POSTAL INFORMATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 4259, 2 November 1933, Page 1

POSTAL INFORMATION.

Letters and Letter Cards (inkind) 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 2j)d for first ounce and for each additional ounce. Postcards (inland) Jd. 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. Beyoud New Zealand: —Commercial papers, 2id 10 oz., and id each additional 2oz. Books and printed paper®, beiyoud New Zealand, id each 2ojs. 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 4os. Magazines, registered, Inland, id each Boz. Newspapers, inland. Each copy not exceeding 3ozs., id; each copy exceeding 3ozs., Id. for each lfiozs. or fraction thereof. All other places to which Postal Union Kates' do not apply: each copy Id for each Ifioz. ( or fraction thereof. Inland Parcels: fid first lb., not exceeding 21b. Bd, each additional lb. or ffaction of a pound up to 10 .ibs 2d, up to 141bs Id each addiional lb., maximum weight 14 lbs. 'Australia 8d first lb. and 6d each other lb. up to 111 b. United Kingdom 2/- tip to 31b.; 3/4 above 31b. up to 71b.; 4/6 above 71b up to 111 b. Pee, Id, Kegistration 3d. Insurance on parcels, 4d np to £2. Charge for Private Letter Boxes, £1 10/- peri annum. Money Orders: —New Zealand, £lO or less, 6d commission and 3d each succeeding £5 or fraction thereof. Postal Notes:—ld 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/-, 3(1; 2-6, 4d; 3/-, sd; 5/-,‘ fid; 10/-, 1/3; 15/-, 1/9; £l, 2/3. Ordinary Telegrams: —On week days, 1/- for the first 12 wcrds, Id for each additional word. Urgent 'telegrams, dou[ble 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 fid per word thereafter. Week-end message®, via Pacific, or Eastern, for United Kingdom, 8/4, minimum for 20 words and 53 per word in excess; Capada, minimum of 8/9 for 20 words and 6|d per mf ’d in excess.