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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62
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SCHEDULE.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters and Letter-cards.
Inland, the United Kingdom, British posses-
sions, and countries enumerated in list
on next page.
} 1d. for each ½oz. or fraction thereof.
NOTE.—“Inland” includes the Cook Islands—namely, Rarotonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke (Parry), and Hervey (Manuae); also Palmerston (Avarua), Niue (Savage), Pukapuka (Danger), Rakaanga, Manahiki, Penrhyn (Tongareva), and Suwarrow Islands.
British New Guinea .. .. .. 2d. for each ½oz. or fraction thereof.
All other places (Postal Union rates) .. 2½d. for each ½oz. or fraction thereof.
Post-cards.
All places (Postal Union rates) .. .. Single, 1d.; reply, 2d.
Commercial Papers.
Town (for accounts, &c., only) .. .. { ½d. if not exceeding ½oz., or 1d. for the first
4oz. or fraction thereof, and ½d. for each
succeeding 2oz. or fraction thereof.
Inland .. .. .. { 1d. for the first 4oz. or fraction thereof,
and ½d. for each succeeding 2oz. or
fraction thereof.
All other places (Postal Union rates) .. { 2½d. for the first 10oz., and ½d. for each
succeeding 2oz. or fraction thereof.
Books and Printed Papers.
All places (Postal Union rates) .. .. ½d. for each 2oz. or fraction thereof.
Pattern and Sample Packets.
Inland .. .. .. { Not exceeding 2oz., ½d.; over 2oz., as for
“All other places.”
All other places .. .. .. { Not exceeding 4oz., 1d.; every additional
2oz. or fraction thereof, ½d.
Magazines (not registered).
All places .. .. .. .. ½d. per 2oz. or fraction thereof
Magazines (registered).
New Zealand and Australia (except Queens-
land and Western Australia)
} Each copy, not exceeding 2oz., ½d.; if
over 2oz. to 8oz., 1d.; every additional
4oz. or fraction thereof, ½d.
Queensland, Western Australia, and all
other places
} ½d. per 2oz. or fraction thereof.
Newspapers.
Town and Inland .. .. .. ½d. each.
Australia, British New Guinea, South
Sea Islands, and Canada
} 1d. each.
United Kingdom † .. .. .. 1d. each.
All other places.. .. .. { 1d. each if not exceeding 4oz., and ½d.
additional for every succeeding 2oz. or
fraction thereof.
Registration.
3d. for all places.
- The weight of newspapers for transmission to Australia and British New Guinea at the 1d. rate is restricted to 20oz. for each copy. Every additional 10oz. or fraction thereof must be pre-paid ½d. additional.
† See conditions under “Rates of Postage,” page 13.
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Postal Rates, Letters, Postcards, Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Commercial Papers, Pattern Packets, Registration, British New Guinea, Cook Islands, Postal Union