Postal Rates.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 17 November 1916, Page 4

Postal Rates.

(An additional war tax of lid. will be charged on all letters). Letters and Letter Cards. — Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof and hid. 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, hi<b per 2oz. Magazines, registered.—lnland, hid. for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, hid per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papeis —Town (for accounts, etc., only), hi d. per hioz., or Id. for first 40z., and hid each succeeding 2oz. Inland Id. for first 40z., and* hid. for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2hid., and hid. for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection.) TELEPHONES. Charges.—At exchanges continuously open —Business es, tablishments, £7; private residences, £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, nil night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPH RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams Bd., and hid for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, 1/4 and Id. for each additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will he charged half-rates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. Australian States, 4hid per word ; Norfolk Island, 3d per word ; Fiji, 8d per word; United States, 2s 4d to 2s Sd 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, Jid each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands and Transvaal, Id each per paper. If under Boz. sent by first availroute ; over Boz, by direct steamer only unless specially addressed and paid at the rate of Id for first 4oz. Pattern and Sample Packets —■ Inland, hid first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction, hid. Registration.—2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels post in the Colony for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding lib. 3d, 21b. 4hid, 31b. (id, 41b. 7hid, 51b. 9d, 61b. lOhid, 71b. Is , 81b. Is Id, 91b. Is 3d, 101 b. is 4hid, 111 b. Is 6d.