POSTAL INFORMATION.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2211, 5 September 1910, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

Letters and Letter Cards. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ozs or fraction thereof, and -Jd for each succeeding 2ozs or fraction thereof: For United States of America, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof, to include Pago Pago and Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska. For United Kingdom, British possessions, and other places enumerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof, for places not named, 2§d for each oz., and l£d for e&ch succeeding oz. Newspapers, Within the Dominion, l-2d for each newspaper to Australia, South Sea Islands Canada, etc. To United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes, Id for first Bozß, and l-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs, Id, each additional 2ozs, l-2d. The weight of newspapers is restricted to 20ozs for each copy, for each lOozs or fraction thereof an additional l-2d. Postal Notes. One shilling, Is Gd, 2s. 2s6d, l-2d, 3s to 5 Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. Magazines Magazines (not registered), all places lc ach 2ozs. Magazines (registered) with ithe Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraction thereof; Australia (except Queensland and West Australia) under 2ozs, l-2d ; 2ozs to Bozs, Id; each additional 4ozs, l-2d; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, l-2d each 2ozs. Commercial Papers. Town, for accounts, etc., ]-2d if not exceeding l-2oz, or Id for first 4ozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and 1-2 d for each succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2£d for first lOozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs Reply Coupons. As a means of enabling the sender of a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department issues reply coupons on payment of a fee of 2 l-2d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the scheme. Post Cards. Inland, single, l-2d, reply Id ; al othe places Id and 2il. Parcel Post. Maximum weight. 111b; greatest length 3ft; greatest length Rnd width combined 6ft. Inland, 4d for first lb, and 2d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 31b. Is; not exceeding 71b, 2s; not exceeding 111b, 3s. Australian States 8d for first lb, and Gd for every succeeding lb or fraction thereof up to 111b. Registration. Universal fee of 2d to all places. The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment of 2 l-2d. Patterns and Samples. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, l-2d ; over oozs, same as for other places. All other places, not exceeding 3ozs, Id ; every additional 2ozs, l-2d. Money Orders. Up to £">, 3d ; above f'o to £lO, (id ; above £lO to £ls, 9d : above £ls to £2O, Is : above £2O to £25, Is 3d : above £25 to £3O, Is 6d ; above £3O to £35, Is 9d above £35 to £'4o, 2s. British Postal Ordars for fixed sums from Gd up to 20s may be procured at the principal money order ofiices in New Zealand. Books and Printed Papers. All places, l-2d for each 2ozs.