Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2953

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NEWSPAPERS.

Rates of Postage.

1. The postage for the transmission of newspapers is—

(a.) For places within New Zealand—For each newspaper, ½d.

(b.) For the United Kingdom—Newspapers printed and published in New Zealand (see sec. 13, p. 16): Each newspaper 1d., irrespective of weight, but subject to the following conditions as to despatch:—

If under 8 oz., prepaid 1d. .. Sent by first available route.

If over 8 oz., prepaid 1d. .. Sent by direct steamer only.

If short paid .. .. Surcharged at printed-paper rates and sent by direct steamer only.

If wholly unpaid .. .. Detained and sent to Dead Letter Office

Newspapers over 8 oz. which it is desired may be sent by Federal route must be specially superscribed and prepaid at the rate of 1d. for the first 4 oz. and ½d. for each succeeding 2 oz. or fraction thereof.

(c.) Newspapers printed and published in New Zealand. For—

Ascension Ceylon Johore Sarawak
Australia Cyprus Labuan Sierra Leone
Bahamas Egypt Leeward Islands South Sea Islands
Barbados Falkland Islands Malta Southern Nigeria
Bermuda Fed. Malay States Mauritius Straits Settlements
British Honduras Gambia Natal Transvaal
British New Guinea Gibraltar Newfoundland Trinidad
British N. Borneo Hong Kong* Orange River Colony Turks Islands
Caicos Islands India St. Helena Zanzibar
Canada Jamaica

For each newspaper, 1d.; but for Australia and British New Guinea papers may not exceed 20 oz. in weight for each copy. For each 10 oz. or fraction thereof additional, ½d.

(d.) For other countries; also newspapers not printed and published in New Zealand addressed to the United Kingdom, &c.—

Each newspaper, 1d. for the first 4 oz., and ½d. for each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof.

2. If more than one newspaper be enclosed in a packet the number of newspapers enclosed must be clearly stated on the cover and the proper postage be affixed, or the package will be surcharged at printed-paper rates. Packages containing one or more copies of a newspaper may be sent within New Zealand at parcel-post rate of postage, subject to parcel-post conditions. (See pp. 127–30, Post and Telegraph Guide.)

3. Newspapers addressed to advertising agents within or beyond New Zealand, and forwarded as “proofs of printing,” will be passed at printed-paper rates. (See page 10.)

4. Newspapers, if addressed to places beyond New Zealand and posted unpaid, are detained and advertised as in the case of “printed papers.” Unpaid and insufficiently prepaid newspapers intended for delivery within New Zealand, and insufficiently prepaid newspapers for places beyond New Zealand, are forwarded to destination charged double the deficiency at the prepaid rate.

Conditions of Transmission.

5. The proprietor or printer of a newspaper as defined in section 2 of “The Post Office Act, 1900,” desiring to register the same under the said Act, must forward an application for such registration to the Secretary of the General Post Office, Wellington. The application must be accompanied by a copy of the newspaper, and by the registration fee of 5s. Such newspaper will be registered in a register to be kept for the purpose, and thereupon the newspaper will be entitled to pass through the post at the rates of postage fixed for registered newspapers. Any publication purporting to be a newspaper, but not registered as aforesaid, is liable to the rates of postage chargeable on printed papers. The list of registered newspapers corrected to the 10th January in any year may be obtained on application to a Postmaster on payment of the cost, 6d. Amendments of the list are published in the Guide Supplement.

• Including its agencies in China (see p. 33).