POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2646, 27 October 1919, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters and Letter Cards, Inland (except Samoa) Id for the first 1 ozs or fraction thereof, and for each succeeding 2 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 2£d for each oz and l£d for eacn succeeding oz For United States of America, Id fur each oz or fraction thereof. An additional £d (War Tax) must be added to pos'age on each foregoing article. Post Cards, Inland single id, all other places, single, Id. An additional Jd (War Tux) must be added. Parcel Post. Maximum weight, in Now Zealand, 28lbs ; 4d for Ist lb, 2d for each succeeding lb up to Gibs ;7 lbs Is 3d, and Id for each succeeding lb up to 281bs. An additional Jd War Tax) must be added on each parce,. On payment of an additional fee of Gd the sender of an inland parcel may have it marked Kragile and forwarded to destination in a hamper. Inland parcels on which this special fee of Gd is not paid will be forwarded j to destination in bags. United Kingdom | maximum weight 11 lbs not exceeding 3 j lbs Is ; not exceeding 11 lbs 3s, An addi- | tional id ( v\ ar Tax) must bo added on each parcel, Auc-rlalian States, maximum weight 11 lbs ; 8d for Ist lb, and Gd for every sue- j cecding lb up to lllds. An additional id I (War Tax) must be add< d to each parcel. Inland t ackets. Comprising commercial papers, books, and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. For ozs or fraction thereof up to lib id. I*or each additional 11b up to > lb 2d, Packets j over 51b in weight must be forwarded per i parcel post. An additional id (War Tax) ; must be added to postage on each packet. j Commercial Papers. Town, fur accounts, etc., l-2d if not j exceeding l-2oz, or Id for first 4ozs, and ; l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland I Id for first 4ozs, and I-2d for each sue- i coeding 2ozs. All other places 2Jd for j first lOozs, and l-2d for each succeeding j 2ozs. Town and inland id additional ; War Tax. Reply Couponsj As a moans of enabling the sender of j ! a letter addressed to a place abroad to ! prepay the postage on a reply, the De- j partment issues reply coupons on pay- i meat of a fee of 3d. Theso coupons may bo exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the scheme. j Newspapers, , Within the Dominion l-2d for each ! newspaper, to Australia South Sea Islands ; Canada, Id. To United Kingdom, Id by j direct steamer, by other routes, Id for j first Bozs, and I-2d each additional 2ozs. 1 To other countries, for the first 4ozs, Id, I each additional 2ozs, l-2d. Tire weight of newspapers is restricted to 20ozs for ; each copy, for each lOozs or fraction ; thereof an additional l-2d. Postal Notes. j _ 1 One shilling, Is Od, 2s, 2s Od, l-2d, 3s to sd, id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. i Registration. Universal foe of 2d to all places. The : sender of a registered article may obtain ■ acknowledgment of its due receipt on l payment 2 l-2d. j Monoy Orders | Uj> to ,3d ; above To to £lO, Gd ; abovo £lO to £ls, Od ; above £ls to £2O, Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d ; above £25 to £3O, Is Od ; above £3O to £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 Now Zealan d.