POSTAL INFORMATION

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2649, 24 November 1919, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION

■»- Letters and Letter Cards, Inland (except Samoa) Id for the first 4 ozs or fraotion thereof, and id for eaoh sueoeeding 2 oz9 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 plaoes not named 2£d for each oz and ljd for eacn succeeding oz. For United States of America, Id for each oz or fraction thereof. &.n additional jd (War Tax) must be added to postage on each foregoing artiole. i*ost Cards, Inland single id, all other places, single, Id An additional *d (War Tax) must be added. Taroel Post. Maximum weight, in New Zealand, 28lbs ; 4d for Ist lb, 2d for each succeeding lb up to Gibs :7 lb3 Is 3d, and Id for each suecaeding lb up to 281bs. An additional Jd War Tax) must be added on each parcel. On payment of an additional fee of (3d the sender of an inland parcel may have it marked Fragile and forwarded to destination in a hamper. Inland parcels on which this 1 special fee of 6d 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 £d (\N ar Tax) must be added on each Aus'rtalian States, maximum weight 11 lbs ; 8d for Ist lb, and (id for every succeeding lb up to lllds. An additional Jd (War Tax) must bo add< to each parcel. Inland i ackets. Comprising commercial papers, books, and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. For each 2 ozs or fraction thereof up to lib £d. For each additional lib up to b 2d, Packets over 51b in weight must bo forwarded per parcel post. An additional £d (War Tax) must be added to postage on each packet. Commercial Papers. Towu, 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 1-2 d for each succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2£d for first lOozs, and l-2d for each, succeeding 2ozs. Town and inland Jd additional War Tax. Reply CouponsAb a means of •nabliug the sender ot 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 ad. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2 l-2d in any country whicb 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 l-2d each additional 2ozs. To other countries, for the first 4ozs, Id, each additional 2ozs, 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 fjd, 2s. 2c«d, l-2d, 8s to J 6d, Id; 10s up to 20s, 2d. • | Registration. ; Universal fee of 2d to all places. The j oender of a registered article may obtain j acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment 2 l-2d.

Money Orders Up to ,3d ; above £5 to £lO, 6d; above £lO to £ls, 9d; above £ls to £2O, Is ; above £2O to £25, Is 3d ; above £26 to £3O, Is Gd ; above £3O to £35, la 9d above £35 to £4O, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from 6d up to 20s may be procured at the principal money order offices in New Zealand.