POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 15, 17 January 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.— -Inland ,including Cook Islands) Id for each to/, or fraction thereof, and i ior each succeeding 20/. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United Mates, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Fag Pago Paraguay, Portugal, and I ortuguese Colonies, Siam, Senna, and Postal Agencies in Chines© Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2|d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and 11 ■or each succeeding oz. or fraction hereof. , . . ~ Post Cards. —lnland, single, to; re* >ly, Id; all other places, single, Id; Printed Papers (including BoP ]" ,nd Magazines, not registered).—All daces, Id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or Faction thereof. Foreign, id per 20,r ,r fraction thereof. One end must be ‘eft open. .. Commercial Papers—Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 20/s„ or Id or first 4oz. and id each succeeding oz. Inland, Id for first 40/., and i<J or each succeeding 2oz. All other ■laces 10oz. 2id, and id for every ad'itional 2oz. (Open for inspection) Pattern and Sample Packets. Inmd, id first 2oz. ot fraction thereof; ver 2oz. as for “all other places. All ther places. Id first 4oz every aditional 2oz. or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for all Newspapers.—' Town and Inland, id \ch, United Kingdom Australia, Canla Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, range River, South Sea Islands, an Transvaal Id each paper. If under 80/. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only, ss specially addressed and paid at Ito of Id for first 4oz. and id for each nccoeding 2oz. All other places Id ;ach under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges —At exchanges open—Business establishments, £7 ; orivate ntax, *S V" „‘“ r Exchanges not continuously open, an .iqual charge of £5. a hlard Telephone Exchanges at Auon mm.. Wellington, Christchurch, Dun Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, 1 - in orston North, and aro ,11 day and all night. Ihe ot.ie. h changes chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. • Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not excec ing—

Money Orders, (By Fost).— Ray,hle in New Zealand, for each £0 or raction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth, viji, Samoa, and .Tonga, o’ ci ’’ 3. £7. Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; 15, 8s; £l7. 3s Gd, £2O, 4s; maxiunu £4O. United Kingdom, British ’osscssions, Canada, United States, Tawaii and Germany. 3d for each £1 ir fraction thereof. (By felegrapn)•Yitliin New Zealand, 3d for every £0 ,r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee if Is. Australia, at rate of postal noney orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

(Signature and address counted as >art of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratbrd, as under:— Vuckland —Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9J3 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. lawera —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m flawke’s Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9-30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. iluiakarna —Daily, 6 p.m. Muiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana —Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m. Ivaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Iviore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. ■Kohuratahi— I Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. bowgarth— Tuesday,. Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main \ Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— I Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m . Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 p.m.,

and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., ,9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Norrnanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily? 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. l> oliokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Powan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. I’ahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. I’ariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Faurakawa —Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. I.'e Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa —Tuesday and Saturday, J a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Wairarapa--Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.rn., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whtfngamomona—Tuesday and Saturday and Thursday 6 p.m. day and Thursday 0 p.m. 8. G. STANTON, Ffi»i-mastor. „ _ rfurf U — 3 ' l ' - ■!- ' **■ fi .i.CXW .I 1 —i

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