The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-15

lie, Hauula, Punaluu and Kahana form
the fourth and last group Of this island
Before discussing the zones of Hos
nolulu, | want to call attention to tn
local rates, rates for packages either
mailed at the postofiice or given letter
carrier and addressed for delivery else.
where in the limits of the Honolulu
office. These rates are five cents for the
first pound and one cent for each addi
tional pound. A four-pound package
given a carrier on Judd street for de.
livery to the Moana Hotel will require
hut eight cents postage, saving of
ffty.siS cents over the present rates.
Where Zone Circles Run.
"Now turn to the map and note the
unit in which Honolulu is located; this
unit, together with the eight contigu.
GUS units, all marked with figure /,
form Honolulu s first zone As you will
see, this first zone includes all post
offices on the Island of Oahu and the
offices of Kaunakakai and Kalae on the
Island of Molokai, these two latter be
ing the only offices on that island lying
west of the l5Tth meridian. Lanai also
lies partly within this first zone, but
it's only postoflice, Keomuku, is, | he
lieve, also west of the 157th meridian.
Note that this first zone is a quad
rangle or nearly square; / have drawn
a circle of fifty miles radius, centering
at the center of Honolulu's unit, for
purposes of comparison only. The rates
of packages mailed in Honolulu destined
for any of the offices in this zone win
he Ave cents for the first pound or frac
ton thereof and three cents for each
+ additional pound. Note that parcel
weighing but one pound can be mailed
at the same rate as for local delivery,
while four-pound package will cost
but fourteen cents, compared with sixty
four cents under the present law, a
saving of fifty cents. An cleven-pound
package will cost thirty-fve cents
CAN successive zones after the first
; are termined-determined not bound
ed-by circles whose radii ! have given
before. Honolulu is not concerned at
: all with its fourth, fifth sixth and sew
, enth zones, for the very good reason
that they comprise water only, there
being no postofices therein or on.
). ''The second circle on the map has ;
r radius of $50 miles and determines Ho
o nolulu s second zone; as you will see
n this circle takes in the rest of Moloka
and Lanai, the entire Islands of Mau
@ and Kauai, and cuts the Kona and 10
o hala districts of Hawaii.
Q ''Now the wording of that part o
r the parcels post act which defines thu
second zone is MS follows: 'The secon'
= zone shall include all units of area out
r side the first zone lying in whole or IL
# part within radius of approNimatel,
X $50 miles from the center of givei
h unit of area.
&c GAS this circle cuts the units of Ko
D. hala and North Kona on Hawaii an
H. the unit of Niihau, therefore all of thes
units are included in it's zone; thus /
will be seen that the list of postoiice
for Honolulu 8 second zone will includ
- all those of Molokai except Kaae an
~ Kaunakaliai; all Maui postoilices;. a
:. Kauai postoliices; Kukuihaele, Mahr
- kora, Kawaihae, Kohala, kamueli
= Kailua, Keauhou, Holualoa and Keali
,o kekua on Hawaii. There is no pos
10 office on Niihau or it would come with
al this zone as well.
I'd "The rates of postage for package
20 for any of these Offices from Honolulu
Ii will be six cents for the first poun
and four cents for each addition;
pound; four.pound package will r.
quire eighteen cents postage, compare
10 to sixty four cents at present, sa'
os ing of forty six cents; an eleven pour
," package will cost forty-six cents.
m ''Honolulu IS third zone will incluc
bo all the postofiices on the Island of Hi
re wall from Napoopoo southwark throue
- the South Kona district and the di
tricts of Kau, Puma and Hilo, and ;
j., far northward as Honokaa in Hamakr
30 district. The rates of postage for tn
zone will be seven cents for the fir
10 pound and five cents for each addition
"a pound; four-pound package will co
90 twenty-five cents, compared with sixt
40 four cents as at present, saving {
eo fOrty-two cents. An eleven pound pac
10 age will cost but fifty-seven cents.
81 Fourthclass Matter.
SO HThe new law defines fourth-cla
OS matter as follows: Fourth class ma
90 ter shall embrace all other matter, j
80 GLIDING farm and factory products M
at now embraced by law in either Il
es first, second or third class-Cletter
N newspapers, books and circulars)-n
he exceeding eleven pounds in weight, NJ
rk greater in size than seventy-two inch
te. in length and girth mbined-(this vi
ed permit package thirty.six inches lon
he nine inches wide and nine inches hig
y; or one twenty.four inches long, lively
er inches wide and twelve inches high)
AZ nor in form likely to injure the persc
On of the postal employee or damage 81
X mail equipment or other mail matte
o. and not of character perishable wit
so in a period reasonably required fl
'y transportation and delivery
ba "Another important paragraph pc
nd mits the postmaster general to chang
zone limits and to raise or lower rat,
and weight limits with the consent
the interstate commerce commission
IT. this is a very wise paragraph and wi
tn 90 far toward making the parcels POI
1T "A success; under its provisions belieN
Ill that locally we will eventually ask hi
e, TO make units of the Island of Oah
the Islands of Molokai and Lanai, I'll
at Island of Maui, the Island of Hawa
tie and the Island of Kauai--fve units