POSTAL INFORMATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LV, Issue 4572, 14 November 1935, Page 1

POSTAL INFORMATION.

Letters and Letter Cards, (inland) Id first ■ounce, id each additional ounce. United Kingdom, British Possessionsj United States, Italy, Australia, and certain other countries, Id first ounce, Id each additional ounce. All other places 2id for first ounce and lid for each additional ounce. Postcards (inland) Id. All other places, single Id. (Postal Union rates), Inland Packets, composing commercial papers, packet and sample packet, and unregistered magazines, id each 2oz. up to 1 lb. and 2d each additional lb. beyond 1 lb. up to 5 lb. Beyond New ~ Zealand: —Commercial papers, 2id 10 oz., and id each additional 2 oz. Books and printed papers, beyond New Zealand, id each 2 oz. Pattern and Sample Packets beyond New Zealand, Id each 4ozs., Id each additional. Additional 2 ozs. or fraction thereof, id. Magazines, not registered: Be: yond New Zealand, .Id each 4oz. Magazines, registered, Inland, id each 8 ozs. Newspapers, inland: Each copy not exceeding 3ozs, id; each copy exceeding 3ozs., Id. for each 16ozs. or fraction thereof. All other places to which Postal Union Kates do not apply: copy Id for each 16 oz. or fraction thereof.

Inland Parcels: 6d first lb., not exceeding 21b. Bd., each additional lb. or fraction of a pound up to 10 lbs, 2d, up to 141bs. Id each additional lb., maximum weight 14 lbs. Australia -8d first lb. and 6d each other lb. up to 11 lb. United Kingdom 2/- up to 3 lb.; 3/4 above 31b. up to 7 lb.; 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, 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/-, 3d; 2/6, 4d; 3/-, sd; 5/-, 8d; 10/-, 1/3; 15/-, 1/9; £l, 2/3. Ordinary Telegrams: —On week days, 1/- for the first 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 Cana_da 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 5d per word in. excess. , .