POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 115, 18 May 1906, Page 4

POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Letters. — Each ioz or fraction thereof—lnland, Australian Commonwealth, United Kingdom, British Possessions, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, and South Sea Islands, Id; all other places 2£d. (British New Guinea does not come under the arrangement by which the Commonwealth Post Office ,accepts without surcharge the New v Zealand letters prepaid at the penn^ rate. The postage to British New Guinea is 2d.) LettesHE&rds.-r^Countries mentioned above, Id. Newspapers.—Town and Inland, id each; Australia and South Sea Islands and Canada, Id each; for United Kingdom, via 'Frisco and Brindisi, first Boz Id, next 4oz Id, id for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereofper direct steamer. Id each paper; all other countries, id each if not exceeding 4oz and id for each additional 2oz. Newspapers over Boz which it is desired may be sent by San Francisco or federal routes must be specially superscribed and prepaid at the rate of Id for the first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof: Patterns and Sample Packets.—All places, not exceeding 4oz, Id; every additional 2 oz id.

Inland Telegrams.—Minimum rate, 6d for 12 words, including address and signature. Late-fee Letters, &c, must be paid Id in addition to the ordinary postage.

Telephone Exchange Connections.— From £5 to £7 per amium. Parcels.—lnland, 6dfor the first lib and 3d for each succeeding lib. Aus-; tralian Colonies, Cook, Samoan, Norfolk, and Hawaiian Islands, 8d for the first lib and 6d for each succeeding lib; for all other countries the charges vary. Commercial, Papers.;— Town, id if not exceeding 2oz, ov Id for the first 4oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz; Inland, Id for the first 4oz or less, and id for each succeeding 2oz; Australia and other places, 2£d for the first lOoz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. Post Cards.—All places, single Id; reply 2d. Books and Printed Papers.—All places, id for each 2oz.

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. Cable Telegrams. — International: Europe, cheapest route, 3s per word. Intercolonial: New South Wales, lowest charge, 4Jd per word; other colonies, various rates.