POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 87, 19 April 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Latter# amti Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or traction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Bago, Paraguay, Portugal, aud Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, aud Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the first oz. or fraction tuereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cardis. —lnland, single, id ; reply, Id; all otner 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 bo 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 Transvao 1 , Id each paper. If undei Boz sent oy first available route; over Boz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid a,t 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.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof ; nver 2oz as lor 1 ‘all other placos. All •>ther places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration 2d additional for all places.

TELEPHONES, Charges Yt exenanges continuously open—Business 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, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9.t0 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Order#. (By rost).—Payable 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, 3a;6d; £2O, 4s; maximum, £40.,; United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, United states, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d fdr each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph) . Within New Zealand, .3d ,fpr every.. £5 or fraction of, £5, and a telegraph foe of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money briers, .plus telegraph charge. :! 1 TELEGRAPHS RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, la, and Id for >ach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrat os in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. i. a. Australian State# 0 4Jd per word Fiji ... .... 0 9 »» 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 over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is of the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tne Fost Office, Stratford, 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. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m,, 2.30 p.m,, and 6 p.m. Hawora—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 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, 6 p.m, Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 B.m. t 8.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fn-

day, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi— I Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.26 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.ra., 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. __ New Plymouth—Daliy, 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., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and fl p.m. Palmerston North —Daily, 8.10 a.m. f 9.30 a.ra., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura —Daily, .6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays nd Batm days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. llowan —Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, 3 p.m. Tahora— Tuesday, Thursday, Baturdav, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.ni., 2.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. , Taurakawa— Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko— Daily, 6 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,, 8.80 a.m., and 2.80 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 and 3 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at p.m, S. G. STANTON. ’ Postmaster.

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