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POST-OFFICE INFORMATION.
LETTER POST.
To and from all parts of the
United Kingdom the prepaid
rates are :—
Not exceeding 1 oz Id.
Excdg.loz.butnotexcdg.2oz. ljd.
„ 2oz. ,i 4oz. 2d.
„ 4oz. „ 6oz. 2jd.
„ 6 oz. „ 8 oz. 3d.
„ 8oz. „ 10 oz. Sjd-.
,, 10 oz. „ 12 oz. id.
and so on at the rate of £d. for
every additional 2 oz. A letter
posted unpaid will be cbarged on
delivery with double postage, and
a letter posted insufficiently pre-
paid will be charged with double
the deficiency.— An Inland Letter
must not exceed one foot six
inches in length, nine inches in
width, or six inches in depth,
unless it should happen to be sent
to or from a Government office.
The charge for the re-direction
of letters has been abolished.
The Foreign and Colonial Post-
age rate is 2jd. per h oz.
POSTAGE ON INLAND REGISTERED
NEWSPAPERS.
Prepaid Bates.— For each Regis-
tered Newspaper, whether posted
singly or in a packet— One Half-
penny ; but a packet containing
two or more Registered News-
papers is not chargeable with a
higher rate of postage than would
be chargeable on a Book Packet
of the snnie weight, viz., On?
Halfpenny for every 2 oz., or
fraction of 2 oz.
No Newspaper, whether posted
singly or in a packet, may contain
any enclosure except the supple-
ment or supplements belonging
to it.
A Packet of Newspapers must
not weigh above 14 lbs. or exceed
two feet in length or one foot in
width or depth.
REGISTRATION AND COM-
PENSATION.
By the prepayment of a fee of
twopence any postal packet (par-
cels included) may be registered to
any place in the United Kingdom.
Every packet to be registered
must be given to an agent of
the Post-Ofnce and a receipt
obtained for it. The Postmaster-
General will give compensation
up to a maximum limit of £50
for the loss and damage of Inland
Postal Packets of all kinds. The
ordinary registration fee of 2d.
secures £5: 3d., £10; 4d.,£l5 ; 5d.,
£20; 6d.,£25; Id., £30 ; 8d., £35 ;
9d., £40 ; 10d., £45 ; lid., £50.
REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPES
are sold at all Post-0 ffices, and
by Rural Messengers, according
to size, from 2jd. to 3d. each.
These registered letter enve-
lopes are available for forward-
ing Foreign registered letters
as well as Inland letters.
INLAND PATTERN AND SAMPLE
POST.
This post is absolutely re-
stricted to bona fide trade Patterns
and Samples. 4 oz. are charged
id. ; 4 to 6 oz. ljd. ; 6 to 8 oz. 2d.
POST CARDS.
Post Cards for use in the United
Kingdom only are sold at 10 for
5%d., or of finer quality 10 for 6d.
They can be had in smaller num-
bers or singly. Foreign Post
Cards, Id. ; Reply, 2d.
Stout Reply Post Cards are Sold
at l^d. each, or ten for Is. Thin
Reply Post Cards are charged Hd.
each, or ten for lid.
Letter Cards are sold at 8 for
9d. ; smaller numbers in propor-
tion.
INLAND PARCEL POST.
For an Inland Postal Parcel the
rate of postage, to be prepaid in
ordinary postage stamps, is —
8. d.
Not exceeding in weight lib. o 3
Excdg.llb. &notexcdg.2lbs. 4J
j, 2 lbs. „ „ 3 lbs. 6
„ 3 lbs. „ „ 4 lbs. 7J
„ 4 lbs. „ „ 5 lbs. 9
„ 51bs. , k „ 6 lbs. 10J
„ 6 lbs. „ „ 7 lbs. 1
„ 7 lbs. „ „ 8 lbs. 1 1J
„ 8 lbs. „ „ 9 lbs. 1 3
„ 9 lbs. „ „ 10 lbs. 1 4J
„ 10 lbs. „ „ 11 lbs. 1 6
Maximum length allowed for a
postal parcel is 3 feet 6 inches ;
maximum length and girth com-
bined, 6 feet. Examples:— A par-
cel measuring 3 feet 6 inches in
its longest dimension may mea-
sure as much as 2 feet 6 inclirs in
girth, i.e., around its thickest
part ; or— a shorter parcel may be
thicker, e.g., if measuring no more
than 3 feet in length, it may mea-
sure as much as 3 feet in girth,
i.e., around its thickest part.
