POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 61, 17 July 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands. Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and. id for oach 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 2id 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 ind Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Bi>z or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. Commerolßl 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 lpoz 2id, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town azd Inland, id ►ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaa', Id each paper. If undei Boz sent 6y 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 under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnHind, id first 2oz or fraction thereof: over 2oz as for "all other places." All 'ther places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges. — It exenangea continuously open—Business establishments, £7; nrivate residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an •7qu.1l charge of £6. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christcnurch, Dunedin, [nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chieflv from 9 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST.

Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Money Orders. (By Post).—Payable in New Zealand, fov each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d, Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £li, 2s 6d; 815, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d: £2O 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kiogiwm, British Possessions. Canada, Ui "**'. States, Hawaii, and Germany,, 3d to.- each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Te.egraph),— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 >r fraction of £5; and a telegraph fee i>f Is. iAustralia, ,at rate <)f postal nonov orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for won additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for jach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition to th» above. GASLE RATES. ' «..6T. .; Australian Stater 0 4\d per word Fiji 0 & „ Votfolk Island ... 0 8 ~ flnited States 2 4to 2 8 „ Cape Colony 27,, 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 uease), where th« 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 £SO, or part of €SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails ctose at too Foot 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 n.m. E'.tham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. flawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ilawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Buiroa— -Dailv, 6 o.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. inglewood--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Dailv, 325 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdav, 3.25 p.m. "vfahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 n.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Vlidhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vpw Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1

D.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. \gaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Vorroanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Palmersfcon North—Daily, ft.lo a.m., 9 30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd Fmtu« days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, G p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.26 p.m. South Island-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. "H.rathmoro—Daily. 6 o.m.

Tahora-—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. 6 o.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 3.80 p.m., and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Tp Wera—Daily, 0 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., 9.30 a.m., nnd 2.30 o.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m am? 3 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.3f> ,».m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday, 9.15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday G p.m. 8. H. STAIMTUrt,

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