POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 170, 20 July 1903, Page 4

POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Letters. —Each §oz or fraction there of: Inland, United Kingdom, British Possessions, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Switzerland, South Sea Islands, Aden, British Postal Agencies in China, Canada, Capo Colony, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mauritius, New Hebrides, Orange River Colony, St Helena, Transvaal, Windward Islands, Id; Australian States, Id; all •ther places 2£d. Cable Telegrams, Intercolonial.— (N.S.W., lowest charge) 4|d per word. Other colonies various rates. , Inland Telegrams.—Minimum rate: 6d for 12 words, including address and signature. Telephone Exchange Connections.— From £5 to £7 per annum. Letter Cards.—Countries mentioned above, Id ; Australian States, Id each. Post Cards.—All places, single Id, reply 2d. Books and Printed Papers. — All places, |d for each 2oz. Special rates for Queensland. Commercial Papers.—Town, f d if not exceeding loz., or Id for the first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz; Inland, Id for the first 4oz or less, and £d for each succeeding 2oz; Australia States and other places, 2§d for the first lOoz, and £d for each succeeding, 2oz» Special rates for Queensland. Newspapers.—Town and Inland, |d each; Australian States, South Sea Islands and Canada, Id each; for other countries, Id each if • not exceeding 4oz, and £d for each additional 2oz. Parcels.—lnland, Cd for the first lib an* 3d for each succeeding lib; Australian States, Cook, Saraoan, Norfolk, and Hawaiian Islands, 8d for the first lib, and 6d for each succeeding lib; for all other countries the charges vary. Registration.—The fee for all places is 3d. Letters,—Letters not fully prepaid* or posted wholly unpaid, are charged double the deficiency at the prepaid rate on delivery. No letter may exceed 2ft in length or lft in width or depth. Letters containing valuables must be registered. Late-fee Letters, &c, must bear, in addition to the ordinary postage, Id for inland letters, Id for letters for United Kingdom, Australian States and the South Sea Islands, 2|d for all other places. Cable Telegrams, International.— (Europe, cheapest route) 3s per word. Patterns and Sample Packets. —All places, not exceeding 4oz, Id; every additional 2oz Id. Special rates for Queensland.