POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 143, 15 June 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 20/,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 Taasessions and other places enumerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for each, oz. or fraction thereof ; for places not named, 2jd for each oz. and l^d 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 routeß Id for first Boz. and }d each additional 2oz. To other countries, for the first 4oz. Id, each additional 2oz. \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, id. POSTAL NOTES. One shilling, Is 6d, 2a, 2s' 6d, id ; 8s and ss, Id ; lOs 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 and West Australia), under 20z3, 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), fd if not exceeding ioz, or Id for first 4ozs and id for each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4ozs, and id for each succeeding 2ozs. All other places 2jd for first lOozg, 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 2ozs. j 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 lin any country which adopts the scheme. PARCEL POST. Maxmum weight, 111b : greatest i length, 3ft 6in ; greatest length and firth combined, 6ft. Inland, 4d for rst lb, and 2d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding 81b, Is ; not exceeding 71b, 2s ; »ot 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 J over 2ozs, same as for other places. Ail other places, not exceding 4oas, id. j every aditional 2ozs, Id. POST CARDS. Inland, single id, reply Id; all other places, single Id, reply M. 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 j above £25 to £30, Is 6d j above £30 to £35, Is 9d ; above £35 to £40, 2s. TELEGRAMS. Ordinary, 12 words for 6d, each succeeding word id ; urgent, double the above rates.