POSTAL REGULATIONS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1912, Page 2

POSTAL REGULATIONS.

RITES OF POSTAGE. Letters and Letter-cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, etc., Id for the first 4oz. or fraction thereof.'; and id for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Servi», Siam, some China. Ports, and Page Pago, Id for eacn oz. or fraction thereof ; all<">er places, 2£d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ljd for each suceeding oz. or fraction thereof. < Post-Cards—lnland, single id j reply, Id. All othre places, single Id ; reply 2d. Books and Printed Papers—All places, id for each 2oz. or fraction thereof. ■ ... . - ; . Commercial Papers—Town, id if not exceeding i oz., or Id for the first <t oz. and id for each succeeding 2 on. : Inland, Id for the first 4oz. or lest, and id for each succeeding 2 01: Australia and all other places, 2*d for the rat 10 oz., and id for each succeeding 2 oz. or fraction thereof. Patterns and Sample PacketsInland, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof ; over 2 oz., as for *' all other places" ; all other places, first 4 o». Id, every additional 2 oz. id. 1 Newspapers-;-Town and Inland, |d each j Australia and South Sea Is* lands, # Canada, India, Ceylon. Natal, Jamaica, Transvaal, Orange River, Id each ; for United Kingdom, Id each paper j all other countries. Id each if not exceeding 4 oz., and id for each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof. , Parcels—lnland, 4d for the first lib., and 2d for each succeeding lib. : Australian States, 8d for the first lib., and 6d for each succeeding lib : /or United Kingdom, Is up to 31fc, 2s up to 71bs, 3s up to lllbs ; for all 9ther countries the charges vary. Registration—By prepayment of » fee or 2d in addition to the full postage any letter,, newspaper, book, or other packet may be registered to any place in the world. Parcels cannot be registered beyond the colony except to U.S.A. POST-CARDS. Inland.—Singl ej id ; reply, Id. All other places, single, Id ; reply, 2df Post-cards must be sent unclosed. Excepting stamps for prepayment and an address-label, nothing 'whatever may be joined or attached to a nost-card for a place beyond the vlblony. For delivery within the Coloay receipt-stamps or slips of paper ♦f,ay be affixed to post-cards. Reply Cards—The reply half of * post-card received from any place outside of the colony can be sent without «xtra charge only to the country in arhich it originated j and must have been received attached to the corresponding half. Each of the two halves must fulfil the conditions laid down for single, post-cards ; one half is doubled over the other, and they must not be closed up in any manner, whatsoever. _ Private Cards.—Private cards, including pictorial cards, bearing adhesive stamps may also be used »■ post- cards. They must be composed of ordinary cardboard not thicker I than that used for post-cards of ths ■ post-card pattern. The size must not Ibe more than s£in. by SJin., and not I less than 4iin. by 2firi. For inland I transmission the cards may be en- | tirely plain ; but for transmission to places beyond the colony reply carda must bear the words, " Post-card with Reply Paid," and " Post-card Reply." To other than English-speaking countries these words must appear in Trench, " Carte Postale avec Reponse Payee," " Carte Postale—Reponse." They are otherwise treated like officially-issued post-cards. Private cards will be received from \Ji« public, and impressed with the penny postage-stamp. The rates for suon impressing are—id envelopes (3firs. x s|in.)i 7id doz. ; Id envelopes, unguiamed (3|in. x 6in.), Is for 11 j Id envelopes, ungummed (4|in. x SJm.), Is for 11. GENERAL REGULATIONS. Letters—Letters not fully prepaid or posted wholly unpaid are charged double the deficiency at the prepaid rate on delivery. No letter may exceed 2ft. in length. or lft. in widtb \ or depth. Letters containing valuables must be registered. Late-fee Letters, etc., must bear, in addition to the ordinary postage, Id.