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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 153, 24 May 1900, Page 2

Bates of Postage. "lsttebs. 'Town . . . . Id for each half ounce or fraction thereof. 'nland . . . . 2d lor each half ounce or fraction thereof. .Australian Colo- \ I nies, and Cook, | T>noie, Eaßter, 3Piji Norfolk, Pitoairn, Saraoan, \2d for each half ounce Solomon and f or fraction thereof. 'ToDgan Islands, British New Guinea, New [Hebrides / All other places two pence half penny every half ounce or fraction thereof, POST CABDS. "Town, Inland ustralia, and South Sea Islands, single, Id ; reply, 2d. other places, single, ljd reply, 3d. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. JUI places, £d for each 2oz or fraction thereof. Christmas or any other seasonable or cards come under this head COMMERCIAL PAPERB. Town, half-penny if not exceeding half ounce, or Id for the first 4oz or fraction *ihere«£, and a halfpenny for each succeeding 2oa or fraction thereof. Inland, Id for the first 4oz or less, and alfpenny for each succeeding 2oz or thereof Australia and all other places twopence J&alfpenny for the first lOoz, and half--penny for each succeeding 2oz or fraction t thereof. HOW TO PACK. A book packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened in any way) or in a coTer r entirely open at one or both ends. It may bo tied at the ends with string, but the Mitring must be easy to unfasten.

LIMITS OF bIZE AND WfiIGHT. The limits of size for book-packets are 18in. in any direction. If made up in the form of a roll, a packet may measure up to 2ft. 6in. in length and 4in. in diameter ; ~the weight must not exceed 4ib. PATTERN AND SAMPLK PACKETS. All places, not exceeding 4oz, Id ; •very additional 2oz or fraction thereof, halfpenny. magazines (not registered). All places except Queensland, halfpenny per 2oz or iraction thereof. Queensland, Id per 4oss or fraction ' thereof. magazines (registered). New Zealand, Australian colonies, excep Queensland and Western Australia, and Tasmania: Each copy, first 802, Id ; every additional 4ez or fraction ifcaereof, halfpenny. Queensland, Id for 4oa or fraction ttnereof Western Australia and other places, as . an unregistered magazines. NEWSPAyras. Town and Inland, halfpenny each. Australia, except Queensland, and i South Sea Islands, Id each. All other places, including Queensland, ,ld each if not exceeding 4oz, and hall-j-panny additional for every succeeding £ 2oz or fraction thereof. A newspaper must not contain any *» writing beyond the name arid address of I t ihe addressee, the initials or name and ? address of the sender, and any marks or i * signs simply intended to call attention to S jasaage m a text. PABCELS. Inlana, 6d for the first lib, and 3d for 4 9aeh succeeding lib or fraction thereof. Australian Colonies, Cook, Samoan, 1 Norfolk, and Hawaiian Islands, 8d for the lib, and 6d for each succeeding lib traction thereof. The post office is not, by law, responj .sibl for any loss or inconvenience which .may arise from ih§ non-delivery, missiending or mis-delivery of any unregistered letter, or other postal packet, nor is it esponsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during transmission. To guard against their being injured, all postal packetß which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers. REGISTRATION. The fee for all places is 3d. The sender of a registeied article may obtain jan acknowledgement of its due reoeipt by the addressee on payment, at the time of posting oi the article, of an " acknowledgment fee" of tvropence halfpenny, in .addition to the ordinary registration tee. Any letter, letter card, post card, book, or other packet, newspaper, or inland parcel will be accepted for registration. Parcels for places beyond the coloiay cannot be registered. XjaTE FEE LETTERS. Late fee letters must bear in addition to aibe ordinary postage, Id for luland letters. 2d tor letters for Australia and the South Sea Islands. Twopence halfpenny for all other places. Id for letter cards or post cards however addressed. Such letters may ba posted in the gguaid's van up to the time of departure of the train. TELEGRAPH RATES IN NEW ZBALANJ*. Oidinary Telegrams. From any station to any station, Fo the words or leas, including address and signakire, 6d. For every additional woid, Id. Urgent Telegrams. For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, Is. For every additional woid, 2d. On Sundays, double the above rates.

* For Sale. df\ AAA ONE, Two, and Three/3\J)\)\J\J year-old PINES and MAGivoCAtJPA. and other small Emit Trees cheap. PRICES BBDUCED. Apply to HORGAN BROTHERS, Main South Boad.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

.Alterations to standing adverfcise'jnenta in this paper muat reach the office not later than 10 a.m. on the day preceding that of jg&blic&tioß.