New Zealand Postal Guide.

Town Letters under half an ounce, one penny.

Letters for any part of New Zealand under half an ounce, two pence.

Letters for Australia, Tasmania, Fiji, Friendly, Norfolk, Loyalty, Marquesas, New Hebrides, Samoa, Society, Cook's, Tubuai, Phœmx and Soloman Islands, under half an ounce, twopence.

Letters for United Kingdom, Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, United States, Ceylon, Egypt, India, New Caledonia and Sandwich Islands; under half an ounce, sixpence.

Newspapers for places within the Colony, one half-penny each.

Newspapers for Australia, Tasmania, United Kingdom, North America, Ceylon, China, Egypt, Fiji, India, New Caledonia, Sandwich and South Sea Islands, for each newspaper, one penny.

Registration for every letter, book packet, pattern or other parcel or newspaper for places within the Colony or for North America, page 107 Australia, Ceylon, China, Egypt, Fiji, India, New Caledonia, Sandwich Islands, Tasmania and United Kingdom, registration fee is sixpence, in addition to postage.

Book Packets, patterns, samples and parcels for places within the Colony, under two ounces, one penny.

No book packet, &c. must exceed five pounds in weight nor two feet in length and one foot in width and depth.

Book Packets, &C. to North America, Australia, Ceylon, China, Egypt, Fiji, France, India, India Archipelago, South Sea Islands, Spain, Tasmania and United Kingdom.

Postal Cards are now sold at every Post Office at six for 6d.

Newspaper wrappers are now sold at every Post Office, 18 wrappers for 10d.

Late Letters are received on board mail steamer if, in addition to the full postage, a further single rate as late fee is affixed.

Delivery Windows are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Englishm Postage Stamps are sold at the Post Office to persons desirous of sending a stamped envelope for reply to friends in United Kingdom.

Letters or packets to be registered should be presented at the Post Office window and a receipt obtained for them.

Post Office Money Orders within New Zealand for sums not exceeding £5, 6d, or £10, 1s.

Telegraph Money Orders within the Colony, for every £1 or fraction of £1, 4d and telegraph fee.

Urgent Telegrams, charged double fee, will take precedence of all ordinary messages.

Delayed Telegrams are charged half-price or 6d for first ten words and one half-penny for every additional word, and postage added. They will be sent to their destination on the day of their receipt and posted the same evening.

Money Orders for United Kingdom under £2, is; £4 2S £6, 3s; £8,4s; £10,5s.

Money Orders for Australian Colonies and Tasmania under £5, 1s; £10, 2s.

Post Office Savings Bank deposits of 1s and upwards received and interest given at the rate of 4½ per cent, per annum.

Telegraph Messages from any station to any other station in New Zealand—first ten words, 1s; every additional word, 1d. On Sundays, double rates. Ten words are allowed for adDress and signa ture free.

Telegraph Words are allowed ten letters, and words of eleven letters count two words; and such words as tomorrow, New Zealand, ship broker, if written tomorrow, Newzealand, shipbroker, count as one word each.

Telegraph Messages to Londonm.—The adDress and signature charged same as message. Sydney to London, 10s 8d per word. Sydney charge 1s per word; New Zealand charge 2d per word; or from New Zealand to London, 11s 10d per word.

New Zealand to Victoria: First ten words, 9S 6d; each word, 11d. To South Australia: First ten words, 9s 6d; each word, 11d. To Sydney: First ten words, 8s; each word, 9½d. To N.S.W.: First ten words, 8s 6d; each word, 10d. To Queensland: First ten words, 9s 6d; each word, 11d. To Tasmania: First ten words, 14s 6d; each word, 1s 5d. To West Australia: First ten words, 10s 6d; each word, 1s.

In counting cost of Telegram as above, observe that New Zealand only allows the signature and adDress up to ten words free.