thereof. Australian folordes, and Cook, rucie. Palter. S'jji, Norfolk, Pitcaivn, Samoan, 1 2d ior each half oanc« Solomon and [ or fraction thereof. Totigan Islands, British New Gvnnea, New Eebiideg , All other places two pence half penny -for every half ounce or fraction thereof.

POfcT CASES. Town, Tnlard Australia, and Pooth Sea Is'amH «inp)e, Id ; ipply, 2<\. -All other places, single, l£d ; reply, 3d.

BOOKS AM) TIITSTTD TAPERS. All plncf". for each 2oz or fraction ]•• ■• ' it- ra'ds come uutlfii this> 'i p.. ii.

cmf-iri ctat, rArr,i'«. ', < mii f u 1 1^' 1 ' ■i if not t--<''of(lir£r ha'f "u;"c. hi li 'm '))o tiii-t 4oz oi fiar-tion Uieif.-f ai i 1 ■' ]";i^!rpnr->. foi each succce.lI!",' '^ Z > M.H ( 'PII ll'C .( f) I . i 'l.i m 1 I f-->, )c' fp-i Jo 3 ni Vc, nnd I'jil! oitir t"i .-'eh s.m*i.etd]i)g 2cz oi '[l»f*i^ll ttl. lenf Au < -)i;>'ia and n.l! nfl'prp l j^ps twopppop halfieimv f^i <he fir^t lOrz, Hin'ihaifpennv foi each succeeding 2oZ oi fiaction thereof.

HOW TO FACK. A book packet 2rsay be posted either "without a co\ei (in which cnse it must aiot he fa=fenecl in any way) or in a cover isntirply open at one or both ends. It may "be tied at the ends with stung, but the string must be easy to unfasten.

LIMITS OF HZE AND WFIGHT. The limits r>{ for book-pnckets are 38in in any cihection. If made up in the loimofaioil a pnoket mny mensnre up to 2ft. 6in in 'enptb anrl 4in in diametei ; the \vpi<" t must not excoe^ 4ib.

PATITUN AND SAMPLE PACKrT3. AH p]af«s, not exceeriinp 4cz, lei ; «veiv adiiitional 20z." or fraction theieof, •on halfpenny.

MAGiZiNrs (not registered). All places exempt Queensland, halfpenny jper 2oz or h act ion theieof. Qurensland, Id per 4oz or fraction thereof.

magaztmss (legisteied). New Zealand, Australian colonies. ■except Queensland and Western Austiaa. and j asmnnin : ]< aeh copy, fiist 802, Id ; every additional 4oz or fiaction heieof, halfpenny. Queensland, Id for 4oz or fraction heieof. Western Austia'ia and other places, as or unreggisteied raaazmes.

Town and Inland, I a I (perm v each Australia except Queensland, and cntli Sea Island?, Id each. All other places, mclv ing Queensland, Id each if noi exceeding 4oz, and balipenuy additional ioi eveiy succeeding :2oz ov fraction theieof. A newspaper must not contain any ■VPiiting beyond the name and address of the addic-see, the initials or name and jidihe«s of the sender, and am maiks 02 signs simply intended to call attention to jiastages in a text.

PARCELS. Inland, Gd for the fir-t lib, and 3d for «ach succeeding lib or fi action theieot. Australian >■ olonie^, < ook, Samo'in, UoifoJt, and Hawaiian I-lands, 8d foi the fi '-Üb, and 6d ior each succeeding lib orimction thei«of. 'Ihe post oilice i" not, by lav;, responsible foi auv Joss or iuconvtnienee winch may aiise iiom ihp non deliveiy, missinclutK 01 nu--deli\eiy of any unrej.i'--teied iettei. 01 other postal packet, noi is it lespons bie foi any injniy which j packet iDiay fcUi-tain duun;, tiansmistion. To «uaid against their being injaiecl, all poslal pa let'- which aie likely to suher iiom stamping or from great piesfeuie should be placed in stiong-co-\ers.

IJEGISTBATION. The lee fcr ail places is 3d. The sender of a lejji'-teied aiticle may obtain an acknowledgement of its due leceipt by the addie'fee on pajment, at the time oi posting of the aitiele, of an " acknowiedß ment fee" of twopeme halfpenny, in addition to tbeoidinaiy legifchahoniee. Any lettei letter caid, post cai'd, book. or other packet, newspaper, or inkna paicel will be accepted for regulation. Parcels for places beyond the colony cannot be )egisteied.

iATE TEK LrTTEKS. Late fee letteis must bear in addition to the ordinary postage, Id foi inland Jetteis. 2d for letters for Austialia and the South !-ea Islands. Twopence halfpenny for all other places. Id foi letter cards or post cards however addre-sed. Such Jetteis may be posted in the ■guard's van up to the time of depaituie of the tr;un. TELEGBA.FH lUTFS IN NEW ZBAIAM>. Oidir.aiy leiegiams. Fiom nnv station to any station, foi ihe fust 12 words or less, including adcm&s and signature, 6d. For evejy adoitional woid, Id. I'igent Te)u£ian>s For the firf-t 12 woids 01 le c s, including ndaifss and signature, Is. For t veiy additional woid, 2d. On Sundays, double the abovp rates.