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Register of Probate and Insolvency-Loring P. Jordan Wakefield
First Assistant Register-Leroy C. Vose, Watertown
Second Assistant Register-Ned N. Russell, Somerville
Third Assistant Register-Ernest M. Hodgdon, Medford
Fourth Assistant Register-Edmund H. Gunther, Dracut
TERMS OF THE PROBATE COURT
At Cambridge, daily except third Tuesdays in every month At Lowell, on the third Tuesday of each month
LAND COURT 408 Court House, Boston
Established by the Acts of 1898 for the registration of Land Titles
Judge-Charles Thornton Davis
Associate Judges-Joseph J. Corbett, Clarence C. Smith
Recorder-Charles A. Southworth. Appointed by the Governor for a term of five years
Sittings in the Court of Boston, and by adjournment from time to time, at such other places as public convenience may require. Court is open every day except Sundays and legal holidays
MIDDLESEX LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Directors-Gilbert A. A. Pevey, Cambridge, Chairman; Pitt F. Drew, Newtonville; George L. Mayberry, Boston; Frederic A. Fisher, Lowell; Warren H. Atwood, Ayer; Grace H. Parker, Cambridge, Treasurer and Librarian
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
1928
State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Governor-His Excellency Alvan T. Fuller (R.) of Malden, salary $10,000
Lieut. Governor-His Honor Frank G. Allen (R.) of Nor- wood, salary $4,000 and expenses of travel
Secretary of the Commonwealth-Frederic W. Cook (R.) of Somerville, salary $6,000
Treasurer and Receiver General-William S. Youngman (R.) of Brookline, salary $6,000
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASS
Auditor of the Commonwealth-Alonzo B. Cook (R.) of Boston, salary $6,000
Attorney General-Joseph E. Warner (R.) of Taunton, salary $7,000
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Meets first Wednesday in January SENATE
President-Wellington Wells, of Boston
Clerk-William H. Sanger, of Cambridge
Sergeant-at-Arms-Charles O. Holt, of Somerville
Chaplain-Rev. Charles H. Moss, D.D., of Malden
SENATORS FROM MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Compensation, $1,500 for the session
District 1-Edward T. Simoneau (R.) of Marlborough
66 2-Clarence P. Kidder (R.), of Cambridge
3-Warren C. Daggett (R.), of Somerville
4-Alvin E. Bliss (R.), of Malden
5-George G. Moyse (R.), of Waltham
6-Charles C. Warren (R.), of Arlington
7-Joseph R. Cotton (R.), of Lexington
66 8-Walter Perham (R.), of Chelmsford
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS OF MIDDLESEX COURT
First District-Framingham, Marlborough, Newton, Way- land, Weston
Second District-Belmont and wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Cambridge
Third District-Somerville
Fourth District-Everett, Malden, Melrose
Fifth District-Acton, Boxboro, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown
Sixth District-Arlington, Medford, Winchester, Woburn Seventh District-Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Lowell, wards 1, 9 and 10, North Reading, Reading, Stone- ham, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Wilmington
Eighth District-Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Lowell, wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11, Littleton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford
Norfolk and Middlesex District-Ashland, Holliston, Hopkin- ton, Natick, Sherborn in the County of Middlesex and Ded- ham, Dover, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Walpole, Wellesley and Westwood in Norfolk County
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Speaker-John C. Hull, of Leominster
Clerk-Frank E. Bridgman, of Quincy
Sergeant-at-Arms-Charles O. Holt, of Somerville
Chaplain-Rev. Harry W. Kimball, of Needham
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MIDDLESEX COUNTY Compensation, $1,500 for the session District 1 Cambridge, wards 1, 2, 3-James E. Mahler (D.), George C. McMenimen (D.)
2 Cambridge, wards 4, 5, 6-Harold M. Bradbury (R.), Edward J. Gurry (D.)
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASS
District 3 Cambridge, wards 7, 8, 9, 10, 11-Arthur F. Blan- chard (R.), Louis L. Green (R.), Albert Harri- son Hall (R.)
