POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 69, 21 November 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Litters and Latter Cards, —inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and |d 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 2id for the first oz. or fraction tneroof, and 1 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 and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. Gommeroisi! Papers.-— Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or let for first 4oz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz. and fd for each succeeding 2oz. Ail 1 other places IDoz 2id, and id for every aaditional 2oz (Open for inspection) Pattern and Sample Packets,—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. Newspapers Town and Inland, id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper, ff undet Boz sent by first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and Jd for each | succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eaoL extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges.— it exenanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchange* at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefiv 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

MflVioy Orders. (By Post). —Payable in New Zealand, foi each ±ls or action of £5, 3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; id, as; £l7, 3s tsl; £&, •*«, maxi!uro, £4O. United Kinga-m- British assessions, Canada. Ui '■e \ States,

nwi'.ii, and Germany, 3d .o< each £1

fraction thereof. (By Telegraph;.— Vitkin New Zealand, 3d for every £5 r fraction of £5. and a telegraph tee >f Is. Australia, at rate of postal nouev orders, plus telegraph charge. TCLECRAPHSU RATES!.

or 12 words or less, including address and signature—

Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and for

ich additional word

Urgent Telegrams, Is. and Id for >ach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates m addition to the above. CABLE RATE*. 1 s. a. Austrsiian States 0 per word Fiji / ... OB „ Norfolk Island ... 0 3 United States Si ito 3 8 „ Cape Colony 2 7 ~ United Kingdom S 0 ~ (Signature and address counted as part of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or >ver), Id. Agreement (other than beaso), where the matter thereof is if the value of £2O or upwards. Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where he rent does not exceed £6O, 2s 8d; or every additional £SO, or part of 060. 2s. fid MAIL NOTICED. Mails close at tfio TPoa* Office, tratford, as under Uor—- ■ uokland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, snd Saturdays, at <5 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 8.26 p.mu Douglas—Daily, 6 n.m. EHham—Daily. 8.10 a m., ».m , 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hawera—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., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m* Eluiroa—Daily, 8 p.m. tluruuoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., S.Bip.m., and 0 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.fco. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday ano Saturday, at ti p.m. Lowgartii—Tuesday, Than, day, snd Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 13.80 aim., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 ».ra., 2.R0 p.m. and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 e.m., ! p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, «.10 *.m., 8. SO a’.ra., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 0 p.m Puniwhakau—Tuesdays no S&tus days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Strathmore—-Daily, 9 p.m, Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. Tariki--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.20 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawar-Tuesday and Saturdnr. 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—TVh|v. 8 n.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. ; Wednesday 0 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily. 8.10 am., 0.80 a.m., end 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., O.SO a.ra 2.80 p.m and 0 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., §.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 0 p.m, H„ &t£.

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