OCEAN MAILS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7936, 9 January 1906, Page 1

OCEAN MAILS.

■ San Francisco Mail Service.

The Masterton portion of the Outward mail is made up on Wednesday Afternoon prior to the Wellington sailing date, and a supplementary mail is despatched, closing nt 5.30 a.m. on Thursday following, connecting with the steamer at New Plymou h. The Inward mnil is due at Masterton by the 10.0 p m. on the same date as at Wellington. MASTERTON TELEGRAPH HOURS. 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 a.m. to 10 a.m., 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 19 a.m. only

BATES OF POSTAGE. (From the N.Z. Postal Guide). Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, the United Kingdom, British Id for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. —Note—" Inland " includes the Cook Islands namely, Karatonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke, and Hervey /Manuai); also Palmerston (Avarua), Niue (Savage), Pukapuka (Danger), Eakaanga, 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 fraction thereof. Post Cards.—All places, single, Id teply, 2d. Commercial Papers.—Town, £d, if not exceeding half-ounce, or Id for the not 4oz or fraction thereof, and Jd 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 2Jd for the first 10oz, and £d for each succeeding 2oz or fraction thereof- " Books akd Printed Papers.—All places, or for each 2oz or fraction thereof. Pattern and Sample Packets,—lnland, not exceeding 2oz, Jd over 2oz as for "All other places." All other place, not exceeding 4oz, Id; every additional 2oz or fraction thereof, £d. Magazines (no"t registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz or fraction thereof. Magazines (registered).—New Zealand and Australia (except Queensland and Western Australia), each copy not exceeding 2oz J J if over 2oz to Boz, Id; every additiona 4oz or fraction thereof, halfpenny Queensland, Western Australia and all other places, halfpenny per 2oz or fraction thereof.

Outwards. Inwards. Leave Arrive Leave A rrive Well'ngt London. London. Welli'gton 1905. 1906, 190c ». 1906 Dec. 2S Jan •i*l 1906..' Dec 23 Jan 23 Jan J8 Feb 17 1900. Feb 8 Mar 10 Jan 13 Feb 13 Mar 1 Mar 31 Feb 3 Mar 6 Mar 22 April 21 Feb 24 Mar 27 April 12 May 12 Mar 17 April 17 May 3 June 2 April 7 M»y 8 May 24 June 23 April 28 May 27 June 14 July 14 May 19 June 19 JuJy 5 Aug 4 June 9 July 10 July 26 Aug 25 June 30 July 31 Aug 16 Sept 15 July 21 Aug 21 S.pt 6 Oct 6 Aug 11 Sept 11 Sept 27 Oct 27 Sept 1 Oct 2 Oct 18 Nov 1.7 Sept 22 Oct 23 Nov 8 Dec 8 Oct 13 Nov 13