USEFUL INFORMATION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 12 January 1922, Page 8

USEFUL INFORMATION.

SATES OF POSTAGE. Letters and Letter Cards. Inland. —2d for the first 2oz or fraction thereof, and Id for each additional 2oz or fraction thereof. (Note —“Inland” includes the islands in the Pacific annexed to New Zealand and Western Samoa (Savaii Islands and Upolu Islands)). The United Kingdom and certain countries named in list on pages 10 to 45 of Postal Guide —2d fol each oz or fraction thereof. AU other places—2Jd for first oz or fraction thereof, and IJd for each succeeding oz or fraction there of (Postal Union rates). Post Cards. Inland —-Single, IJd; reply, 3d. All other places—-Single, Id; reply, 2d. Reply Coupons. For prepayment of reply to letter addressed to place abroad, 3d. Inland Packets. (Comprising CV.mercial Papers for both town and inland delivery, Books and Printed Papers, Pattern and Sample Packets and Unregistered Magazines). For each 4oz or fraction thereof up to 11b, l|d; for each additional lb up to 51b, 2d; packets over 51b in weight must be forwarded by parcel post. Inland Parcels. fid for the first lb, 2d for each additional lb or fraction thereof up to 101 b; Id for each additional 11b or fraction. thereof between lOlbs and 281bs. On payment of an additional fee J of 6d the sender of an inland parcel (except parcels containing fish-I ing rods, golf sticks, etc., exceeding I 3ft 6in. in length) may have it marked “Fragile” and forwarded to destination in a hamper. Inland parcels on which this special fee of 6d is not paid will be forwarded to destination in bags. Insurance of parcels (inland), 3d up to £2. The limits of weight and size for each package shaU be as foUows:— For places served by rail or steamer: Weight, 281 b; lengtn 3ft 6in; and length and girth combined 7ft. For places served only by wheeled conveyance: Weight 111 b girth combined 6ft. For places not served by rail, wheeled conveyance, or steamer: Weight 51b; length 2ft; and breadth or depth Ift. Newspapers. In the Dominion, Id for each newspaper. TELEGRAPH RATES. Ordinary Telegrams. From any station to any station' For the first twelve words or less, including address and signature, 1/-. For every additional word, Id. Urgent Telegrams. For the first twelve words or less, including address and signature, 2/-. For every additional word, 2d. Night Letter Telegram Service. Under this system provision is made for the transmission of such telegrams between any two telegraph offices in the Dominion subject to the following conditions: The rate is to be 1/6 for first 36 words er fraction thereof, and Jd for each word in excess of that number. Night letter telegrams will be accepted for thansmission throughout the day up to one hour of the time of closing i of either the office of origin or des- j tinatioh, whichever is the earlier, i Thus ,a message either to or from i an office ©losing at 5 p.m. must not ■ be accepted later than 4 p.m. Such I telegrams are to be transmitted to ! the office of destination throughout ■ the day as opportunity offers. Upon ! arrival at the office of destination, . they are to be held until the hour of closing, and then treated as letters to be delivered by the first postman’s delivery next morning. Those addressed to private boxes to be placed in a letter box on the day of lodgment. Messages must be written in plain English language. No code oi’ cipher is permitted. Neither may code addresses nor code signatures be used. Trade terms, howev.rr, sueh as f.0.b., e.i.f., may be allowed. Figures permitted only in the address and signature. Numbers written in words to be counted in the same way as an ordinary telegram. No provision is made for “Urgent,” “Collect,” or “Multiple” telegrams, or any special services, sueh as “Reply paid,” “Repetition paid,” etc., nor may night 1 etter telegrams be telephoned t<> the office of origin.