OCEAN MAILS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7935, 8 January 1906, Page 1

OCEAN MAILS.

The Masterton portion of the Outward mail is made up od Wednesday Afternoon prior to the Wellington sailing date, and a supplementary mail is despatched, closing it 5.30 a.m. on Thursday following, connecting with the steamer at New Plymouth. The Inward m-.il is due at Masterton by the 10.0 p m. on the same date as at Wellington. MASTERTON TELEGRAPH HOUKS. The office hours for telegraph work, at Masterton, are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight daily (Saturday excepted). Sundays from 5 to 5.30 p.m. Holidays from-9 lOftvm., and from 7 p.m. to midnight. Telephone Exchange is open from 8 a.m. to midnight daily (Sundays excepted). On Good Friday and Christmas Day the hours are 9 to 10 a.m. only BATES OF POSTAGE. (From the N.Z. Postal Guide). Lettebs and Letter Gauds.—lnland, the United Kingdom, British possessions— Id for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. —Note —" Inland " includes the Cook Islands namely, Earatonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke, and Hervey (Manuai); also Palmerston (Avarua), Niue (Savage), Pukapuka (Danger), Bakaanga, Manahiki, Penrhyn (Tongareva), and Suwarrow Islands, British New Guinea, 2d for each half-ounce or. fraction thereof. All other places 2sd for each half-ounce or traction thereof. Post Cabds.—All places, single, Id ceply, 2d. Commercial Papers.—Town, £d, if not exceeding half-ounce, or Id for the not 4oz or fraction thertof, and $d for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Inland, Id for the first 4oz or fraction thereof, and £d. for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. All other places 2£d for the first lOoz, and |d for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof. Books and Printed Papers.—All places, or for each 2oz or fraction thereof. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, not exceeding 2oz, |d over 2oz as for "All other places." All other place, mot exceeding 4oz, Id; every additional 2oz or fraction thereof, £d. Magazines (not registered).-—All places, £d per 2oz or fraction thereof. Magazines (registered).—New Zealand and Australia (except Queensland and Western Australia), each copy not exceeding 2oz £ J if over 2oz to Boz, Id; every additiona" 4oz or fraction thereof, hallpenny Queensland, Western Australia and all other places, halfpenny per 2oz or fraction thereof.

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