POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 99, 30 August 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

P 0 ST&T RATES. Letters slid Letter Cards. —inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each toz or fraction thereof, and id for -ach succeeding 2oa. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Sorvia, aud -Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2fcd for the first oz. or fraction tueroof, and lid lor each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, id reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books *iic! Magazines, not registered).—All places, id por “oz • Magazines (regisrored), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. Commercial Paparn. — lowa rfor accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first -loz and id each succeeding .loz. Inland, Id for first. 4oz, aad jd for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places JOoz 2-id, and Jd for every aalitional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.—-Town and Inland, id ►ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Iran go River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper, ff ondet Soz sent hy first available route; ovei ioz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at •ate of Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each'under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern ami Sample Packets.—ln<tud, id first 2oz or fraction thereof ; .ver 2oz as for “all other places.” All ther places, Id first 4oz, every adBtionai 2oz or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for al l Aaces. TELEPHONES. Charges.— At excn&ngoa continuous iv open—Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an qua! charge of £6. Telephone Exohangei at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hostings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open sll day aud all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 0 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— or fraction thereof. One end must 1m

Money Orders. (By i'llo in New Zealand, fov oaqu £5 or fraction of £5, J3a.' : Commonwealth. Kiji, Samoa, and Tonga; l £2,'od; '£6,. Ir; £7,..is- od; £10: Ma- £li', : 2s-6;ij : £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d;,'£2t 4eJ maxiiilum, %4b.- Uhi|;ed'Kft.'gri^ii.; i ßHt!itPossessions', Canada, Wii'. : &? A 3tatea, iiawaii, and .Utermalriy,. 3d YOt ; Vucir !£! or.frcction thorebf:' (By T&iCg^ajpU^i— Within Now'Zea]andi : 8d fot'&vdty £5 of fraction of £o, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate uf postal noney ordore, plus telegraph chargfc. TELEGRAPHIC RATES, For lis words or less, including address and signature— . Ordinary Telegrams, tid, and fd for ■ach additional word; Urgent Telegrams, In, and Id fo; •ach additional word. Telegrsmi t< be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition ttt the above. ».'« •■ CABLE ''RATES. *? ' ;riv*v:'>, t.i'. lolj -'-""' f i &:-t ■ /' : ' Australian ©tatos 0 <f Jd per word ~.". ' ;».•-. a b■■'•■W f . r^ Norfolk' Island L. at {)■>s ■■- ,/ s '»*' United States 3.f 4to 2; 8" ; " ;■•:,■■ M Cape Colony til a i '2' '/'-'':'.,■'-'. ' United Kingdom v fl-o ■\. 8 .-/' ! (Signature and address counted a* cart of ■■ message.) ' ■ 'N '■ •' STAMf DUTIES. ■■>' '>'>• Receipt or Discharge (for £*2. o? ►ver), Id. Agreement (other thas where the matter "tboroof it if the value of £2O or upwards, Is Lease or Agreement for Leaße, where rhw reat do*»H not flxcfwd £SO. 2a 6d • for every additional £SO, or cart of £6O. 2s. 6d. MAIL NOTICE* Mails close at the For! Office, Stratford, as under ■— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Jardiii— Dully. $.20 y.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 n.m, E'tham—Dailf; 8.10 bra., 8.86 ft.m , X.dQ p.m., and 8 p.m. Uawora—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. ; dawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.a., 8.80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. auiakama—;Daily, b p.m. Imroa—-Daily, 6 p.m. durimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. tnglewood—Daily, 8.10 ».m., §M> p.m., and C p.m. —Daily, 8.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. 'jowgurtxu—xuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. 'lahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. viaxn Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. vlidhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Slew Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m.* 1 p.m., ii.aO p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngairo—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vorrnanby—Daily, 8.10 «.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.3 U p.m., and 6 p.m. 'almerston N jrth—Dailx, y.lO a.m., o 30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—l'uei»dj»ya nu bata days, 10 a.m. ; and W wines days, 6 p.m. llowan—Daily, 8.26 p.m South Island—Daily, b.lO ».m., 8.8( a.m., and J};ttU p.m. Strathmore—Daily. 6 o.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. fauraaawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Pe Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. toko— Daily, ri p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. ; Wednesday 0 p.m. A'airarapa—Daily, 6.10 a.m., 8.30 a. Hi., and 2.30 p.m. V'aitara—Daiiy, ii.lu a.m., 12.25 p.m., ft'irl fi v »r> Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.* B.SO a.m 2.30 p.m and fl p.m. Wellington--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.50 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Pnt.nr day 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. H. fit. tfTAJtfTON,

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