The Regulations under which
certain Articles are prohibited
from transmission by the Letter
Post — with a few exceptions
—apply equally to the Parcel
Post. For instance— Gunpowder,
Lucifer Matches, anything liable
to sudden combustion, bladders
containing liquid, and Live Ani-
mals, are excluded from the Par-
cel Post.
Certificates of posting of par-
cels can be obtained gratis.
FOREICN PARCEL POST.
A Parcel Post service has been
established between the United
Kingdom and many Foreign
countries and the British Colonies
and Foreign Possessions gener-
ally. For rates and other con-
ditions, see the Post Office Guide,
published quarterly.
INLAND BOOK POST.
The Book-Post rate is One Half-
penny for every 2 oz. or fraction
of 2 oz.
If a Book-Packet is posted
unpaid, the charge is double
that amount ; if partly paid,
double the deficiency.
Every Book-Packet must be
posted either without a cover or
in an unfastened envelope, or in
a cover which can be easily
removed for the purposes of
examination.
No Book-Packet may exceed 5
lbs. In weight, 1 foot 6 inches
in length, 9 inches in width, and
6 inches in depth.
MONEY ORDERS.
Money Orders are granted in the
United Kingdom as follows :—
Fof sums not exceeding £1, 2d;
£ l to £2, 3d. ; £2 to £4, 4d. ; £4 to
£7, 5d. ; £7 to £10, 6d.
Money may now be sent by
Telegraph Money Order at the
following rates :—
For sums frot exceeding £1, 4d. ;
£1 to £2, 6d. ; £2 to £4, 8d. : £4 to
£7, lOd. ; £7 to £10. Is.
In addition to the commission
a charge is made at the ordinary
inland rate for the official tele-
gram of advice and its repetition,
the minimum being 9d.
POSTAL ORDERS.
Postal Orders are now issued at
all Money Order Offices in the
United Kingdom at the following
fixed sums:—
Is. and Vs. 6d., id. ; 2s., 2s. 6d., 3s.,
3s. 6d., 4s., 4s. 6d., 5s., ?s. 6d., 10s.,
and 10s. 6d., Id. ; 15s. and 20s., ljd.
MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE ABROAD.
Foreign Orders are issued at
the following rates : —
If payable in Belgium, Den-
mark, Danish West Indies, Dutch
East India Possessions, Egypt,
France, German Empire, Holland,
Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland,
the United States, &c, or the
British Possessions and Colonies :
On sums not exceeding
£2 ..... Os. 6d. I £7 is. 6d.
£5 Is. Od. I £10 2s. Od.
POSTAL TELEGRAMS.
The charge for telegrams
throughout the United Kingdom
is 6d. for the first 12 words, and
£d. for every additional word. Ad-
dresses are charged for. A receipt
for the charges can be obtained
at a cost of 2d.
POST-OFFICE SAVINCS BANKS.
Deposits of one shilling upwards
will be received from any deposi-
tor at the Post-Office Savings
Banks, provided the deposits
made by such depositor in any
year ending the 3lst December do
not exceed £50, and provided the
total amount does not exceed £200
inclusive of interest. Separate
accounts may be opened in the
names of wife and children.
"TAKE CARE OF THE PENCE."
At every Post-Offlce in the Uni-
ted Kingdom forms can be ob-
tained, free of charge, on which
twelve penny postage stamps can
be fixed ; and when the form has
been thus filled up with twelve
penny stamps, it will be received
at any Post-Offlce Savings Bank
as a savings bank deposit for Is.
STOCKS CAN BE BOUGHT
at any Post-Office Savings Bank.
Any depositor who wishes can in-
vest in Government Stock at the
current price of the day. The
amount of stock which can be
purchased or sold at one time is
now reduced to the nominal sum
of is. A small sum is charged by
way of commission on inveat-
ment and sale.