POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2644, 13 October 1919, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters unci Letter Cards. Inline! (except Samoa) Id for the first 4 ozs or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding -1 ozs or fraction thereof. 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 2Jd for eich oz and lid for eacn succeeding oz For United States of America, Id for cacti oz or fraction thereof. An additional tjfd (War Tax) must be added to postage on each foregoing article. Post Cards, Inland single all other places, single, Id. An additional $d (War Tux) must be added. Parcel Post. Maximum weight, in New Zealand, 281bs ; 4d for Ist lb, 2d for each succeeding lb up to (jibs :7 lbs Is 3d, and Id for each sueceeding lb up to 28lbs. An additional gd War Tax) must be added on each parccu. On payment of an additional fee of (id the sender of an inland parcel may have it marked Fragile and forwarded to destination in a hamper. Inland parcels on which this special fee of (id is not paid will be forwarded to destination in bags. United Kingdom maximum weight 11 ibs not exceeding 3 lbs la 5 not exceeding 11 lbs 3s. An addi- | tional Ad (War Tax) must bo added on each j parcel, Ausrtalian States, maximum weight II I lbs ; 8d for Ist lb, and Gd for every sue- , ceeding lb up to Uhls. An additional id j (War Tax) must be adch dto each parcel. i 1 Inland rackets. Comprising commercial papers, books, and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, j and unregistered magazines. lor each 2 ozs or fraction thereof up to lib id. lor each additional 11b up to ■ lb 2d, 1 tickets over 51b in weight must bo forwarded per parcel post. An additional $d (\>ai lax) must bo added to postage on each packet. Commercial Papers. Town, for accounts, etc., 1 -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 T2d for each, succeeding 2ozs. Town and inland id additional War Tax. Reply CouponsAs a moans 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 3d. These coupons may bo exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts tho scheme. Newspapers, Within the Dominion l-2d for each newspaper, to Australia bouth boa Islands Canada, Id. To United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes, Id for first Sozs, and i-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for tho first 4ozs, Id, each additional Sozs, 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. 2sGd, I-2d, 3s to 6d, Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. Registration. Universal fee of 2d to all places. The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment 2 l-2d. Money Orders Up to ,3d ; above To to TlO, Gd; above £lO to £ls, 9d ; above £ls to £2O, Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d ; above £25 to £3O, Is Gd ; abovo £3O bo £35, Is 9d' above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from Gd up to 20s may be procured at the principal money order offices in New Zealan <l.