POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 53, 8 July 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Letter Cards. —lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each ioz or fraction thereof, and id for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, 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 2fcd for the first oz. or fraction tuefoof, and lid for each succeeding or., or fraction thereof. Past Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers <iucluding Books and Magazines, not registered).—AH places, id per 2oz • M agazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. Commercial Papers —fotvn (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding ioz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2Jd, and Jd for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id &ach. United Kingdom, Australia., Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. £f undei Boz sent dy first available route; over 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.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz &s for 44 a1l other places. Ail ithor places, Id first 4oz, ©very additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration.— 2d additional for all places

TELEPHONES.

Charges.— It excnanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; orivate 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 oppu all day and all night. The other Exchanges chieflv from 0 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New .’Zealand, not exceed-

ftSoney Order*. (By Fost).--Pay-ablo in New Zealand, fof each £6 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 64; £5, :Ts; ■ £7; : Is 6a«: £lO. 2b } £l\, 2s. 6d; £ls, 3s; £l7. 3s 6d; £2C 4s; maximum,v£4oi, -Ijuited Kinga-un, 'British Possessions, Canada, Eitvel Hawaii, and Germany, 3di:p, each £1 or traction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New Zealand, 3d fox' every £5 (or 'fraction of £5, and a telegraph’fee of Is. - Australia, at rate.of postal .mppey orders, jpjus telegraph ghavgo. '

TELEGRAPH JC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address

and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and jd for each additional word.

Urgent Telegrams, le, and Id for jach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will he charged halfrates in addition to. ' • * " ; CABLE ftAT%B. ' ep-wbi

Australian States 0 4jd per word Fiji , ;■ A.';' *VO 8 "it"" Norfolk Island ... 0 8 ~

United. States 2 4to 2 8 „ Gape Colony 2 7 ~ United Kingdom 8 0 „ (Signature and address counted as Dart 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 £SO, 2s 6d; for every additional £6O, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES, Mails close at the Tost Office, Stratford, aa under For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.ro. : Mho. 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., 0.80 a.m,, 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.EO a.m,, 2.30 p.m., and p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Hmakama—-Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Dailv, 6 o.m.

Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, b.iU a.m., S.SU p.m., and 6 p.ra. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi —Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m, Lowgarth—juesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 8.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—-Thursday and Saturday, 6

p.ro. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m,, and 6 p.m. New Plymouth — Daily, 8.10 ».m., 1 n.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.,

2.30 p m., and 0 p.m. Niormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p'ra., and 6 p.m Palmerston Nqrth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. s Puniwliakau—Tuesdays nd ftatut days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 0 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Satur-

day, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 E.ro., 2.80 p.m.. nod 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera—Daffy, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, (3 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., 9.30 a.m., end 2.80 n.m. Waitara —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 0 p.m. Wancranui—-Daily. 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m 2.30 p.m am? 5 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.80 o.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at p.m. S. te. STJA^TfIN.

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