POSTAL INFORMATION.

Patea Mail, 26 August 1931, Page 4

POSTAL INFORMATION.

The box ;ii Pa lea Office will In; Uiuilly cleared for the despatch of correspondence to the under-men-tioned places ax follows;- — Wanganui, Waverlcy, Wail olara. by train, daily. 7.43 a.m. Havvera and .Now Plymoat It, by train, daily, D. 13 a.m. Railway Travelling P.U. Soi.th, by train, daily, lu a.in. Alton, Uurleyville. Maiiulahi. and .Kakaramea, by motor, daily, 12.3 U pan. Wanganui and Waverley. by train, daily, 3.3 U jam. Railway Travelling Post Office North by train, daily, 1.13 pan. Ledlors containing anything of value should bo handed to the postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin or bank-notes if posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. Letters and Letter Cards (inland) dl first ounce, Id each additional oz. United Kingdom. British Possessions, United States. Italy, Australia, and certain other countries, 2d first ounce, Id.-each additional ounce. All other places -’LI for first ounce and LLI for each additional bunco. Postcards (inland) .Id, reply 2d. All other places, single, Id. reply 2d. (Postal Union rates). Inland Packets, comprising commercial papers, packet and sample packet, and unregistered magazines, Id each 4oz up to lib, and 4d each additional lb beyond lib up to 51b. Beyond New- Zealand:—Commercial papers. 2LI 10oz, and Id each additional 2oz. Books ami printed papers, beyond New Zealand, Id each 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets beyond New Zealand Id for each 4nz. Magazines, not registered: Beyond New Zealand Id lor each 4oz. Magazines ' registered, Inland, 2d on eh Soz. Newspapers, inland, Id for each Soz. Australia, etc., Id for each (loz. United Kingdom, Id for each (ioz. All other places Id for 4oz, Id each additional 2oz. Inland Parcels: (id first lb., not exceeding 21b Is, each additional lb or fraction of U> up to 1 lib 3d, maximum weight 111 b. Australia Sd first lb and fid, each other lb up to I.llb. United Kingdom 2s up to 31b, 3s Id above 31b up to 71b, 4s fid above 71b to 111 b. Late Pee, 2d; Bogistralion. 4d; Insurance on parcels, Id up to £2. Charge for Private Letter Boxes, £.l 10s per annum. Money Orders; New Zealand. £lO or less, (id commission ami 3d each succeeding £i> or fraction thereof. Postal Notes; Id up to 2s Gd; 2d from 3s t« Pis; and 3d for 20s; £2 or less, 3d and 3d for each succeeding £1; other places outside New Zealand, 2s each £l. Ordinary Telegrams: On week days. .Is 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 week days. “Daily Letter Telegram''* will be accepted for the United Kingdom by both Pastern and Pacific routes and for Canada via Pacific only. They are subject to 48 hours delay. Bates: Minimum of 10s for 20 words and fid per word 1 hereafter for the United Kingdom; Canada 10s 2d for 20 words and fid per word thereafter. Week-end messages, via Pacific, or Pastern, for United Kingdom,_Bs 4d minimum for 20 words od per word in excess; Canada, minimum of Ss 9d for 20 words ami I'd per word in excess.