POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 9, 7 January 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland including Cook Islands, id for each ■loss or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom British Possessions, United Slates Chili, Costa Kica, Egypt, Italy, Mexi co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Slam, Servia, aau Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the hrat oz. or fraction taereof, a,ud Ijd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id, reply 2d. Printed Papars (including Books and Magazines, not registered). — All places, id per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereof. One end must In left open. Commercial Papers —fowu dor accounts, etc., only), id per Jnz., or id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and Jo for each succeeding 2oz All othei places LOoz 2id, and id for every auditional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. — Town and Inland, (m each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canftcl <i j Ce\ lon, inclicij Jamaica., N 3/tftl . Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvau 1 , Id each paper. If undo. Soz sent <iy first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate or Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places Id each under 4oz and id cac) extra 2oz Pattern ami Sample Packets.—ln mod, id first 2oz or fractim thereof , over 2oz as for ‘ all other places.” AH other places. Id first 4oz, every ad ditional 2oz or fraction io . Hagistiration.—2d additional for al 1 places. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for de livery in New Zealand, not exceeding— „ „

Money Orders, (by rost). —rayable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s: £l2, 2s Gd; £lo, 3s; £l7, 3s Gd; £2O, 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United' States. Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 nr fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within Now Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEPHONES. Charges It exenanges continuously open —Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chieflv from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id foi jack additional word. Telegrams ti he repeated will bo charged half-

rates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, 9. d. Australian Slates 0 4Jd per word Fiji ... ..0 8 Norfolk Island ... 0 3 ~ United States 2 4to 2 3 ~ Capo Colony 2 7 , United Kingdom 3 0 (Signature and address . counted at cart of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discnarge (for £2 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is A the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £SO, 2s bd; for every additional £SO, or part ol £SO. 2s. 6d, raAil rtOTSCES. ft! ails close at tne Post Othce. btrutford, as under ; n or- - Auckland —Daily, 8.10 a.in.; also Mondays, Wednesdays, and Jbn days, at 6 p.m. Cardin —llaily. 3.25 p.m. Douglas—-Daily, b p.m. Lilnaui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a,in.. 2.30 p.m . and 6 p.m. tiav,era—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a m. 2.00 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke s Day— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.3 u a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama-Daily, 0 p.m. duiroa —Daily, 0 p.m. Hui imoaua—luesday, Thursday, ana oaturduy, 0 p.m. inglovvood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.3 u p.m., and b p.m. Kapouga—Daily, 3.25 p.m, Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, b p.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday, Thursday, ano Saturday,. 0 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, ano Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Makoe— Daily, 3.25 p.m. Mam Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.3 U p.m. Makahu- -Thursday and Saturday, t pin. Midlurst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., i p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngairo—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Normauhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.3( a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Palmerston N n th—Daily, 8.10 a m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Tuesday, Thursday, am Saturday, ft o.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays ad Satin days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.3( a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, b p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m and 0 p.m Taurakawa—'Tuesday . and Saturday, iO a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 0 p.m. Toko —Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, lb a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.3 b a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. j Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m and 8 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomnna—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8 p.m. fch U. STANTON. Postmaster.

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