POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 140, 11 June 1909, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

; LETTERS ANJ) LETTER CAptDSJ ; Let^ere within New Zealand^- Id for fck<ejj tirstvjdoz (ss.!j'i>f<frion t^'eof'} and, j0 if or each succeeding "2ojtß or fraction thereof.-;;/ ■?£""-■* •$•/" For United States of America, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof (tP include Pago Pago and . i Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska). I For United Kingdom, British J?Ga- | sessions and other places enumerated |in schedule at Post Office, Id for > eact oz. or fraction thereof ; for places not named, 2£d for each oz. and ljd for each succeeding oz. j 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 rej stricted to 20ozs for each copy j for ' each lOozs or fraction thereof additional, id.

POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is 6d, 2s, 2s 6d, id : 3s and ss, Id ; 10s up to 20s, 2d. . MAGAZINES. I 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 : * Bozs to Bozs, Id ; each additional i 4ozs, id ; Queensland, West Ausj tralia, and other places, id each 2oa. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. ! Town (for accounts, etc., only), id 1 if not exceeding ioz, or Id for first | 4ozs and id for each, succeeding 2oz. j Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and id for > each succeeding 2ozs. All other 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 2id. ♦ BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS All places, id for each 2ozb, 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 j greatest length and firth combined, 6Ft. Inland, 4d for rst Ib, and 2d for each succeeding 1b or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 81b, Is ; not exceeding 71b, 2s ; sot exceeding 111b, 3s. Australian States, 8d for first Ib, and 6d for each succeeding 1b or fraction thereof up to 111b. PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id ; over 2ozs, same as for other places, Ail 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 id ; urgent, double the above rates. MONEY ORDERS. Up to £5, Sd ; 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.