POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2648, 17 November 1919, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION

Letters aud Letter Cards,

Inland (except Samoa) Id for the first 4 ozs or fraction thereof, and £d for each succeeding 2 ozs or fraciioa thereof. Kor 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 ljd for oacn succeeding oz. For United States of America, Id for each oz or fraction thereof. additional (War Tax) must be added to postage on each foregoing article. r'ost Cards. Inland single i<>, all other places, siugle, Id An additional 4d (War Tax) must be added. Tared Post. Maximum weight, iu New Zealand, 28lbs ; , Id for Ist lb, 2d for each succeeding lb up to <Ubs 7 lbs la 3d, and Id for each sue- I cocding lb up to 281bs. An additional £d i War Tax) must be added on each parcel. On payment of an additional fee of Od the sender of an inland parcel may have it ; marked Fragile and forwarded to destination j in a hamper. Inland parcels on which this i special fee of Od is not paid will bo forwarded to destination in bags. United Kingdom ; maximum weight 11 lbs not exceeding 3 lbs Is ; not exceeding 11 lbs 3s. An addi- i tional Jd (v\ ar Tax) must bo added on each parcel, Ausrtaliau States, maximum weight 11 lbs ; Kd for Ist lb, aud lid for every succeeding lb up to llkls. .w\u additional $d (War Tax) must be add( to each parcel. Inland lackots. Comprising commercial papers, books, and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. Kor each 2 ozs or fraction thereof up to lib For each additional lib up to b 2d, Packets over 51b in weight must be forwarded per parcel post. An additional id (War Tax) j must be added to postage on each packet. j Commercial Papers. Town, for accounts, etc., l-2d if not j exceeding l-2oz, or Id for first 4ojss, and j 1-20 for each succeeding 2ozs. Inland j Id for first 4ozs, and J-2d for each sue- • ceeding 2ozs. All other places 2{d for first lOozs, and l-2d for each succeeding 2ozs. Town and inland £d additional War Tax. Reply CoupoLMAs a means of enabling the sender ol a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, tho Department issues reply coupons on payment of a fee of 3d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postago stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country which adopts the scheme. Newspapers, Within tho Dominion l-2d for each newspaper, to Australia South Sea Islands Canada, Id. To United Kingdom, hi by direct steamer, by other routes, Id for lirst Bozs, and 1-20 each additional 2osss. To other countries, for the first 4ozs, Id, each additional 2ozs, l-2d. Tho 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 (id, 2s, 2s 6d, l-2d, 3a to 6d, Id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. Registration. Universal foe of 2d to all places. The j sender of a registered article may obtain j acknowledgment of its duo receipt on ] payment 2 l-2d. Money Orders Up to ,3d ; above £5 to £lO, 6d; j above £lO to £ls, 9d; above £ls to £2O, i Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d ; above £25 to £3O, Is Od ; above £3O to £35, la 9d above £35 to £4O, 2s. j British Postal Orders for fixed sums from 0d up to 20s may bo procured at the principal money order oilices in Now Zealand.

I Were 1 a workman the one thing I [ would not give up is the right to strike. I As an employer of men, the one thing i I will not give up under any condition, i unless Parliament compels me—and j then I may stand against the wall j uud be shot—is the right to discharge ; my men.--Sir Hugh Bell.