4 Newton, wards 1, 2, 3, 7-Arthur W. Hollis (R.), Rupert C. Thompson (R.)
5 Newton, wards 4, 5, 6-Clarence S. Luitwieler (R.), Leverett Saltonstall (R.)
66 6 Natick-Jeremiah J. Healy (D.)
66 7 Waltham, Watertown-Albert W. Bullock (R), Arthur A. Hansen (R.), of Waltham, Arnold Leonard (R.), of Watertown
66 8 Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlboro, ward 1, Sherborn-Harry C. Rice (R.) of Framingham, J. Valentine Thomas (R.), of Sherborn
9 Marlboro, wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-William H. Wellen (R.)
66 10 Boxboro, Hudson, Maynard, Stow-Henry T. G. Dyson (R.), of Hudson
11 Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Littleton, Westford-Edward J. Robbins (R.), of Chelms- ford
12 Ashby, Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Shir- ley, Townsend, Tyngsborough-Robert H. J. Holden (R.), of Shirley
13 Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, Wayland, Weston- J. Sidney Stone (R.), of Wayland
14 Lowell, wards 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-Henry Achin, Jr. (R.), Azarie Z. Coutu (D.), Victor Francis Jewett (R.) 15 Lowell, wards 1, 2, 10, 11-Daniel F. Moriarty (D.), Patrick F. Nestor (D.)
16 Lowell, wards 5, 9-Frank K. Stearns (R.)
17 Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Tewksbury, Wil- mington-Jeremiah K. Chandler (R.), of Tewksbury
18 North Reading, Reading, Woburn-Louis Ellen- wood (R.), of Reading, Wilford A. Walker (R.) of Woburn
26 19 Wakefield-Maynard E. S. Clemons (R.)
. . 20 Everett-Joseph L. Larson (R.), Elmer E. Spear (R.)
21 Malden-Burt Dewar (R.), Charles R. Doyle (R.), Howard Fall (R.)
66 22 Melrose, Stoneham-Angier L. Goodwin (R.), of Melrose, Lemuel W. Standish (R.), of Stone- ham
23 Somerville, ward 2-James E. Hagan (D.)
24 Somerville, wards 1, 3, 4, 5-Charles E. Gerrish (R.), Lyman A. Hodgdon (R.)
25 Somerville, wards 6, 7-Emerson J. Coldwell (R.), Hiram N. Dearborn (R.)
26 Medford-Richard D. Crockwell (R.), John J. Irwin (R.), Lewis H. Peters (R.)
27 Belmont-Joseph Earl Perry (R.)
66 28 Arlington, Lexington-Elliott R. Barker (R.), of Arlington, George E. Briggs (R.), of Lexington
66 29 Winchester-Thomas R. Bateman (R.)
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U S GOVERNMENT
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THE EXECUTIVE
President-Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts; salary, $75,000; term expires March 4, 1929
Vice-President-Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois; salary $12,000; term expires March 4, 1929
THE CABINET
Arranged in the order of succession for the Presidency
Salary, $12,000
Secretary of State-Frank Billings Kellogg, of Minnesota
Secretary of the Treasury-Andrew William Mellon, of Pennyslvania
Secretary of War-Dwight F. Davis, of Missouri Attorney General-John G. Sargent, of Vermont
Postmaster General-Harry S. New, of Indiana
Secretary of the Navy-Curtis D. Wilbur, of California Secretary of the Interior-Hubert Work, of Colorado Secretary of Agriculture-William M. Jardine, of Kansas Secretary of Commerce-William F. Whiting, of Massachu- setts
Secretary of Labor-James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania
LEGISLATIVE
Salaries of Senators and Representatives, $10,000. Seven- tieth Congress began March 4, 1927; ends March 4, 1929
Senators from Massachusetts-David I. Walsh, of Fitch- burg; term expires 1929; Frederick H. Gillett, of Springfield; term expires 1931
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MASSACHUSETTS
District 1-Allen T. Treadway (R.), of Stockbridge
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2-Henry L. Bowles (R.), of Springfield
66 3-Frank H. Foss (R.), of Fitchburg
66 4-George R. Stobbs (R.), of Worcester
66 5-Edith N. Rogers (R.), of Lowell
6-A. Piatt Andrew (R.), of Gloucester
66 7-William P. Connery, Jr. (D.), of Lynn
8-Frederick W. Dallinger (R.), of Cambridge
9-Charles L. Underhill (R.), of Somerville
66 10-John J. Douglass (D.), of Boston
66 11-George H. Tinkham (R.), of Boston
66 12-
66 13-Robert Luce (R.), of Waltham
66 14-
66 15-Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R.), N. Attleboro
66 16-Charles L. Gifford (R.), of Barnstable
THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Comprises the cities and town in Middlesex County, of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Natick, Newton, Sherborn Waltham, Wayland and Weston; in Norfolk County of Bel- lingham, Brookline, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wellesley and Wrentham; in Suffolk County, Wards 21 and 22 of Boston; in Worcester County, of Southboro
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POST OFFICE-RATES OF POSTAGE
WALTHAM POST OFFICE (Branch Boston Postal District) 738 Main Street Office Hours-Daily except Sundays, from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. Supt .- Martin T. Connelly Asst. Supt .- William A. Lawless CLERKS
Buckley John J.
