POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2287, 4 March 1912, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION

Lottora and Letter Cards. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the lirst -lozs or fraction thereof, and -J-d for oach 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 Itico 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 Ijd for each succeeding 02. Newspapers, Within tho Dominion l-2d for each lowspaper, to Australia South Sea Islauda Canada, Id. To United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes, Jd for first Bozs, and l-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for tho first 4ozs, Id, eacli additional 2ozs, l-2d. Tho weight of newspapers is restricted to 20ozs for oach copy, for each lOozs or fraction thereof an additional l-2d. Postal Notes. One shilling, Is (id, 2s. 2s(id, l-2d, 3s to 6d, Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. Magazines Magazines (not registered), all places -lc" each 2ozs. Magazines (registered) within the Dominion, Id for each JGozs or fraction thereof; Australia (except Queensland and West Australia) under 2ozs, l-2d ; 2ozs to Bozs, Jd; 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 lozs, and ! -2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, Id for lirst Jozs, and I-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Ail other places 2|d for first lOozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs Uoply Coupons. As a means uf enabling the sender of a letter addressed to a placo abroad to prepay the postago on a reply, tlio Department issuos reply coupons on payment of a fee of 2 J-2d. These coupons may bo exchanged for a postago stamp of tho value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the schomo. Post Cards. Inland, single, l-2d, reply Id ; a 1 other places Id and 2d. Parcel Post. Maximum weight, II lb; greatest length oft; greatest length sml width combined 6ft. Inland, 'ld 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 6'd 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 duo receipt on payment of 2 l-2d. Patterns and Samples. Inland, nut 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 £.*>, JJd ; above £5 to £lO, (id; above £lO to £l-1, i)<\ ■ above £ls to £2O, Is : above £2O to £26, ls3;l; above £25 to £3O, Is Gd ; above £3O to £35, Is M above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from (id up to 2_'s may be procured at the principal money order offices in New Zealand. Books and Printed Papers. All places, l-2d for each 2oza.