POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 83, 15 April 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Latter* and Letter Garda.— lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for earn ■loz or traction thereof, and id to each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom British Possessions, United States Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexi co, MuiagLu, Nigeria, Peru, Page Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, and Peru, o Colour j, bmiu, smvia, am Postal Agencies in Chinese ireat. Ports, id for each oz. or frame thereof; ail other places 2|d for tfi first oz. or fraction tixcroot A and for each succeeding oz. or fractioi thereof. , , . . , , Post Cards. —Inland, single, id; re ply, Id; all other places, single, Id reply 2d. „ „ , Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Al places, id per 2oz • Magazines (reps bored), inland, id for every Boz oi fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o or fraction thereof. One end must bleft open. * . Commercial Papers—Town (tor ac counts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or L for first 4oz and id each sucCeeduu 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz and it: for erich succeeding 2oz. All otnet places IDoz 2id, and id for every ao ditionai 2oz (Open for inspection). and inland, it each. United Kingdom, Australia, Ca nada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, ano Transvaa', Id each paper. If unde. Boz sent by first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, un less specially addressed and paid ai rate cf Id for first 4oz and id tor eacl succeeding 2oz. All other places Ic. each under 4oz and id each extra 2oz Pattern and Sample Packets. In mod, id first 2oz or fraction thereof aver 2oz as for “all other places. , Ah other places, Id first 4oz, every ao ditional 2oz or fraction id. ' Registration. —2d additional for ai places. TELEPHONES.

Charges. — At exchanges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7 . private residences, £5 per annum Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. , . , , ■ Telephone Exchanges at Aucaland, 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 jy.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders. (By Fost)i— Payable in New Zealand, fov each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth,. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, ; Is ; £7; Is 6(1; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d: £ls, 3s; £l7. 3s fed; £2O, 4s; mriiiitium,’ £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, >; United States, Hawaii, arid Gey many, 3d for or fraction thereof (By Telegraph),.Within Neyf;Ze|laWd, 3d for evei¥‘£o or fraction;of £B, > 'dnd*a'telegraph'fee of Is. ' Australia, at,.rate of,; postal, money orders, pins, charge. TELEGRAPHED RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— ; . Ordinary Tcldgraihs, fed, and jd for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for jach additional word,,, .Telegrams to be repeated will . 7|ialfratea in addition to the above." chßLi HATfes. M ; ! r;!M 1 , m »n.njr< Australian States 0 4Jd perwordFiji ... : P 8 <-7»» IH Norfolk Island ... 0 8 „ . United States 2 4. t0 2 8 „ Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 8 0 u : (Signature and address counted as part of message.) STAMP BUTSEB.

Receipt or Discharge (for- £2 oi over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is of the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement f6r Lease, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2s 6d; for every additional £6O, or part of £6O. 2s. 6A M All NOTICES. Mails close at tne Tost Office, Stratford, as under

For--Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m, Cardiff—Daily. 3.20 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 8 p.m. Sawera—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m,, and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— -Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana— I Tuesday, Wednesday ami 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. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. ■ Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday ana 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., 9.80 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. Now Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 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., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston N irth —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Fohokura —Daily, 0 p.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays no oatm days, 10 a.m.; and Wednes days, 6 p.m. Rowan —Daily, 3.26 p.m. South Island—Daily, B.xo a.m., 0-31 a.m., and 2.30 p-m. Strathmore— Daily, 8 p.m. Taliora —Tuesday, Thursday, Satur

n«iv, I) u.iu. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2-30 P-™-and 6 p.m. Q , Taurakawa —Tuesday and Saturday 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wora—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko —Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa —Tuesday and Saturday, a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9-*™ a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.2.,) pm., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m 2.30 p.m and <5 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 B.ra., 8.8( 1 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Wliangamomona —Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. * 9. Q. STANTON. I Postmaster.

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