Keyes George I. L.
Claypole Arthur H.
Martin Joseph P.
Collins Joseph B.
Robertson George A.
Curley William Jr.
Ryan Joseph A.
Handrahan Daniel J.
Scottron Samuel J.
Harris George B.
Stankard Thomas F. Tobin George E.
Hines Martin J.
CARRIERS
Ahern John F.
Longland Herbert
Anderson Carl W.
McCusker James F.
Beckwith George F.
MacGillivary Hugh
Brayne Thomas E.
McKenna Charles J.
Brown James M.
McLeod George R.
Caughey Reuben H.
Main William J.
Coburn Charles E.
Mogan Charles F.
Dahlin John A.
Mulcahey George D.
Delaney Henry T.
Mulhern John F.
Dorr Oscar H.
Noonan Edward P.
Gardner John J.
Tobin William J.
Getchel Harry M.
Wasson Earle B.
Gould James J.
Wellington Edward W.
Kohl John W.
Whalen Michael J.
CONTRACT STATIONS
No. Location
198 274 Moody
199 693 Moody
Thomas J. Flannery Eva M. Shephard
RATES OF POSTAGE DOMESTIC.
Domestic Rates and conditions, with certain exceptions, apply to mail addressed to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the Republic of Panama. The domestic rates apply also to letters, but not to other articles, addressed to Alaska, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Bahama Islands, Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bon Ayre, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Canal Zone, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Ecuador, England, Grenada, The Grenadines, Guam, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ireland, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Mont- serrat, Nevis, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Porto Rico, Redonda. St.Kitts, St.Vincent, St.Lucia, Salvador, Scot- land, Spain and Colonies, Tobago, Tutuila, Samoa, Trinidad, Virgin Islands of United States, Western Samoa, Windward Islands. See Foreign Postal Rates.
All Mail Matter must be wholly prepaid.
Letters, Postal Cards and "Post Cards " and all matter on which first class postage is paid, may be forwarded from one post office to another without additional postage, but all other matter must have postage prepaid anew.
Mail Matter of all Classes may be Registered except Domestic Parcel Post which may be insured. In addition to regular postage fully prepaid, First Class matter, an Indemnity fee is charged for loss
15 cents for.
$ 50 60 cents for. $500
20 cents for.
$100 70 cents for. $600
30 cents for.
$200 80 cents for $700
40 cents for.
$300 90 cents for. . $800
50 cents for.
$400 100 cents for .. $900
Return receipt on either registered or insured matter a fee of 3 cents is charged
Clerks in Charge
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RATES OF POSTAGE
First-Class Matter-Letters and Postal Cards.
Letters .- (To be sent beyond the office where deposited, or for any letter carrier office
or rural delivery). Letters and other matter wholly or in part in writing or type writing, and all matter sealed or closed against inspection, for each ounce or fracion
thereof, limit of weight, seventy pounds ..
