New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 3

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RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.

Country. Letter-postage per Oz.* Newspaper-postage.* Routes. (Main in Roman Type, Alternatives in Italics.) Reply Coupons. Prohibitions. Special Items.† Country.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
O R A N G E R I V E R CO-LONY 1d. 1d. for each newspaper Durban .. .. .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c., and packets of pictorial post-cards Limit of weight for pattern and sample packets, 5 lb. Advertising matter (catalogues, price-lists, &c.), is liable to Customs duty at the rate of 2d. per lb., or 25 per cent. ad valorem, whichever is the greater; but duty is not levied on any packet not exceeding 8 oz. in weight, provided that the contents do not relate to South African firms. The senders may assess the duty on packets of advertising matter before posting, and remit the amount to the Postmaster-General at Bloemfontein with an explanatory letter. The covers of the articles should be stamped with the name and address of the sender, and a statement that the duty has been sent to the Postmaster-General concerned. This inscription may appear on the addressed side of the cover, provided it is confined to the left-hand half Orange River Colony.
PAGO PAGO .. 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Auckland .. .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c. .. Pago Pago.
PANAMA REPUBLIC 2½d. for first oz. and 1¼d. for each additional oz. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. New York Rio de Janeiro .. .. .. Panama Republic.
PAPUA (British New Guinea) 1d. 1d. for each newspaper up to 20 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 10 oz. Brisbane .. Reply coupons exchanged Same as Australia .. Same as Australia .. .. Papua (British New Guinea).
PARAGUAY .. 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Monte Video .. .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c. .. Paraguay.
PERSIA .. 2½d. for first oz. and 1¼d. for each additional oz. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Tuticorin (India) .. .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c.; pictures of the human form, and packets of pictorial post-cards Letters suspected to contain dutiable articles are examined by the Customs authorities in the presence of the addressee. A charge of 5 centimes (½d.) per packet may be levied on the delivery of printed papers addressed to Persia Persia.
PERU .. 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. New York Monte Video .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c. .. Peru.
P H I L I P P I N E ISLANDS 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Sydney .. Reply coupons exchanged Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c.; opium, glassware, liquids, oils, &c. .. Philippine Islands.
P I T C A I R N ISLAND 1d. 1d. for each newspaper Sydney or Auckland .. .. .. Pitcairn Island.
PORTO RICO 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. New York Suez—London Reply coupons exchanged Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c. .. Porto Rico.
PORTUGAL .. 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Brindisi or Naples.. Frisco—London Vancouver—London .. Coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c.; all articles having a mercantile value are liable to Customs duty, and their introduction in letters or sample packets is prohibited Bound books and other printed papers with a mercantile value are subject to Customs duty. The wrapper should bear an indication of the nature of the contents, and also in large letters the words “En douane” Portugal.
PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA (Delagoa Bay, &c.) 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Durban .. .. .. Same as Portugal .. Same as Portugal .. .. Portuguese East Africa.
PORTUGUESE INDIA (Goa) 1d. 1d. for first 4 oz. and ¼d. for each additional 2 oz. Tuticorin (India) .. .. Same as Portugal .. Same as Portugal .. .. Portuguese India.
  • For rates of postage on other classes of correspondence see heading of table.

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Postage rates, Letter-post, Newspaper-post, Routes, Reply coupons, Prohibitions, Special items, Orange River Colony, Pago Pago, Panama Republic, Papua, Paraguay, Persia, Peru, Philippine Islands, Pitcairn Island, Porto Rico, Portugal, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese India