POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 66, 26 March 1913, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Latter# and Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands, id for each loz or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Ohili, Costa iUca, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd 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 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 be left open. Commercial Papers- —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding •2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2id, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaa 1 , Id each paper. If undei Boz sent oy first available route; over 3oz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid' at rate of Id for first 4cz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eaci extra 2oz. Pattern am! Sample Puckets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction 40. Registration, —2d additional for all places.

TELEPHONES. Charges.— It exenaugeu 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 ail day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefiv from 9 to 5 c.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zoaland, not esceed-

Money Orders. (By Post).—Payable in New Zealand, fov each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fill, Samoa, and Tonga. £2. 6d; £5, Is'; £7, Is.' 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; Bio, 3s; £l7. 3s 6d :_£2o, 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, United States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 ir fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New Zealand, 3(1 for every £5 >r fraction of £5, and a telegraph foe of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and SignatureOrdinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for ■ach additional word. Telegrams to oe repeated will be charged halfrates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, s. a. Australian States 0 4Jd per word Fiji ... ... 0 8 „ Norfolk Island ... 0 8 ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „

Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom SO .. (Signature and address counted as part of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof ia af the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease} where the rent does not exceed £SO, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Font Office, Stratford, as under: — For— Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m, Cardiff —Daily. 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. lilltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and C p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 ».m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Hawke’s Day—Daily, 8.10 *.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 8 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday am; Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kapouga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Siore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday ami Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth— Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe- Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Mew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 ' p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.SB. Mgame—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 8.30 «.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Norman by—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 3-80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and C p.m. Palmerston N jrth—Daily, 8.10 ».m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, G p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd Salu* days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan —Daily, 3.26 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, 3 p.m. lahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Qatard.'iv, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m. and G p.m. Taurakawa-*-Tuesday and ‘Saturday. 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera-*-Daily, 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, 0 p.m.; also, iuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. ’ j Tututawa —Tuesday and Saturday. 1C a.m,; Wednesday 0 p.m 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,, 8.30 a.m 2.30 p.m and 1 p.m, Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p,ra v Whangamomona—Tuescla y, Wwines-, day, Thursday, and Saturday, at 8 p.m. 9, it. Hit NTON. Pottmastor.

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