Rates of Postage.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 42, 6 September 1900, Page 2

Rates of Postage.

fcEJ-TEHS. 313 1 %vn .. -. . Id foi eii^i hall oanre or iiat'.i'.'J tt.cre-of. Jf nd .. „ 2d Jor f-acli naU our,"v 01 litittl^ll thclCOi. w> . i ralian CJolo- \ , aod Cook, I a u j , ivaster, Soiloik, Pit- 1 .. <v, bamoan. I 2Q ioi each he'f otinct ij.omou and r or lrucliut. ti^tidui. *;j ifj.iu Islands, iiish New uitiea, Kew i idea J \] other places two pcnoo hull t-vefj halt ounce oi inictiojj t ! )t jo^.

i i'own, Inland uc.ti.-aLa, and fouta I- \ Islands, single, Id; leplj, 'JJ. other places, single, l.d i^.-ly, od. BOOKS AKD PRINTfI) i'Al'i lib -'Vil places, i^d for each 2oz 01 fiaetion theieof." Christmas or any other seasonable or -joinplimentary cards come under this. »ioad

COMMERCIAL PAPEBS. Town, half-penny if not exceeding half ounce, 01 3d for the fust 4oz or fraction < r ,ueieof, and a halfpenny for each succeeding 2gz or fraction thereof. inland, Id for the fiist 4oz or less, 'and .lijjenny foi each, succeeding 2oz or iheieof Australia and all other places twopence halfpenny foi the fiifet lOoz, and halt■genny for each succeeding 2oz or fi action thereof.

HOW TO PACK. A book packet may be posted either ithout a cc\ei (m which cab« it i.uibt ot be fastened m any "way) 01 m n cover aitirely open tit one oi boon cuds. J t n.ay -a tied at the enas with bun>£, but the ling must be easy to unfasten.

LIMITS OF bIZIS AND W* IGHT. The liniits of tize for book yaokets are '18in. in any dheetion. If made up m the of a roll, a packet irmy meabiuc tlj 2ft. 6iu. m length and 4m. in duineUsi; weight must not exceed 4ib. PATTERN AJ^B bAMI'LK PACKETS. All places, not ei.ceedmg 4' a, Id ; •Msvery additional 2oz or fraction thoieux, halfpenny.

, MAa^ziNrs (not registered). All places except Queensland, halfpenny 2oz or ii action thereof. Queensland, Id per 4oa or fiaction > hereo

magazines (registered). New Zealand, Australian colonies, ■«xoep Queensland and Western Ai.siraia, and '.iafcuiania: iiach copy, rii^t Boa Id; evciy cdditioual 4oz or ioheieof, halfpenny. Queensland, Id for 4oz or fraction r-taeveof Western Australia find otliei places, as unregisteied magazines.

NEtt SPAPBHo. Town and Inland, halfpenny snch. "Aubtralia, except 'Qi.eeu&i&nd, and ► South Sea. Isl.ir.cl!;, Id .each. All other I'iuecb, including Queensland, 4d each if i.d. exceeding -io'4, uud .'■ulit penny additio-i.il for evuy succ^edrng -2oz or fxac^jon th-n'tt/f. A nevbpuijer must jnt contain any wiiting Leyourf (he nanib <»ii'l addvess of *h addi&bfcce, the mitialri oi iiaiite and adages o£ the sender, and any uiAiit, oi signs simply intended to call dLtention lo passage iv a lexs.

PARCELS. Inlanu, od for the fust lib, and 3d foi '-each succetdirg lib or fraction theicof. AusfciKhuu Colonies, Cook, bamoon, 2?oriolk, and Hawaiian Islajidt , 8a foi the fii. fc t lib, and 6d for each succeeding lib ria.clion thereof. The post office is not, by law, responi for any loss or inconvenience \,luch may arise from 4he non ckh.eij, nnsending or mis-de3nciy of any inne^ibered letiei, 01 othei postal packet, noi is it espoas.ble for nny jnjiuy wLick packet may su^-tc.in duiitr, tiausruiabio. To a^ams't then being nijuidJ, e 1 ! pa> I tits which are lively to sutler iwia stai>iping 01 from gieat piesstue -chouid-be placed in strong uoveu,.

SEGISTBiXION. Ths fee for all places is 3d. The' .. eeadsr oi u registeied article ma} obtain ; anra-ckjaowledgement of its due leeeipt by - t the addressee on payment, at .the UiiiC of I posting of the article, of .an "xioknowiedg- * meat leg of twqpence bal^t-uny, m i addition to theoidinary registij.l its*. Any 'sttrii, lettei card, post c?rd, book, k o othei packet, newspaper, or inland jpaicel will be accepted for legisuauou Paicels for places beyond ths colony cari,'Tiot be reglsteied.

X<ATK FEE LETTERS. i TJate fee letters must bear n addition . 60 ordinary postage. Id for inland letters. 2d for letteis for Australia and the South Sea Islands. Twopence halfpenny for all other places. Id for letter cards or post cards however ad dressed. Such letters may be posted in the , -guxrd'b van up to the time of departure cf • train.

TELEQBAM KATES IN NEW ZEALAND. ■ Ordinary Telegrams. From any station to any station, 3?cr the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, 6d. For every additional word, Id. Urgennt Telegrams. For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, Is, For every additional word, 2d. On Sundays, double the abov£ rates.