POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 129, 2 June 1908, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS

Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4ok or fiction thereof, and id lor each succeeding -oas 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 ©numerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof : for places hot named, 2id 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, id for each newspaper ; to Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, etc. each newspaper, Id : to. United Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other routes Icl 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 Guinea at the 3d rate is restricted to 20ozs for each copy ; for each lOozs or fraction thereof additional, id.1 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, id ; 2ozs to Bozs, Id ; each additional j 4ozs, id ; Queensland, • West Australia, and other places, id each 2oz. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Town (for accounts, etc., only), id if not exceeding ioz, or Id for first ■iozs and id for each succeeding 2oz. Inland, I'd for first 4ozs, and id for | each succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2§d for first lOozs, and id for each succeding 2ozs. ' 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 2£d in ■ any country which adopts the scheme. REGISTRATION. Universal fee of 2d to all places, j The sender of a registered article j may obtain acknowledgment of its i due receipt on payment in advance ] of 2R PARCEL POST. j Maxmum weight, 111b ; greatest! length, 3ft 6in ; greatest length and girth combined, 6rt. Inland, 4d for | ' first lb, and 2d for each succeeding 1 lb or fraction thereof. United King- | dom, not exceeding 31b, Is; not i exceeding 71b, 2s ; not exceeding 111b, 3s. Australian States, 8d for j first lb, and 6d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof up to 111b. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is 6d, 2s, 2s 6d, id j 3s an,d ss, Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. / TELEGRAMS. j Ordinary, 12 words for 6d, each succeeding word id ; urgent, double tha above rates. j 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, 2&. ] British Postal Order* for fixed turns from 6d up to 20s may be procured at the principal- Money Order Offi»Mi in New Zealand. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. AH places, id for each 2ozs. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id ; over 2<jizs, sama as for oth«r places. All other places, »ot exceding 4ozs, Id ; every aditioaal 2ozs, id. - \