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hereby make the regulations and fix the charges set forth in the Schedule hereto for the receiving, despatching, conveying, and delivering of postal packets, and doth order and declare that any regulations and charges of similar purport heretofore made are hereby revoked in so far as they are not in agreement with the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed, but that otherwise any such other regulations and charges shall remain in full force and virtue, and shall be read and applied together with the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed; and doth further order and declare that such revocation and the regulations and charges hereby made and fixed shall have effect on and after the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.

SCHEDULE.

LETTERS AND LETTER-CARDS.

Inland .. .. .. 2d. for the first ounce or fraction thereof, and 1d. for each additional ounce or fraction thereof.

All other places to which Postal Union rates do not apply .. .. 2d. for the first ounce or fraction thereof, and 1d. for each additional ounce or fraction thereof.

Late fee .. .. .. 2d.

POSTCARDS.

Inland .. .. .. 1d. for a single card; 2d. for a reply card.

Late fee .. .. .. 2d.

PACKETS (COMPRISING COMMERCIAL PAPERS, BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS, PATTERN AND SAMPLE PACKETS, AND UNREGISTERED MAGAZINES).

Inland .. .. .. 1d. for each 4 oz. or fraction thereof up to 1 lb., and 4d. for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to 5 lb.

REGISTERED MAGAZINES.

Inland .. .. .. Each copy 2d. for each 8 oz. or fraction thereof.

NEWSPAPERS.

Inland .. .. .. Each copy 1d. for each 8 oz. or fraction thereof.

All other places to which Postal Union rates do not apply .. .. Each copy 1d. for each 6 oz. or fraction thereof.

REGISTRATION.

For any place .. .. 4d.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF RECEIPT FOR REGISTERED ARTICLES.

For any place .. .. 3d.

PARCELS.

Inland .. .. .. Not exceeding 1 lb., 6d.; not exceeding 2 lb., 1s.; for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to 11 lb., 3d.

Inland: For parcels containing fishing-rods and golf-clubs exceeding 3 ft. 6 in. but not exceeding 4 ft. 6 in. in length .. .. Not exceeding 3 lb., 2s. 6d.; for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to 11 lb., 3d.

"FRAGILE" FEE.

An additional fee of 1s. is charged on all inland parcels (except parcels containing fishing-rods and golf-clubs exceeding 3 ft. 6 in. in length) that do not exceed 4 ft. length and girth combined, and of 1s. 6d. on those that exceed 4 ft. length and girth combined which the senders desire to be forwarded to destination in hampers. On parcels not exceeding 1 in. in thickness, the 1s. 6d. "Fragile" fee will be charged only when the length and width combined exceed 4 ft. The special "Fragile" fee of 1s. is payable on parcels containing fishing-rods and golf-clubs which do not exceed 3 ft. 6 in. in length, but if the length of such parcels exceeds 3 ft. 6 in. no "Fragile" fee is payable.

LIMITS OF WEIGHT AND SIZE.

Inland parcels shall not exceed 11 lb. in weight and 6 ft. in length and girth combined.

INSURANCE OF PARCELS.

Inland .. .. .. 4d. up to £12.

SPECIAL-REQUEST CORRESPONDENCE.

Undelivered printed matter prepaid 1d. that has been posted in New Zealand and bears a special request for its return to the sender, or is of intrinsic value, will be returned and charged additional postage of 1d.

Undelivered printed matter prepaid ½d. that has been posted outside New Zealand and, by request, sent to an address in New Zealand other than that to which it was originally addressed will be charged additional postage of 1d.

CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FEE.

A Customs clearance fee of 6d. is charged in respect of each lot of dutiable advertising-matter received by post from overseas.

A Customs clearance fee of 6d. is collected from the addressee of each post parcel received from beyond New Zealand that contains any goods on which Customs duty is payable.

F. D. THOMSON, Clerk of the Executive Council.