Rates of Postage.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 3, 7 June 1900, Page 2

Rates of Postage.

Twn . . . . Id for each half ounce or fraction tber»oi. T i land . . . . 2d fo- each half ounce 01 fraction thereof. Australian Coio- \ j les, und Cook, I x ruftw," Ep.sier, i-Hji Norfolk, Pitoahn, Hamoan, \2d for each half ounce Solomon and /" or fraction thereof. Tongan Islandi, British New I Guinea, New j JTtbrides / All other places two penoe half pennj every half ounce or'fiaction theieof.

POST OARDS. Town, Inland uatralia, and South Sea Islands, single, Id ; reply, 2d. other places, single, l^d reply, 3d.

BOOKB AND PKINTED PAPERS. All places, £d for each 2oz or fraction thereof. Christmas or any other seasonable or complimentary cards come under tins head

OOMMEEOIAIj PAPEBS. Town, half-penny if not exceeding half •ounce, or 1(1 for the first 4oz or fraction thereof, and a halfpenny for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Inland, Id for the fiist 4ok or leas, and alfpenny for each succeeding 2oz or thereof Australia and all other places twopence halfperny for the first lOoz, and haltpenny tor each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof.

HOW TO PACK. A book packet may be posted pithei without a cover (in which case it nm t not be fastened in any way) o\ m a covei entirely open at one or both ends, it may be tied at the ends with stiing, but the .string must be easy to unfasten.

LIMITS OF SIZE AND WJ IGIIT. The limits of < ize for book-packets are 18m. in any direction. If made up in tne tons, oi a roll, a packet may meaauve u^j to 2ft. 6in. in length and 4in in diameter ; the weight must not exceed 4Lb.

PATTERH AND SAMPLE PACKETS. All places, not exceeding 4oz, Id; <«very additional 2oa or fraction thereof, halfpenny.

magazines (not registered). All places except Queensland, kulfpennj -pei 2oz or ii action thereof. Queensland, Id per 4oz or fraction til HI fiof.

magazines (registered). New Zealand, Australian colonies, excep Queensland and Western Austialia, and i asanania : Each copy, fnst Boz, Id; e\eiy additional 4oz or fraction tneieof, halfpenny. Queensland, Id for 4oz or fraction cnereof Western Australia and other places, as an unre^i^teied niaguzines.

J.EWferAPEHS. Town and Inland, haiipenny each Australia, except Queensland, and »Soath Sea Islands, Id each. All other places, inUumnx Queensland, lrl each if not exceeding 4°z, and haltpennj additional for every succeeding •r.z or fr otio-i thereof. £. 'ie\v.pai^r muf-t not contain any ••An.v,A n .u, bsjoiid the usine and addiess of >i^ adt'rebsee, the initials or name and a.&<iifb3 of the sender, and an^ marka or 3:gu» fcjn.iily intt'iideu to call atteutioa to

PATCCELB. Infamt, 6<l for the lint lib, and 3d for each succeeding lib or traction theieof. Austi&ban Colonies, Cook, Sainoan, Snrfolk, and Hawaiian I-lands, 8d loi the first lib, and 6d for each succeeding lib iraction thereof. The post office its not, by law, responsibl lor any loss or inconvenience winch may arise "from the non-delivery, raissending or mis-delivery of any uiTfeKi 1--tered letter, or othei postal packet, nor is it e-pons ble for any injury which a packet mny sustain during transmission. To guard against their beinK injured, all pobtal packets whicn aie likely to suffei from stamping or from great piessuie should be placed m strong coveru.

BBGIBTKITION. The fee for all plains is 3d. The Bendw of a registeied article mj.y obtain an acknowledgement of its due receipt by - the addreteee on payment, at tho time of posting of the aiticle, of an " acknowiedg merit fee" of twopence halfpenny, in addition to the ordinary registration tee. Any letter, letter caid, post card, book. or other packet, newspaper, or inland parcel will be accepted for registration Parcels for places beyond the colony cannot be re^ifiteied.

L.A.TV TKB JLFTTEBB. L«.te fee letteri ruust bear in addition to th 01 liuaij postage, • la lor niiaiid letters. 2d for letters for Australia and the South Sea Islands. Twopence halfpenny for all other places. id for letter cards or post cards however addressed. Bucb letters may be posted in the guard's -van up to the timt oldepaituie of 4he train.

TELEGRAPH RITES IN NEW ZEALAND. Ordinary Telegrams. From any station to any station, Fo the words or less, including address and signature, 6d. For every additional word, Id. Urgent Telegrams. For the first 12 words or lets, including address and signature, Is. For every additional word, 2d. On Sundays, double the above rateß.