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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

LETTER-CARDS.

1. Letter-cards for transmission within New Zealand and the Australian Colonies, issued by the Postmaster-General, are sold to the public at 1½d. each.

2. Letter-cards for other places must bear an additional postage in adhesive stamps, as under:—
   For the South Sea Islands—½d.
   For all other places—1d.

3. If anything be enclosed in a letter-card the addressee will be charged letter-rates of postage in addition to the postage impressed on the card.

POST-CARDS.
Rates of Postage.

1. The rates of postage are—
   For delivery within the colony, Australia, and { Each single post-card, 1d.
   the South Sea Islands ... ... ... { Each reply-paid post-card, 2d.
   { Each single Postal Union
   For delivery in any other country ... ... { post-card, 1½d.
   { Each reply-paid Postal Union
   { post-card, 3d.

How treated.

2. Post-cards must be sent unenclosed. The face is reserved for the postage-stamp, for inscriptions relating to the Postal Service—such as “Registered,” “Acknowledgment of Delivery,” &c.—and for the address, which may be written or shown on a gummed label not exceeding 2in. in length by 1in. in width.

3. Engravings or advertisements may be printed on the face as well as on the back of cards, provided sufficient space is left for a clear address and for date-stamping. The name and address of the sender may also be written, printed, or stamped on the face or back.

4. On the reverse side any letter or other matter may be written, printed, engraved, or designed. Excepting stamps for prepayment and the address-labels above mentioned, nothing whatever may be joined or attached to a post-card, unless it be addressed for delivery within the colony, in which case a receipt-stamp may be affixed to the back. Stamps cut from post-cards or newspaper-wrappers cannot be used for postage on letters, packets, or newspapers, or for payment for telegrams.

Reply Cards.

5. To be valid the reply-half of a reply-card must not merely be addressed to the country of origin, but must have been received attached to the corresponding half, otherwise double post-card rate will be charged. Each of the two halves must fulfil the conditions laid down for single post-cards; one-half must be doubled over the other, and the cards must not be closed up in any manner whatsoever. If the conditions applying to single post-cards are infringed, reply-cards are treated as letters. The sender of a post-card with a reply-half may indicate his name and address on the reply-half either in writing or by attaching a gummed label.

Irregular or Unpaid.

6. Any post-card exhibiting anything of an obscene, libellous, or obviously objectionable character will be detained and sent to the Dead Letter Office.

7. Post-cards infringing any of the above rules, except the last, are treated as unpaid letters.

8. Post-cards posted insufficiently prepaid or unpaid (such as private cards or post-cards not issued by New Zealand, or cards which have already been used for transmission) will be charged double deficiency at post-card rates.

Private Cards.

9. Private post-cards, including pictorial cards, bearing adhesive stamps may also be used as post-cards. They must be composed of ordinary cardboard not thicker than that used for post-cards of the Government pattern. The size must not be more than 5¾in. by 3½in. For inland transmission the cards may be entirely plain; but for transmission to places beyond the colony single cards must bear the words, printed or written, “New Zealand Post-card,” and reply-cards the words “New Zealand Post-card Reply.” They are otherwise treated like officially issued post-cards. Private cards will be received from the public, and impressed with the penny postage-stamp, under conditions which may be ascertained upon application to the Secretary of the General Post Office.

BOOK-POST.

1. The book-post is divided into two classes: (a) Commercial Papers, and (b) Printed Papers. For transmission by book-post as a “commercial paper” or “printed paper” articles must be sent in covers entirely open at one or both ends, or in open envelopes with the flap turned inside.

NOTE.—Letters will not pass as commercial papers even if they are sent in open covers. The only way to send a letter is by letter-post, or by writing it on the back of a post-card or on a letter-card.

(A.) COMMERCIAL PAPERS.
Rates of Postage.

2. The postage for commercial papers is—
   (a.) Within New Zealand,—
   (1.) For delivery from the office at which { For any single commercial paper not
   posted (town deliveries) { exceeding ½oz. ... ½d.
   { Not exceeding 4oz. ... 1d.
   (2.) For delivery from any other office than { For every additional
   that at which posted, and for town { 2oz. or fraction
   papers exceeding ½oz. { thereof ... ... ½d.
   { For any weight not exceeding 10oz. ... 2½d.
   (b.) To Australia and all other places except Queensland { For every additional
   { 2oz. or fraction
   { thereof ... ... ½d.
   { For any weight not exceeding 6oz. ... 3d.
   (c.) To Queensland ... ... ... ... ... { For every additional
   { 2oz. or fraction
   { thereof ... ... 1d.