POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2285, 19 February 1912, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters and Letter Cards. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the lirst 4ozs or fraction thereof, and £d 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 Kiugdom, British possessions, and other places emimerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for each oz. or traction thereof, for places not named, 2£d for each oz., and ljd for each succeeding oz. Newspapers, Within the Dominion l-2d for each newspaper, to Australia South Sea Islands Canada, id. To United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes, Id for first Bozs, 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 6d, 2s. 2s6d, l-2d, 3s to sd, Id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. Magazines — *& M agazines (not registered), all places lc" each 2ozs. Magazines (registered) within the 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 i-'ltX for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and i-2d 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 bo exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the schemo. Post Cards. Inlaud, single, l-2d, reply Id ; a 1 other places Id and 2d. Parcel Post. • Maximum weight, 111b; greatest length 3ft; greatest length snd 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 II lb, 3s. Australian States 8d for first lb, and 6d for every succeed ing 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 sozs, same as for other places. All other places, not exceeding 3ozs, Id ; every additional 2ozs, l-2d. Money Orders Up to £5, 3.1 ; above £5 to £lO, 6d; above £lO to £ls, 9d ; above £ls to £2O, Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d ; above £25 to £3O, Is Ud ; above £3O to £35, Is 9d above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from (id up to 20s may bo procured at the principal money order offices in New Zealand. Books and Printed Papers. All places, l-2d for each 2ozs.