POSTAL INFORMATION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 197, 18 August 1909, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Letter* within New Zealand, Id for the first 4oz or fr*ntion thereof, and fd for each succeeding 2o« or fraction thereof. For United Statea of America. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof (to include Pago Pago and Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Alaska). For United Kingdom, British Pc§sessiong arid other places enumerated in schedule at Post Office, Id for eact oz. or fraction thereof : for place* not named, 2Jd for each oz. and ljd for each succeeding oz. NEWSPAPERS. Within the Dominion, |d for each newspaper ; to Australia, South Sea Islands, Canada, etc. each, newspaper, Id ; J*> United t Kingdom, Id by direct steamer, by other roiitea Jd for first Boz. and id each additional 2oz. To other countries, for the first 4oz. ld,\ each additional 2oz. id. 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, 2b, 2s 6d, id j 8s and 6b, Id ; 10s up to 20s, Ski. MAGAZINES. Magazinea (not regiatered), 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 80Z8, Id ; each additional 4ozs ; id ; Queensland, West Australia, and other places, id each 2oz. TELEGRAMS. Ordinary, 12 words for <sd, each succeeding word id ; urgent, double the above rates. registration". Universal fee of 2d to all places. The sender of a registered articl* may obtain acknowledgment of itf due receipt on payment in advanoe of Sid. COMMERCIAL PAPERS. Town (for accounts, etc., only), idif not exceeding ioz, or Id for first iozs-and id for each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oza, and id for •ach succeeding 2oss. All other places 2id for first lOozb, and id for each suoceding 2ocs. BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS All places, id for each Soai. 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. . "■'/: ■:■"■ PARCEL POST. Maxmnnv weight, 111b : greatert length, Bft 6m j greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. Inland, 4d for first lb, and 3d for each succeeding lb or fraction thereof. United Kingdom, not exceeding Sib, Is: not exceeding 71b. 2s ; not exceeding 111b, Bs. Australian States, 8d for farst lb, and 6d for each succeedin£ lb or fraction thereof up to 111b. MONEY ORDERS. 'Up to £5, 3d j above £5 to £10, 2U *ab°Jon £, lo *°, £15 > M i abo™ £15 O J° £?°> lßi above £20 to £25, l* 3d srtnabo^5 rtn abo^ £25 to £30, In 6d PATTERNS AND SAMPLES. Inland, not exceeding 2ozs, id {' °* r.? r *ozs > Bam» as for other places, Ad other places, not exoeding 4o*By id ; every aditional 2ozs, M.