.02
Drop or Local Letters deposited at any office for delivery to patrons receiving mail at the same office, either by carriers or by boxes, per ounce or fraction thereof .. .02 Aeroplane Letter Rate is 5 cents for first ounce or fraction thereof 10 cents for each additional
Special (or immediate) Delivery Letters require a special stamp in addition to regular postage (ordinary stamps may be used, but the words Special Delivery must be written across the letter or package).
Fees on first class mail: 2 pounds or less 10 cents, over 2 pounds and not more than 10 pounds, 20 cents, over 10 pounds 25 cents.
Postal Cards. A message may be written on left third of address side. Cost each. .01
Reply Postal Cards. .02
Private Mailing Cards (Post Cards)
.01
Second-Class Matter. Rates for the Public.
Transient Newspapers and Periodicals, when posted by persons other than the publisher or news agent, for each two ounces or fraction, regardless of weight or distance .01
Third-Class Matter-Miscellaneous Printed Matter.
Pamphlets, Circulars, occasional publications, photographs, proof-sheets or corrected proofs and manuscript copy accompanying the same, and all matter on paper or cardboard, wholly in print not issued regularly, in which the printing forms the principal use. Rates, 1} cents for each two ounces or fraction: full prepayment of postage compulsory.
Books, Seeds. cuttings, roots, bulbs, etc., up to 8 ounces may be transmitted in the mails for the U. S. with postage prepaid at 1 cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, but matter of this nature for Canada, excepting printed books, must be prepaid as 4th class rates. The limit of weight of packages of this class is 4 pounds, except in the case of a single volume of a book, to which there is no limit of weight, and miscellaneous printed matter which is subjected to Parcel Post rates and conditions when in excess of 4 pounds.
For rates of bulk mailings of third-class matter, consult Post Office.
Fourth-Class Matter-Parcel Post.
Fourth-Class Matter, known as domestic parcel-post mail, includes all parcels over S ounces in weight containing circulars, books, catalogues, and other matter wholly in print, together with merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, and all other mailable matter not embraced in the first and second classes. The same matter in parcels weighing 8 ounces or less is embraced in third-class mail on which the rate of postage is 1} cents for each 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces except for books (including catalogues) having 24 pages or more, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, on which the rate is 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, up to and including 8 ounces, to be fully prepaid.
Rates of Postage on Fourth-class Matter (over 8 ounces)-To be Fully Prepaid-are b.y the pound, according to distance or zone, a fraction of a pound being computed as a full pound, and in addition a service charge of 2 cents for each parcel except upon those collected on rural-delivery routes.
Rates of Postage-To be Fully Prepaid-Unsealed-are as follows :- (a) Parcels weigh- ing 8 ounces or less, except books, seeds, plants, etc, 1} cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof, any distance. (b) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less, contain- ing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of distance. Other parcels of fourth-class matter weighing more than eight ounces, are mailable at pound rates varying in amount according to the distance to be conveyed, the country being divided into eight zones: the minimum being seven cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound, and one cent for each additional two pounds or fraction of two pounds, and the maxi- mum thirteen cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound, and twelve cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound.
Insurance on Parcels .- A mailable parcel on which the postage is fully prepaid may be insured against loss, damage or rifling, upon payment of a fee. Such mail may be insured at any post office or station thereof, or by rural carriers.
Actual value not exceeding $5. .05 Actual value not exceeding $50 .. .10
Actual value not exceeding $25. .08 Actual value not exceeding $100 ... ... .25
In addition to the postage, both to be prepaid with stamps. It can not be registered Special Handling of Fourth Class Matter-Guarantees the same handling to parcel post matter that first-class matter receives, for which a fee of 10 cents is charged for 2 pounds or less, 15 cents for over 2 pounds and not more than ten, 20 cents for over 10 pounds, while in transit.
Special Delivery .- Fee of 15 cents is charged for 2 pounds or less, 25 cents for over 2 pounds and not more than ten, 35 cents for over 10 pounds. This service provides for handling and transportation the same as first-class mail and special delivery to addressee.
Return Receipt for Insured Parcels may be obtained for added charge of 3 cents.
