POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 101, 30 April 1908, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS

Letters within New Zealand, Id tor the first 4oz or fraction thereof, and £d for each succeeding 'Jo/.s or fraction thereof.

For United States of America, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof (to include Pago Pago and Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska). For United Kingdom, British Possessions and other places enumerated m schedule at Post Office, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof ; for places not named, 2^d for each oz. and l^d for each succeeding oz. POST CARDS. Inland, single id, reply Id ; all other places, single Id, reply 2d. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, £d for ea«h newspaper ; to Australia," South Sea Islands, Canada, etc. each newspaper, Id ; to United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes id for first Boz. and id each additional 2oz. To other countries, for ™q first 4oz. Id, each additional 2oz. 2 d. The weight of newspapers for transmission to Australia and British New Guinea at the Id rate is restricted to 20ozs for each copy ; for each lOozs or fraction thereof additional, |d. MAGAZINES. Magazines (not registered), all

places id each 2oz. Magazines (registered), within the, Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraction thereof ; Australia (except Queensland and, West Australia), under 2ozs, : 2ozs to Bozs Id ; each additional 4ozs, Id- Queensland, West Australia, and other places, *d each 2oz

COMMERCIAL PAPERS. !- Town (for accounts, etc., only), £d if not exceeding £oz, or Id for first ■iozs and £d for each succeeding 2oz Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and £d for nach succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2ld for first lOozs, and £d for each succeding 2ozs.

BOOKS AND .PRINTED PAPERS All' places, |d for each 2ozs. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES.

Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, |d ; over 2ozs, same as for other. places. All other places, not exceding 4ozs, Id ; every aditional 2ozs, $d. REGISTRATION. Universal fee of 2d to all places. The sender o£ a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance of 2jd. PARCEL POST. Maxmum weight, 111b ; greatest length, 3ft 6in ;" greatest length and gjrth combined, 6ft. Inland, 4d for first lb, and 2d for each succeeding lb or fraction.thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 31b, Is ; "hot exceeding 71b, 2s ; aot exceeding 111b, 3s. Australian States, 8d for first lb^ and 6d for each succeeding lb orNfraction thereof up to 111b. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is 6d, 2s, 2s 6d, id : 3s and ss-, Id ; 10s up. to 20s, 2d. TELEGRAMS. Ordinary, 12 words for 6d," each succeeding word £d '; urgent, double the above rates.

. . REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling the sender °fa letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department issues reply coupons oh payment of a fee of 3d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2*d in any country Afhich adopts the scheme. •

r MONEY ORDERS Up to £5, 3d.; above £5 to £10, SU ? hoJS £1° to £15 > **; »*x>™ £15 to £20, Is •■ above £20 to £25, Is 3d ;• above £25, to £30, Is 6d nfe™ £3nL tO £35 ' 1S 9<* i ftb<>^ £35 to £40, 2&. British Postal Orders for fixed sumsirom 6d vp v to 20s may be procured at .the principal Money Order Offices in New Zealand.