Postal Rates.
Letters and Letter Cards. —- Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof and for each succeeding 2oz. —United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili. Costa Rica, Egypt, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id. for each oz. or fraction thereof. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered)—All places, per 2oz. Magazines, registered. —Inland, p£d. for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, %d per 2oz. or fraction, thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only), )4d. per i.-40z., or Id. for first 40z., and %d each succeeding 2oz. Inland Id. for first 40z., and l /id. for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Hd., and Jfjd- for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection.) TELEPHONES. Charges. —At exchanges continuously open' —Business establishments, £7 ; private resi-' dences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continually open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier Hastings. Palmerston N., and Wanganui are open all day and, all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPH RATES. For 12 words or loss, including address and signature—• Ordinary Telegrams, Gd., and for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is., and Id. for each additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged half-rates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. Australian States, per word; Norfolk Island, 3d per word; Fiji, 8d per word ; United States, 2s 4d to 2s 8d per word; Cape Colony, 2s 7d per word; United Kingdom, 3s per word. (Signature and address counted as part of message.”) Newspapers. Town and Inland, Lzd each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands and Transvaal, Id each per paper. If under 80/,. sent by firsl availroute ;over Boz, by direct steamer only unless specially addressed and paid at Ui« rate of Id for first 4oz. Pattern and Sample Packets — Inland, Jl>d first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4o'/.., every additional 2oz. or fraction, Ujd. Registration.—2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels post in Li 10 Colony for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding lib. 3d, 21b. t*• Sjrf. 31b. Gd, 41b. 7 1 Ad, 51b. 9d, Gib. UR-d, 71b. 1» , 81b. Is Id, 91b. Is 3d, 101 b. Is 4Jdsd, 111 b. Is Gd.
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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 24 September 1915, Page 4
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405Postal Rates. Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 24 September 1915, Page 4
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