Indemnity for Insured Parcels is paid for the actual value of the lost article within the limit of insurance, or for the actual, usual, direct and necessary cost of repairing partially damaged articles, provided they were packed and indorsed in accordance with the postal requirements. Claims for indemnity must be filed within six months from date of mailing.
C. O. D. Service, Conditions and Fee .- Parcels of fourth-class or parcel post matter may be sent "C. O. D." from one domestic money-order post office to another, not exceed- ing $10, for fee of 12 cents, not exceeding $50, fee 15 cents not exceeding $100, fee 25 cents, in addition to the postage, both to be prepaid with stamps affixed, but not to any foreign country except Mexico. The amount to be remitted to the sender must not exceed $100. A "C. O. D." tag furnished by the postmaster must be filled in by the sender and attached to the parcel. The "C. O. D." fee also covers insur- ance against loss, rifling, and damage up to actual value according to fee.
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RATES OF POSTAGE
International "C. O. D." Service to Mexico .- Registered international parcel post pack- ages, registered Postal Union samples of merchandise and registered packages of merchandise weighing not more than 8 ounces and bearing postage at the rate of 1} cents for each 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces, may be sent collect on delivery from any money-order post office in the United States to any money-order post office in Mexico when the amount of C. O. D. charges or the amount of insurance desired is not over $10 upon prepayment of a fee of 30 cents, from $10.01 to $50 for a fee of 45 cents, and from $50.01 to $100 for a fee of 60 cents, in addition to postage. A Receipt is given to the sender of a "C. O. D." parcel at the time of mailing, but no return receipt is furnished as the remittance shows that delivery has been made.
Examination of Contents of a "C. O. D." Parcels not permitted until it has been receipted for and all charges paid.
Indemnity for Lost "C. O. D." Parcels is paid for the actual value not to exceed $100, under the conditions governing the payment of indemnity for lost insured parcels.
Forwarding and Return-A new prepayment of postage at the rate applicable between the forwarding office and the one to which fourth-class matter is to be forwarded must be made by the addressee or by some one for him each time it is forwarded. A parcel can not be forwarded to a person other than the original addressee. A new prepayment of postage must also be made before undeliverable fourth-class matter may be returned to the sender. No additional insurance or C. O. D. fee is required for the forwarding or return of insured and C. O. D. parcels.
All stamps good for postage except Special Delivery and Special Handling.
UNITED STATES MONEY ORDERS
Fees for Money Orders drawn on Domestic Form payable in the United States (which includes Guam, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Samoa and Tutuila) or payable in Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Canada, Canal Zone (Isthmus of Panama), Cuba, Newfoundland, at the United States Postal Agency at Shanghai (China) in the Philippine Islands, or the following islands in the West Indies; Antigua, Baha- mas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, St.Kitts, St.Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, and Virgin Islands.
For Orders From $ 0.01 to $ 2.50 .... .05 From $20.01 to $ 40.00. .. .15
From $ 2.51 to $ 5.00 .. .07 From $40.01 to $ 60.00 .. . .18
From $ 5.01 to $ 10.00 .. .10 From $60.01 to $ 80.00. . . .20
.22 From $10.01 to $ 20.00 .. 12 From $80.01 to $100.00. . .
The maximum amount for which single money order may be sent is $100. When a larger sum is to be sent additional orders must be obtained.
FOREIGN.
Prepayment Optional, except for registered articles; but on printed matter, commercial papers and samples, postage must be at least partially prepaid. All business cor- respondence must be fully prepaid.
Letters .- The domestic rate, two cents for the first ounce and two cents for each addi- tional ounce, applies to the following countries :- Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, Caicos Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cook Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Ecuador, England, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras (Republic). Ireland, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Netherlands. Newfoundland. New Zea- land, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru. Salvador (El). Samoa Western (British), Scotland, Spain and Colonies, Tobago, Trinidad, Turks Islands, Uruguay, Wales. West Indies, Windward Islands.
To all other Countries, 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. The weight limit for letters to all foreign countries and places in foreign countries, except Canada, is 4 pounds 6 ounces. To Canada the weight limit is 66 pounds including the weight of the mail sack.
