POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 67, 27 March 1913, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Lalters and Letter Cards.— lnland, including (Jock Islands, id for oacn loz or fraction thereof, and for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, britiah Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Serbia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the lirst oa. or fraction tuereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Pest Card*. —lnland, single, sd; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id por 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, aud Transvaal, Id each paper. If uudei 3oz sent ay first available route; ovei Soz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz.

Pattern and Sample Packets. —Inland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All 'ither places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction so. Registration. —2d additional for all 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, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders. (ny Post).—Pay<ible 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 6d; £ls, 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 Now Zealand, 3d for every £5 jr 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 i and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for inch additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for jach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, s. a. Australian States 0 4£d per word Fiji 0 8 „ Norfolk Island ... 0 3- ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 3 0 (Signature and address counted as part of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or >vor), Id. 'Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is if 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 tuo Post 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. Eitham — Daily, 8.10 a.ra., 8.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Sawera — Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9,80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 0 p.m. Lluiroa—Daily, 0 p.m. Hurimcana —Tuesday, Wednesday and

Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 3 .3o

p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-

day, 6 p.m. [vohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and

Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoo—Daily, 3.25 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—Dafiy, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m', 2.H0 p.ra., aad 6 p.m, Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 t.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO a.m . 2.30 p.m.* and 0 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8,10 fc.m., 9.30 a.rn., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. i’uniwhakau —Tuesdays nd fsatm days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, G p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.20 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 ».m,, 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.ra. Strathmore—Daily, G p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 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. To Wera —Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa —Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and G p.m, Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m and 9 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangainomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. H. 9. STANTON. Postmaster.

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