POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2338, 3 February 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters ami Letter Cards. Letters within New Zealand, Id for the lirst lozs 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 jiamed, 2-3(1 for each O'A., and l%d for each succeeding Ois. Newspapers, Within the Dominion l-2d for each •lowspaper, to Australia South Sea Islands Catiada, Jd. To United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes, 1.1 for lirst Bozs, and l-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the lirst Jozs, \i\, each additional 2ozs, J-2d. The weight of newspapers is restricted to 20ozs for each copy, for each JOozs or fraction thereof an additional l-2d. Postal Motes. One shilling, Is (id, 2s. 2sUd, l-2d, 3s to sd, id ; 10s vi]) to 20s, 2d. Magazines Magazines (not registered), all places ]( each 2ozs. Magazines (registered) within the Dominion, Id for each l(sozs r fraction thereof; Australia (except Queensland and "West Australia) under 2ozs, l-2d ; 2ozs to Sozs, Id; each additional iozs, l-2d ; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, l-2d each 2ozs. Commercial Papers. Town, for accounts, etc., l-2d if not exceeding l-2oz, or Id for lirst lozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland, ltl for lirst Jozs, and I-2d for each succeeding 20/,s. All other places 2|d for lirst lOozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs Reply Coupons. As a means of enabling the sender ol 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 J-L'd in any country which adopts life scheme. Post Cards.

Inland, i.iii;^!'•, l-'2<\, fopjy ltl ; a I othor pluuos Id aud 2d,

Pared Post. Maximum weight, lllb; greatest length 3ft; greatest length snu width combined (iff. 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 lllb, 3s. Australian States 8d for first lb, and 6d for every succeed ing lb or fraction thereof up to 1J lb. 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, I-id over sozs, same as for other places. .All other places, not exceeding 3ozs, Id ; every additional 2ozs, l-2d. Money Orders Up to £5, 3d : above £5 to £lO, (id; above £lO to £ls, i.)d ; above £ls to £2O, Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d : above £25 to £3O, Is (id ; above £3O to £35, Is 9d above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from (id up to 20s may be procured at the principal money order oflices in New Zealand. Books and Printed Papers. All places, l-2d for each 2ozs.