POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 18 September 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

tailors anti Leitar CartJu.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for eacn 4oz or fraction thereof, and _ Jd for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, .Mexico”, Niearagu*, 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 SJd for the first oz. or fraction tuereof, and for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards—lnland, single, sd; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id, reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Ail places, Jd per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, $d for every Bez or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. Ccmm«roial Paper*.-—Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2aa. Inland, Id for first 4oz, andj)d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2id, and Id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.— Town and Inland, id Nich. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If undei Boz sent by first available route; over Boz sent by direct steamer only, urn less specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2qz. Ail other places Id each under 4dz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2nz as for “all other places.” All 'vther places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges. — it 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 to 5 p.m, PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— or fraction thereof. One end must be

Money Orders. (By Post). —Payable in New Zealand, fov each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji; Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £.5, la; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £li, 2s 6d;' £l6, 3s; £l7, ,3s 6d; £2C 4s; tnaximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, Ui ‘ l -e A States, Hawaii,-and Germany, 8d io»- each fil or fraction thereof. (By Te t egraph;.— W(thin- New Zealand, 3d fox- bvcry £6 or traction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, •at rate ,of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— , Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Ib, and Id for rach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition- to the above. CABLE RATES.

(Signature and address coon tod as Dart of messMre.) STAPdP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £3 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is of the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lefts©, where the rent does not exceed £SO, 2a 6d; for every additional £6O, or part of £6O. 2a. 5d , MAIL UOTICEft. Mails crose at the Post Office, Stratford, be under F or— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 s.to. ; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 8.26 p.m. Douglas—Daily, G o.m. E'tham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 ».m , 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hswora—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m . 2..30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m, Huiroa—Daily, o p.m.

llurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, B.IU ».m., B.2ft/ p.m., and 6 p.m, Kaponga—Daily, 8.25 p.m. Fiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, "Wednesday and Saturday, at 0 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.26 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 5.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 n.ra., 2.50 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Yew 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 n.ra. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SG a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 3 p.m, Palmerston N:uth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pchokura—Daily, 6 p.m Puniwhakau—Tuesdays na Satuvdays. 10 a.m.; and Wednefrdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., o.Bf a.m., and 2.90 p,m. Stra thin ore—Daily. 6 o.m Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. 6 p.m, Tariki---T)ttily, 8.10 ».m,, 3.80 p.m., and 8 p.m. Taurakawa—TuphOrt and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. !'o Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko- Da.ilv. 6 n in.; also, Tuemday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; Wednesday G p.m. Wairarapa—Dailv, 8.10 a.m., 8.80

a.m., and 2.30 n.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m.,

and G p.m. Wanc’nui—Daily. R .lO s.rn., 0.80 a.m 2.30 p.m ant? 9 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 8.30

<i *n , nnd 2.f.0 o m. Whnngamomona—Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. «. H. •“OfffcmsMrtHT

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