POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2647, 10 November 1919, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters and Letter Cards. Inland (except Samoa) Id for the first 4 OZ3 or fraction thereof, and for each succeeding 2 ozs or 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 each oz and l£d for eacn succeeding oz For United States of America, Id for each oz or fraction thereof. An additional Jd (War Tax) must be added to postage on each foregoing article. Post Cards. Inland single all other places, single, Id. An additional (War Tax) must be added. Parcel Post. Maximum weight,!in Nesv Zealand, ‘2Blbs ; 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 £d War Tax) must be added on each parcel. On payment of an additional fee of Gd 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 Gd is not paid will be forwarded to destination in bags. United Kingdom maximum weight 11 lbs not exceeding 3 lbs Is ; not exceeding 11 lbs 3s. An additional id (A ar Tax) must be added on each parcel, . ~ Ausrtalian States, maximum weight 11 lbs ; bd for Ist lb, and Gd for every sueseeding lb up to Hlds. An additional (War Tax) must be addi d to each parcel. Inland .rackets. Comprising commercial papers, books, and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines, tor each - ozs or fraction thereof up to Ub id. lor each additional 11b up to > lb 2d, Packets over 51b in weight must be forwarded per parcel post. An additional id (War Tax) must bo added to postage on each packet. Commercial Papers. Town, for accounts, etc., l-2d if not exceeding l-2oz, or Id for first 4ozs, and l-‘2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland Id for first 4ozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. All other places JJd for first lOozs, ami l-2d for each succeeding 2ozb. Town ami iulaml additional War Tax. Reply CouponsAs a jpeans 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 foe of lid. Those coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the scheme. 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 I-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs, Id, each additional 2oza, 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 fid, 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 Dp to ,3d ; 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 Gd ; above £3O to £35, Is 9d above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed suras from 6d up to 20s may be procured at the principal money order offices in New Zealand.