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POST-OFFICE INFORMATION.
RATES OF POSTACE.
To and from all parts of the Uni-
ted Kingdom, for prepaid letters:
Not exceeding 1 oz Id,
Excdg. loz. but not excdg.2oz. l£d.
„ 2 oz. „ 4 oz. 2d.
„ 4 oz. „ 6 oz. 2.Jd.
„ 6 oz. „ 8 oz. 3d.
„ 8 oz. „ 10 oz. 3)d.
„ 10 oz. „ 12 oz. id.
and so on at the rate of id. for
every additional two ounces. A
letter posted unpaid will be
charged on delivery with double
postage, and a letter posted in-
sufficientlyprepaidwill be charged
with double the deficiency.— An
Inland Letter must not exceed 1
foot 6 inches in length, 9 inches
in width, or 6 inches in depth, un-
less it be sent to or from a Govern-
ment Office.
REGISTRATION.
By the prepayment of a fee of
twopence, any letter, newspaper,or
book-packet may be registered to
any place in the United Kingdom
or British Colonies. The Post-
Office will not undertake the safe
transmission of valuable enclo-
sures in unregistered letters ; and
unregistered letters found to con-
tain coin will, on delivery, be
charged with a registration fee of
8d. If a registered article be lost
the Post-Otflce is liable to the ex-
tent of £2.
REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPES
Are sold at all Post-Offlcos, and
by rural messengers, according to
size, from 2±d. to 3d. each.
POSTACE ON INLAND REGISTERED
NEWSPAPERS.
Prepaid Rates. — 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 same weight, viz., One Half-
penny for every 2 oz., or fraction
Of 2 OZ.
Unpaid Bates. — A Newspaper
posted unpaid, or a packet of News-
pipers posted either unpaid or in-
sufficiently paid, will be treated as
an unpaid, or insufficiently paid,
Book- Packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid
either by an adhesive stamp, or by
the use of a stamped wrapper.
Every Newspaper or packet of
Newspapers must be posted either
without a cover or in a cover open
at both ends. If this rule be
infringed, the Newspaper or
packet will be treated as a letter.
No Newspaper, whether posted
singly or in a packet, may contain
any enclosure except the supple-
ment or supplements belonging to
it. If it contain any other, it will
be charged as a letter.
No packet of Newspapers may
exceed 14 lbs. in weight, or two
feet in length by one foot in width
or depth.
INLAND PARCEL POST.
For an Inland Postal Parcel, the
rate of postage, to be prepaid in
ordinary postage stamps, will be-
Not exceeding in weight 1 lb., 3d. ;
and for every additional lb. up to
the maximum of 11 lbs., l£d.
Maximum length 3 feet 6 inches ;
maximum length and girth com-
bined, 6 feet.
A Parcel Post Service has been
established between the United
Kingdom and the countries of
the Continent of Europe and
the British Colonies and Foreign
Possessions generally. For rates
and other conditions, see the
"Post Office Guide, published
quarterly.
Insurance and Compensation.
The Postmaster- General will,
subject to rules, give compensa-
tion for loss and damage of inland
parcels as follows : —
(I.) Where no fee except postage
is paid, the Postmaster-General
will give compensation to an
amount not exceeding £l. (II.)
Where, in addition to the postage,
an insurance fee of Id. is piid.
the Postmaster-General will give
compensation to an amount not
exceeding £5. (III.) Where, in
addition to the postage, an in-
surance fee of 2d. is paid, the
Postmaster - General will give
compensation to an amount not
exceeding £10. In no case will
a larger amount of compensation
than £10 be paid.
INLAND BOOK POST.
The Book Post rate is One Half-
penny for every 2 oz.or fraction of
2oz. A Book-Packet may contain
not only books, pa per, or other sub-
stance in ordinary use for writing
or printing, whether plain or
written or printed upon (to the ex-
clusion of any written letter or
communication of the nature of a
letter), photographs, when not on
glass, and anything usually apper-
taining to such articles in the way
of binding and mounting, or neces-
sary for their safe transmission by
post, but also Circular swoon these
are wholly or in great part printed,
engraved, or lithographed.
Any Book-Packet which may be
found to contain a letter or com-
munication of the nature of a
letter, not being a circular-letter,
or any enclosure sealed or in any
way closed against inspection, or
any other enclosure not allowed
by the regulations, will be treated
as a letter, and charged with
double the deficiency of the Letter
postage.
Every Book-Packet must be
posted either without a cover or in
a cover open at both ends, and in
such a manner as to admit of the
contents being easily withdrawn
for examination ; otherwise it will
be treated as a letter.
A Packet posted wholly unpaid
will be charged with double the
Book Postage ; and if posted par-
tially prepaid, with double the de-
ficiency.— No Book-Packet may ex-
ceeds lbs. in weight, or one foot six
inches in length, nine inches in
wi dth, and six in depth.
POST-OFFICE ORDERS.
Money Orders are granted in the
United Kingdom, as follows :—
For sums not exceeding - £l,2d.
„ „ exc. £l&not exc. £2, 3d.
£2 „ „ £4,4d.
it .. ., £4 „ ,. £7,5d.
h ., „ £7 „ „ £10, 6d.
POSTAL ORDERS.
Postal Orders are now issued at
any Money Order Office in the Uni-
ted Kingdom, and at Malta, Gibral-
tar, and Constantinople. Terms :
Is. . . Id. 3s. 6d. Id. I 10s. . . id.
is. 6d. Id. 4s. .. id. | 10s. 6d. Id.
2s. .. id. 4s. 6d, Id. 15s. .. lid,
2s. 6d. Id. 5s. .. Id. 20s. .. ljd.
3s. .. Id. 7s. 6d. Id, I
Postal Orders are not payable out-
side of the United Kingdom, ex-
cept at Malta, Gibraltar, and Con-
stantinople.
MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE ABROAD.
Foreign Orders are issued at the
following rates :—
If payable in Belgium, Denmark,
Danish West Indies, Dutch East
India Possessions, Egypt, France,
German Empire,Austria-Hungary,
Holland, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland,
and United States, or the British
Possessions and Colonies: — On
sums not exceeding
£2 .... 0s. M. I £7 .... is. 6d.
£5 .... Is. CM. I £10 .... 2s. Od.
POST-OFFICE SAVINCS BANK.
Deposits of one shi 1 ling upwards
wil I be received from anydepositor
at the Post-Office Savings Banks,
provided the deposits made in any
year ending the 31st December do
not exceed 30(., and provided the
total amount does not exceed 1501.
exclusive of interest. When prin-
cipal and interestamount together
to £200, all interest will cease.
"TAKE CARE OF THE PENCE."
At every Post-Office in the United
Kingdom forms can be obtained,
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-
Office Savings Bank as a Savings
Bank deposit for one shilling.
STOCKS CAN BE BOUCHT
At any Post-Office Savings Bank.
Any depositor who wishes can in-
vest £10, or any larger sum up to
£100, in Government Stock at the
current price of the day. On each
£10 of Stock interest at the rate of
3s. every six months is paid to the
investor, free of all charge. The
same facilities are afforded for
selling out stock. The commission
for purchase or sale of Stocks is
for any amount not exceeding £25,
9d. ; and 6tf. for each £25 after.
POSTAL TELEGRAMS.
Charge throughout the United
Kingdom, 6d. for twelve words;
names and addresses of sender and
receiver included. Usually, how-
ever, there is no necessity to tele-
graph sender's address. Each ad-
ditional word, $d. Numbers in
addresses counted as one word.