POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 11 December 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

-' ■ ■ I P OSTAL> RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—inland j i Including Cook Islands), Id for each ioz. or fraction thereof, and .| for succeeding 20z. United Kingdom, | British Possessions, United States, Jhih, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexio, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago ?ago, Paraguay, Portugal, and''Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, 'and 'ostal Agencies in Chinese Treaty diereof; all other places 2id for the irst oz. or 'fraction thereof, a«d lid J or each succeeding oz. or fraction hereof. 1 Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; re- J >ly,ld; all other places, single, Id; ■epl.v 2d. Printed Papers (including Books | nd Magazines, not registered).—All I >laces, per 2oz. Magazines (regis- j ered), inland, id for every Boz. or I raction thereof. Foreign, idsper 2oz. 4 r fraction thereof. One-end must be jft open. Commercial Papers.—Town (for acounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id or first 4oz. and id each succeeding oz. Inland, Id for "first 46z., and }d or each succeeding 2oz. All other 1 .laces lOoz. 2id, arid id for' every aditional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnmd, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; -ver 2oz."asTor "all other places." AH .ther places, i<i first 4oz ; every 'additional 2oz. or fraction id.

Registration.—2d additional for all •laces. Newspapers.—Town and Inland',' }d ach, United Kingdom, Australia; Caff* da, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal; >range River, South 'Sea Islands, and -ransvaal, Id each paper. .'lf under oz. sent by first available route; over oz. sent by direct steamer only; unss specially addressed and "paid at ite of Id for first 4oz. anti id for each uceeecling 2oz. All other places Id ach under 4oz. arid id f each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges—At exchanges contimiousy open—Business establishments, £7 ; >rivate residences, £5 per annum.

Exchanges not continuously Open, -an. jual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, ChristchuVeh, Dunedra, ivercargill, Napier, Hastings, Prlmfston North, and Wanganui are open 1 day and all night. The other Ex-; langes chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. 'arcels in the Dominion for delivery ia'Ne'w _ Zealand', nni ing—

- Njoney Orders, ■ (By Posti.-^P^y-' ~jle in Niew Zealand; ! foreach '£s ;<tf| ' -action' of £B, v; 3U' ©o'mrndnwealth,! fti,' Samoa, 1 'it'ii'd Totiga\' £2, 'Bd:ji'. r >:' :,• £7, Is 6d; eio,'"2s; £12,"2s fkl; 15, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O, 4s; unm-j urn £lO. United Kingdom, British J ..irtssiwfiionsv (Canada,. [Jpiif'f/'Stalr-*., , lawaii and Germany, 3d for,each £1 j r fraction "thereof. (By-Teiegrapb!- j Vithin New Zealand, 3d for eye'ry^o r fraction of ; £s,'-ahd a telegraph fee i'.lsm Australia, s|,.,Tftsa of ,^£9 s ty ■ •. . loney ■ ai;de,rs, plus '; v ' : j "■-'•• CABLE faATES. < ouiii ■••-■ .Ua v ; " v 's; d.^,^i' ; • ', .ustralian states ■'■■'' 0 4*per word ■'iji , r , • . ~,.,;." _ 0 '6' ,;> Norfolk Island '■'■' ;: ' . ! *o i; 6 ' "^ : Inited States 2" 4 to;2 3 |j Jape'Colony 1 ; 2 7 ",, ' \ Inited Kingdom "' 3 0 '; (Signature knd address counted ias ►art; of the message). ' ) f n.f MAIL NOf ICES. \ Mails close at the Post Office, Stratord, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, f and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. SltHam—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.23 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. lawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m. a 9:50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. lawke's a.m., and 2.30 p.m. luiakama—Daily, 6 pan. Tuiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoano—Tuesday, Wednesday, and' Saturday, 6 p.m. nglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., • and 6 p.m. i vaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. , \iore—Monday, Wednesday, and Iti•day, 6 p.m. Sbhuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, ar.d Saturday, at G p.m. | Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. •lahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m. , Vtakahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m . JidhiVst—Daily, 8.10 a.m.,'9.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. sew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. vgaiie—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ?dhher'stdn North—Daily", 8.10 a.in,, 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. ?ohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. '?imiwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. lowan—-Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and :■-'.30 p.m. itrathraore--i».! iy. 6 p.m. i'ahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 0 p.m. fariki—Daliy, s.lO ;v.m.. 2.30 p.m aad 6 p.m taurakawa—Tuesday sn!i Saturday. 9 a.m.; and Wedm-Mlay, '.I p.m. re Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 8 p.m.; also, Tii<>?d:iy. and Saturday, 9 a.m. fututawa—Tuesday and Satuni•.;.. 9 a.m. ; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., lUO n.ni.'. and 2.30 p.m. Wait-n-a Daily, 8.10 a;in., 12.25 p.m., and.o p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 230 p.m., and G p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.40 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whahgamomoua—Tuesday and Satnvdny and T T iti'rftday G -p.m. cky and Thursday 6 p.m. S.G.STANTON, Postmaster. ; :

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