POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 80, 9 August 1923, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

I/rtters «itid Leiter-cards.—lnland liu ior Wti ~j.ul 2-z. or iTactionUhe»eof, and.|.d foreach additional 2 oa. or fraction thereof. All other places to which Postal tJniou rates do nos ii]Hv. l|d f-™ the first ounce or- fraction taoreor. and Id for each, addition;! ounce or fraction thereof i Late \\ frea 2d! Aj'frrcnle fee of 6d is charged °& alfiWind parcels that do not exceed ■jft. leu';ilf and g-tih combined and ox i>(j on tliose .that exceed 4ft; length and girth combined, which pareeia Uio seuoars ues.re fonvarued todeatinati n in : hampers: The fragale fe«w» However do not apply to parcels con- j tainipK fishmg rods. golf sticks or similar articles that exceed 3ft 6in. ill length. insurance of Parcels.—lnland, 3d up to £2., ."■ 4 ■..•.■■''.' - : ' '. ' : ;! Packets., (comprising., commercial papers books., and printed papers, pattern and samp e packe'io, and Unregistered ma.iiaaines). Inland: \& not. exceedanj; 2pz. over. 2oz. and not ; ex.:e©* ! i«ff Ifd and ,1M for each additional 4 oz. or fraction thereof up to lib. arid 2d for each additional lb or fraction thereof up to 51b. . Registered Magazines.—lnland 2d for each copy if not exceeding 8oz&, and Id for e ich additional Sozs or fraction thereof. Australia Fiji and islands io. Pacific to which postage is the saime as in Australia at present.—Ditto. Newspa,ers.—lnland. £d each. Registration.—For any place 3d. Pastel to 2a 6d Id; S* to 15s 2d: 20s. 3d.

Inland J Telegrams.,. •*-„ | (other than tHe public holidays mentioned bebis): —Ordinary 9d for first i twelve words (including address .and "'■''■ signature) and Id for each additional word. Urgent Is 6d for first twelve \ words (including address and signature), and *2d for each additional word. Sundays and the following public holidays, yiz. : Gh.isfcmas Day, Boxing Day. New Year's Day Good Friday Easter Monday. ]Labor Day, and the King's Birthday :—Double | the rates for week-days.. Post-cards.—lnland. Id for a sin fie card. 2d f°r a reply card. I Liatr | fee 2d. Hansard, 2d per pound pr fraction thereof of separate packages wei bed together. CKher Government publi.Ations weighing less than lib per copy 3d ditto. Schoob Journal 3d. Schoolmates 3d d.tto. Books and pamphlets relating to Boy Scouts movement received from Defence Department. Wellington 3d ditto. Books for lightkeepers. 3d per pound or fi.act.on thereof of ."eparate packages weighed together. The Navy. 2*d ditto. The term "Inland," as used above, * includes Western Samoa and the islands in the Pacific annexed to New Zealand. Parcels.—lnland 6d for the first pound, 2d for each additional pouad or fraction thereof up to 101 b; ld.f»r | each additional pound or fraeti *i j thereof between 101 b and 28lb. An au- | ditional fee of 6d is cha -ged on all I inland parcels; except parcels con taining fir.hing-rods golf-sticks, etc, JH excesclins 3ft 6in in length ;';. which the renders desire forwarded to desti- j nation in hampers. Gr-vernment Packages.—lnland, 6d for the firsx pound: 2d for each ad- I ditior.al pound or fraction thereof up to 101 b. Id for each additi n 1 pojnd i or fraction thereof between 101 b and 98%. Bv Telesraph.—Payable in New Seahnd ,Id for each £1 or fraction i ~ie eof but with a minimum charge of 6d. pus. a t'lej-raphife© of la,-or :: 2s if sent by urcent. telegram. For a priva\e, communication for j the payee, added to the official telegram of advice Id per word if order is sent by ordinary telegram or 2d per word if it is sept by urgent tele- | pram., Payable.in the United King-,; dom. 6d for each £1 or fraction there- | of nlus a teleg-ara fee at the rate I for a telegram to the place vpon which, the order is drawn. Te'egrams.—Ordinary 9d: Urgent Is 6-L;- -v.-MONEY-ORDERS. . P.v Post,—Payable in New, Zealand Id for each £l,\or fraction thereof, v Kut ~nth a minimum ebarse of 6d. PavnM* beyond New Zealand (except •n .Mi *rauV> 6d for ea"h £1 or fraOr ■ t'.on Australian State*, *'Si. New Guinea . T sland° --rt nil places in South Pacifio adv'sed through Anßt.aHa-—For | csiwo not over £2 t*e charge -.fa <Sd,. *>s 1= £7 1. <H. r 0 2i £l2 2» Sd. £ls JK £l7 8« Gd, £2O 4». £32, 4» 6d. £25. be, £27 5a tt\ £3O, «• 'etc. up to £4O, Bg.