POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 57, 8 March 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES, ettters and Letter Lards.—lnland, including Cook islands, Id for each to/, or iraction thereof, and pi tor each succeeding 20/., United Kingdom, British Possession o, United (states, Chili, Cosca i.Lca, Lgypt, Italy, Mexico, .MCaiagua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, bei via, and Postal Agencies in Chinese treaty Ports, Id for each ox. or fraction thereof; all other places 2jd tor tho first o/.. or fraction thereof, and Ip I tor each succeeding ox. or fraction inereol.

Pott Card*.—lnland, single, fd ; reply, id; ah other places, single, Id; icpjy 2ci. Printed Papers puciading Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, jd per 2ox • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Box or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereof. One end must Le left open. Comnierclgi Papers—four, (for accounts, etc., only), -pi for 2ozs, or Id for urst 4uz and tjd each succeeding 2oz. inland, Id tor first 4ox, and Jd for each succeeding 2qz All other [daces iOoz 2jd, and id for every audit ional 20/. (Open tor inspection). Newspapers.—Town and inland, id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If undei Box sent oy first available route; ovei Sox sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4ox and id tor each succeeding 2oz. Al! other places id each undei 4oz and id eacl extra 2oa. Pattern and sample Packets. —Inland. jd first 2ox or fraction thereof; over 2ox as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction SQ. Registration 2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES.

Charge*.- At exchanges continuously open—Buuiness establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £6. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm erstou North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly tram 9 to 5 jp.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders, (rsy Post). —Payable in New Zealand, fo; each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d ; £5, Is"; £7, Is Gd; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2a 6d ; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s fid: £2O, 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge.

TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, fid, and £d for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for ■ach "additional word. Telegrams to bo repeated will he charged haltrates in addition to the above. CAiiLt HATEJS. b. a. Australian States U 44d per word Fiji ... ... 0 8 „ Nor folk Island ... 0 3 ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ Cape Colony 27,, United Kingdom 8 0 (Signature and address counted as Dart of meesmio.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or jver), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is if the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where ohe rent does not exceed £SO, 2s fid; for every additional £SO, or part of £6O. 2s. fia MAN. NCTBCEB. Mails close at the Post Office, -itrutford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 3.26 p.m. Douglas- -Daily, 6 p.m. Eitham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 &.m.. 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m. ttawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., U.SO a.ia., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 A.m., 0.30

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Uuiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. 'duivott—Daily, U p.m. Uurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—-Daily, e. i.O *.m., i!.«% p.m., and G p.m. Ivaponga— Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday,. Wednesday, and Fri day, G p.m. Eohuratalii—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at C p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Ala hoe Daily, 3.26 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 ».m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—-Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m, Ngaire-—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 r*.m,, 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston N n th—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily. G p.m. Puuiwhakau—Tuesday a nd Satiu days, 10 a.m.; and Wwines days, 3 p.m. liowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. I'ahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Rftturd‘|V, ft p.iii. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 280 p.m., and G p.m Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday. 10 a.m. ; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wora—Daily, 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, fi p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarupa— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m j 2.30 p.m and 3 p.m Wellington—Dailv. 8 Ift a.m., P. 30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Wl l angam nin on a—T uesd ay, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at G p.m. ‘■i. D, STANTON, Aofctmaster. ■

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