POSTAL INFORMATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 4871, 16 February 1933, Page 1

POSTAL INFORMATION.

Letters and Letter Cards (inland) Id first ounce, |d each additional ounce. Uited Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Italy, Australia and certain other countries, Id first ounce, Id each additional ounce. All other places 2Jd for first ounce and lid for each additional ounce.

Postcards (inland) Id. All other places, single, Id. (Postal Union rates), Inland Packets, comprising commercial papers, packet and sample packet, and unregistered magazines, Id each 2 ozs up to 1 lb. and 2d. each additional lb. beyond 1 lb. up to 5 lb.

Beyond New Zealand: —'Commercial papers, 2Jd 10 oz., and $d each additional 2oz.

Books and printed papers, beyond New Zealand, id each 2oz.

Pattern and Sample Packets beyond New Zealand, Id each 4ozs., Id. each additional. Additional 2 ozs. or fraction thereof, id.

Magazines, not registered: Beyond New Zealand, Id each 4oz.

Magazines, registered, Inland, id each Boz.

"Newspapers, inland. Eafb copy not exceeding 3ozs., id; each copy exceeding 3ozs., Id. for each 16ozs. or fraction thereof. All other places to which Postal Union Rates' do not apply: each copy Id feir each 16oz. or fraction thereof. Inland Parcels: 6d first lb., not exceeding 21b. Bd, each additional lb. or fraction of a'pouud up to 10 lbs 2d, up to 141bs Id each addiional lb,, maximum weight 14 ibs. Australia 8d first lb. and 6d each other lb. up to 111 b. United Kingdom 2/- up to 31b.; 3/4 above 31b. up to 71b.; 4/6 above 71b up to 111 b.

Late Fee, Id, Registration 3d. Insurance on parcels, 4d up to £2.

Charge for Private Letter Boxes, £1 10/- per', annum.

Money Orders: —New Zealand, £lO or less, Gd commission and 3d each succeeding £5 or fraction thereof.

Postal Notes: —Id up to 2/6; 2d from 3/- to 7/6; 3d from 8/- to 15/-; 4d from 15/6 to £l.

British Postal Orders:- —2d up to 1/6; 2/-, 3d; 2-6, 4d; 3/-, sd; 5/-, 8d; 10/-, 1/3; 15/-, 1/9; £l, 2/3.

Ordinary Telegrams: —On w i eek days, 1/- for the firkt 12 words, Id for each additional word. Urgent telegrams, double these rates. The rates on Sundays and Public Holidays will be double those on weekdays.

“Daily Letter Telegram” will be accepted for the United Kingdom by both Eastern and Pacific routes and for Canada via Pacific only. They are subject to 48 hours delay. Rates. —Minimum of 10/- for 20 words and 6d per word thereafter for the United Kingdom; Canada 10/2 for 20 words and 6d per word thereafter.

Week-end messages, via Pacific, or Eastern, for United Kingdom, 8/4, minimum for 20 words and 5d per word in excess; Canada, minimum of 8/9 for 20 words and 5Jd per word in excess.