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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 62, 23 October 1900, Page 4

Eates of Postage, XETTERS Town . . . . Id for each half ounce orfiaction thereof. f nand . . c . 2d for each half ounce, or fraction thereof. Austral an Colo- \ nies, and Cook, Dulce, Easter, Norfok, Pitcahn, Samoan, I 2d for each half ounce Solomon and f or fraction thereof. Tongan Islands, Sritish New Guinea, New Hebrides ; All other places two pence half penny every half ounce or fraction thereof. POST CARDS Town, Inland Australia, and South Sen Islands, single, Id ; reply, 2d. other places, single, I^d reply, 3d. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS All places, Jd for each 2oa or fraction thereof. Christmas 01 any other seasonable or compiineatary card 3 come under tlai^ head COMMERCIAL PAPKUS Town, haf-penr.y it ntf, exceeding half ounce, or cl &ir f.be first 4oz or fraction thereof, and a halfpenny for each succeeding 2oz or fiaction thcieof. Inland, Id for the first 4oz or less, and halfpenny for each succeeding 2oz 01 fraction thereof Australia and al other pHoes twopencp halfpenny for the first lOoz, and halfpenny for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. -now to pack A book packet may be posted eithei without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened in any way) or in a covei entirely open at ona or both ends. It maj ] be tied at the ends with string, but the soring must be easy to unfasten. LIMITS OF SIZE AND WEIGHT. The limits of size for boob-packets are 18in. in any direction. If made up in the form of a roll, a packet may measure uv to 2ft, 6in. in length and 41n. in diameter \ the weight must not ex.-eed 41b. PATTERN AND SVMPLK PACKETS. All places, not exceeding 4oz, Id ; every additional 2oz or fraction thereof! one halfpenny. magazines (not registered). All places except Queensland, halfpenny 2oz or fraction thereof. Queensland, Id per 4oz or fraction theieof. ' magazines (registered). New Zealand, Austialian colonies, excep Queensland and Western Australia, and Tasmania : Each copy, first Boz Id; every cdditional 4oz or ijthereof, halfpenny. Queensland, Id for 4oz or fraction tnereof Western Austialia and other places, ah Id unregistered magazines. NEWSPAPERS. Town and Inland, halfpenny each, Australia, except Queensland, and South Sea Islands, Id each. All other places, including Queensland Id each if not exceeding 4oz, and halfpenny additional for every succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. " A newspaper must not contain any writing beyond the name and address of th addressee, the initials or name and adcu^s of the sender, and any marks 01 signs simply intended to call attention to nassape in a text. PARCELS. Inlanot, <5d for the first lib, and 3d for each succeeding lib or fraction thereof. Australian Colonies, Cook, Samoan, Norfolk, and Hawaiian Islands, 8d for the first lib, and 6d for each succeeding lib traction thereof. The post office is not, by law, respon1 for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, misending or mis-delivery of any unregisered 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 packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed iQ strong covers. REGISTRATION. The fee for all places is 3d. The sender of a registered article may obtain an acknowledgement of its due receipt by the addressee on payment, at the time of posting of the article, of an " acknowledgment fee" of twopence halfpenny, in addition to the ordinary registration fee. Any letter card, post card, book, o other packet, newspaper, or inland parcel will be accepted for registration Parcels for places beyond the colony cannot be registered. XiATE FEE LETTERS. Late fee letters must bear in addition to ordinary postage. Id for inland letters. 2d for 'letters for Australia and tße •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 gim-d's van up to the time of departure of train. TELEGRAM RATES IN NEW ZEALAND. Ordinary Telegrams. From any station to any station, For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, 6d. For every additional word, Id. Urgent Telegrams. For the first 12 words or less, including address and signature, Is. For every additional word, -2a. On Sundays, double the above rates.

NOTICE. T AM prepared to CLIP HORSES, also to KILL and CURE PIGS at lowest price. W. HARRIS, Makikihi.