Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1095

(a.) Commercial Papers.

2. The postage for commercial papers is—
   (a.) Within New Zealand,—
   (1.) For delivery from the office at which posted (town deliveries) { For any commercial paper not exceeding ½oz. ... ½d.
   (2.) For delivery from any other office than that at which posted, and for town papers exceeding ½oz. { Not exceeding 4oz. ... 1d.
   For every additional 2oz. or fraction thereof ... ½d.
   (b.) To the Australian Colonies and South Sea Islands, enumerated in Table A, page 1100 { For any weight not exceeding 4oz. ... 1d.
   For every additional 2oz. or fraction thereof ... 1½d.
   (c.) To Great Britain, British Colonies, and Foreign Countries, shown under Table B, page 1101 { For any weight not exceeding 5oz. ... 2½d.
   For every additional 2oz. or fraction thereof ... 1d.

Rates of postage for commercial papers.

3. Commercial papers include all papers or documents written or drawn wholly or partly by hand (except letters or communications of the nature of letters, or other papers or documents having the character of an actual and personal correspondence), documents of legal procedure, deeds drawn up by public functionaries, copies of or extracts from deeds under private seal (and whether written or printed on stamped or unstamped paper), way-bills, bills of lading, invoices, and other documents of a mercantile character, the various documents of insurance and other public companies, all kinds of manuscript music, manuscripts of books and newspaper articles and other literary works, and other papers of a similar description.

Definition of commercial papers.

4. Trade and professional accounts, printed rate-notices, and receipts from Road Boards and other local government bodies intended for delivery in New Zealand, may be forwarded as commercial papers. If addressed to any other country they can only be sent as letters.

Accounts and rate-notices for delivery in the colony may be posted as commercial papers.

5. Commercial papers must be forwarded in wrappers or in open envelopes, and should have stated thereon the name and address of the senders.

Commercial papers to be sent in “open” envelopes.

(b.) Printed Papers (including Books).

6. The postage for printed papers, except newspapers, is—
   (1.) To any place within New Zealand, for each 2oz. or fraction thereof ... ½d.
   (2.) For any place beyond New Zealand—
   For any packet not exceeding 4oz. ... 1d.
   For each additional 2oz. or fraction ... ½d.
   Copies of Hansard, if enclosed in the authorised wrapper, will be sent Hansard free, free of charge to any place within the colony.

Rate of postage.

7. “Printed papers” comprise periodical works, books (stitched or bound), pamphlets, sheets of music (printed), visiting-cards, address-cards, proofs of printing (with or without the manuscript relating thereto), engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, papers impressed for the use of the blind, or cardboard drawing-models stamped in relief (except for Russia and Sweden), plans, maps, catalogues, prospectuses, announcements, and notices of various kinds, whether printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed, and, in general, all impressions or copies obtained upon paper, parchment, or cardboard by means of printing, lithography, autography, or any other mechanical process easy to recognise, except the copying-press and the type-writer, and anything usually attached or appurtenant to any of the before-mentioned articles in the way of binding, mounting, or otherwise, and anything convenient for their safe transmission by post which shall be contained in the same packet; also printed, engraved, or lithographed circulars, notwithstanding that such circulars may be letters or communications in the nature of a letter.

Definition of printed papers.

8. Stamps for prepayment, whether obliterated or not, and all printed articles constituting the sign of a monetary value, can only be sent at letter rates. Defaced postage-stamps may, however, be forwarded to places within the colony at the rates for “printed papers,” and to countries with which New Zealand has parcel-post exchanges, except where specially prohibited, at parcel-post rates.

Postage-stamps not allowed by book-post.

9. In addition to the signature, name and full address of the sender, and date of despatch, the following inscriptions on “printed papers” are permitted :—
   (a.) A dedication or compliments inscribed by the author;
   (b.) Marks and signs simply intended to call attention to passages in a text;
   (c.) Prices added or altered by hand in stock- and share-lists, prices current, market reports, catalogues, prospectuses, and various notices;
   (d.) Offers of or orders for books sent by means of a printed text in which the books offered or ordered are indicated by hand, either by striking-out or underlining the titles;
   (e.) Invoices and accounts sent with printed matter and relating thereto;
   (f.) Corrections of typographical errors in printed matter;

Certain writing allowed on printed papers.