POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 119, 18 May 1909, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

LETTERS, AND LETTER CARDS

Letters within New Zealand, Id for the first 4oz or fiction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2o<ss 01 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 roosessions and other places enumerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for each. oz. or fraction thereof ; for, places not named, 2£d for each oz. and lid for each succeeding oz. 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 Id for' first Boz. and Jd 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 Id rate is re- ■ stricted to 20ozs for each copy ; forj each lOozs 'or fraction thereof ' ad-1 ditional, id. • POSTAL NOTES. | One shilling, Is 6d, 2s, 2a 6d, id j 3s and ss, Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. ■ ■- . MAGAZINES./ ! . ' Magazines (not registered), all places id each 2oz. Magazines (registered), within the Dominion, Id for each 16ozs or fraction thereof : Australia (except Queensland aha West Australia), under 2oza, id'; 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 ioz, or Id for first 4ozs and id for each succeeding 2bzl Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. All other I places 2id for first lOozs, and id for each succeding 2ozs. , 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. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS All places, Jd for each 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 2Jd in any country which adopts the scheme. PARCEL POST. Maxmum weight, 111b : greatest length, 3ft 6in ; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. Inland, 4d for first lb, and 2d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 81b, Is ; 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. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id; over 2ozs, same as for other places, All other places, not exceding 4ozs, id : every aditzonal 2ozs, $d. POST CARDS. Inland, single id, reply Id ; all other places, single Id, reply 2d.» TELEGRAMS. ; Ordinary, 12 words for 6d, each succeeding word Jd ; urgent, double the above rates. 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 be procured at the principal Money Order OfEcos in New Zealand.