POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 61, 17 March 1913, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Lattes- Cards.— lnland, Including Cook islands, id for each loz or fraction thereof, and id fo; each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United Stales, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago t'ago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonics, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Porta, la for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£d for the first oz. or fraction tnereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Bookt and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every 80/, 01 fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oi or fraction thereof. One end must fcf left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or It. for first 4oz and id each succeeding <?oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and it for each succeeding 2oz. All othei places lOoz 2id, and id for every aa ditional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.— Town and Inland, $c each. United Kingaom, Australia, Ca uada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands, anc ITtuisvas l , Id each paper. If undei Boz sent by first available route; ovei 3oz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate or Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lo each under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln (and, id first 2oz or fraetbn thereof , over 2oz as for “all other places.” AU -'ther places, Id first 4oz, every aa ditional 2oz or fraction id. Registration.— 2d additional for al places, 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, Palm erston North, and Wanganui are opei all day and all night. The other Ex changes chieflv from 9 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST.

Parcels posted in the Dominion for de livery in New Zealand, not exceed ing—rr k rr r.

Money Orders, (uy Post). —Paj able in New Zealand, for each £5 oj fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5 Is; £7, la 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d ; £2O, 4s; maxi mum, £4O. United Kingdom, Britis 1 Possessions, Canada, United States Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £ u fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).Within New Zealand, 3d for every £• n fraction of £5, and a telegraph fe> d Is. Australia, at rafo of posts money orders, plus telegraph charge.

TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including addres;and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, Cd, and id foi ■ach' additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id fo >ach additional word. Telegrams t be repeated will be charged, hah atea in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, a. a. Australian States 0 4id per wore Fiji:. ' ... ... 0 8 ~ Vorfolk Island ... 0 8 ~ United States 2 4to 2 3 „ Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 8 0 „ (Signature and address counted a Dart of message.) STAMP DUTIES.

Receipt or Discharge (for £2 o> over), Id. Agreement (other that Lease), where the matter thereof h ■)f the value of £2O or upwards, Is Lease or Agreement for Lease, when the rent does not exceed £SO, 2s 6d . for every additional £6O, or part oi £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close ct tne Foot Office, itratford, as under : For— Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m, Carditt—Dailj;. 3.20 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m, Fitham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.31

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Ruiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday am Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 ».m., 3.3 t p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fn day, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday am Saturday, at 6 p.m. Uowgarih—Tuesday, Thursday, am Saturday, 3.25 p.m. .Malioe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 8.3! J a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—-Thursday and Saturday, (

p.m. Midhirst-—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m. and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dafiy, 8.10 t.m., i p.m., 2.30 p.m. l , and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a. m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., U.3i a.m,, 2,30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd &atiu days, 10 a.m.; and Wodnes days, 6 p.m. tie wan—Daily, 3.26 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.3( a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore-^-Daily, u p.m, I'ahdra—Tuesday, Thursday, Satur day, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday ! 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 0 p.m. C« Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, b p.m.; also, Juesdaj and Saturday, JO a.m. fututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 1C a.m.; Wednesday 3 p."> Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 8.30 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,, 0.30 a.m 2.30 p.m am? *5 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamornona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at tj p.ai. *S, Q. g'IANTUN.

N.Z. Aus. U.JK d. o'. 8. d. s. d Ilb 0 3 0 8 1 t 21b 0 4} 1 2 * 1 i 31b 0 6 1 8 1 i 41 b 0 7J 2 2 2 i 61b 0 9 2 8 2 ■ 61b 0 10J 3 2 2 71b 1 0 3 8 2 81b 1 li 4 2 3 91b 1 3 4 8 3 101b 1 4i 4 8 3 111b 1 6 b 8 3