Postal Cards .- 2 cents each. Reply Postal Cards .- 4 cents. Post Cards .- 2 cents, except as indicated below.
One-cent Post Cards .- Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia. Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Republic of Honduras, Mexico. Nicaragua, Republic of Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Spain, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, U. S.
Printed Matter .- 1 cent for each tvo ounces or fraction. Limit of weight 4 lbs. 6 oz., limit of size 18 inches in any direction, except when rolled package may measure 30 inches long by 4 inches in diameter. To certain countries the weight is 8 lbs. 12 oz., 40 inches long, by 6 inches in diameter when in the form of a roll.
. Commercial Papers .- (Insurance Documents, Way Bills, etc .; 5 cents for first 10 ozs. or less and 1 cent for each additional 2 ozs., limit of weight 4 lbs. 6 ozs., and must not be closed against inspection. To certain countries the limit of weight is 8 lbs. 12 oz.
Samples of Merchandise .- The rate is the same as for printed matter, but the lowest charge is 2 cents. Limit of weight, 18 ounces; limit of size, 18 x 8 x 4 inches and must not be closed against inspection.
To Canada, the postage and limit of weight for letters and printed matter, is the same as in the United States. On seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and all Parcel Post matter, limit of weight 15 lbs., the rate for each pound or fraction thereof is 14 cents. All matter must be fully prepaid, except letters, which must be prepaid at least 2 cents; and nothing may be sealed except a letter in its usual and ordinary form. To Mexico, first, second and third-class postage and limit of weight is the same as In the United States. Merchandise may be sent at domestic rates and under domestic conditions, but should be sent by Parcel Post, and must not be sealed. 22 lbs. limit all offices. Commercial papers and samples of merchandise are subject to Postal Union rates.
International Money Orders .- Payable in almost any part of the world, may be obtained at all of the larger post offices and at many of the smaller ones. The fees for foreign money orders payable in any country on which a money order may be drawn, are 10 cents for $10.00 and 10 cents for each additional $10.00 up to $100.00. Limit of a single order, $100.00. In all cases a part of any sum requires the rate of full sum. Lists of countries to which each system of rate applies may be obtained at Post Office.
Postal Savings Depositories -Deposits of money will be accepted at designated deposi- tories up to $2,500; interest at the rate of 2 per cent.
PARCEL POST INFORMATION
Parcels weighing eight ounces or less are third class and mailable at the rate of 12 cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof. except books, catalogs, seeds, plants, bulbs, scions which are subject to postage at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. Parcels weighing more than 8 ounces are mailable at the following pounds rates, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound.
Zones
Ist
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Weight in pounds
Local
Up to 50
50 to 150
150 to 300
300 to 600
600 to 1000
miles
1000 to
1400 to
1800 miles
Over 1800
miles
1
$0.07
$0.07
$0.07
$0.08
$0.08
$0.09
$0.10
$0.12
$0.13
2
.08
.08
.08
.10
.12
.15
.18
3
.08
.09
.09
.12
.16
21
.26
.32
.37
4
.09
.10
.10
.14
.20
.27
.34
.42
.49
5
.09
.11
.11
.16
.24
.33
.42
.52
.61
6
.10
.12
.12
.18
28
.39
.50
.62
.73
7
.10
.13
.13
20
.32
.45
.58
..
.85
8
.11
.14
.14
.22
.36
.51
.66
.92
1.09
10
.12
.16
.16
.26
.44
.63
.82
1.02
1.21
11
12
17
.17
.28
.48
.69
.90
1.12
1.33
12
.13
.18
.18
.30
.52
.75
.98
1.22
1.45
13
.13
.19
.19
.32
.56
.81
1.06
1.32
1.57
11
.14
20
.20
.34
.60
.87
1.14
1.42
1.69
15
.14
.21
21
.36
.64
.93
1.22
1.52
1.81
16
.15
.22
23
.40
.72
1.05
1.38
1.72
2.05
18
.16
.24
.25
.44
.80
1.17
1.54
1.92
2.29
20
.17
.26
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