POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 114, 15 May 1908, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS

Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4oz or fiction thereof, and id lor each sucwed'mg -o^s or traction 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 in schedule at Post Office, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof ; for places not named, 2id for each oz. and 1M for each succeeding oz. POST CARDS. Inland, single id, reply Id ; all other places, single Id, reply 2d. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, id for eaoh newspaper ; to Australia, South Sea Islands, Caiiada, . 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 the first 4oz. Id, each additional 2oz. id. The weight of newspapers for transmission to Australia and British New Guinea1 at the Id rate is restricted to 20ozs for each copy ; for each lOozs or fraction thereof additional, id. '.;;■.; MAGAZINES. Magazines (hot registered), all places id each 2oz. Magazines (registered), within the Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraction thereof ; Australia (except Queensland and fWest Australia), under 2ozs, |d ; 2ozs to Bozs, Id ; each additional 4ozs, id ; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, id each 2oz. COMMERCIAL PAPERS, Town (for accounts, etc., only), id if not exceeding |oz, or Id for first iozs and id for each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2id for first lOozs, and id for each succeding 2ozs. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places, id for each 2ozs. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id ; over 2ozs, same as for other places. 1 All other places, not exceding 4ozs, Id ; every aditioaal 2ozs, id. REGISTRATION. Universal fee of 2d to all places. The sender of a registered article may obtain acknowledgment of its due receipt on payment in advance of 2*d. PARCEL POST. Maxmum weight, 111b -, greatest length, 3ft 6in ; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. Inland, 4d for first Ib, and 2d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 31b, Is j not exceeding 71b, 2s ; not exceeding 111b, 3s. Australian States, 8d for first lb, and 6d for each succeeding lb or fraction 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 id ; urgent*, double the above rates. REPLY COUPONS. As a means of enabling the sender of a letter addressed to a place abroad to prepay the postage- on a reply, the Department issues reply coupons on payment of a fee of 3d. These coupons may be exchanged for a postage stamp of the value of 2id in any country which adopts the scheme. MONEY ORDERS. Up to £5, 3d ; above £5 to £10, 6d ; above £10 to £15, 9d ■■; above £15 to £20, Is ; above £20 to £25, Is. 3d ; above £25 to £30, Is 6d ; above £30 to £35, Is 9d ; above £35 to £40, 2s. British Postal Orders for fixed sums from 6d up to 20s may b© procured at the principal Money Order Offices in New Zealand.

Jxtst received, at Express Office. "In Memoriam" cards, in very choice fleaigns.