POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 9 January 1912, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for bach loz or fraction 'thereof, and Ad for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa llica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Sorvia, and Costal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2.1 d for the first oz. or fraction tncreof, and Tkl 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, id per 2oz; Magazines (.registered), inland, Jd for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id per ioz., or Id for first 4oz and Ad each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2Jd, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). . Newspapers. —Town and Inland, id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz sojit by first available route; over Boz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and Id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id ouch under 4oz and id each extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets. —Inland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction Ad. Registration. —2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders. (By Post). —Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, (id. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is Gd; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s Gd; £2O, 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdbm, British Possessions, Canada, United States,. Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— > Within' New Zealand, 3d for eveiy £5 or fraction' of £5, and a telegraph. fee of Is; Australia, *at rate of po.stal. ! money Orders, phis telegraph charge. TELEPHONES. ,i . V; Charges.— At exchanges continuous-* ly open—Business 'establishments; ,£7 ;; private residences, £5 ~ ;pei* \\ punting Exchanges not continuously fppeh,'* iin equal,pharge of ,£5. i! > Vl-H,' Telephony Exolianiesi at Wellington, Chvistcluifch,. j fDuhedin, _’• Invercargill,, Napier, Ifa'stipgsl, Pallh-h erston -Nortlf, 1 and Wangaiipi; a're opch’v’ all day blu'd'all 1 night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC' RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, Gd,. and *d for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for each additional word. Telegrams to bo repeated will bo charged halfrates -in addition to'thcvTfbove: CABLE RATES, Australian Strifes v " 0 , '4'icl per word I'j'ji sf. 0 8 Norfolk Island Uj;3 , i. A, United ’States 2 4to ’2' 8 Cape Colony • United Kingdom 3 U ~ (Signature and address counted as part of message.)’ STAMP DUTIES.

Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is of the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £SU, 2s Gd; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO, 2s. Gd. MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under;— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.ra.; also, Mondays and Thursdays, G p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, G p.m. Eltham—Daily, B.IU a.m., 9.30 a.in., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama —Daily, G p.m. Huiroa—Daily, G p.m. Hurimoaua-r-Tuoscfuy, Thursday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Kaponga—-Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, G p.m. Lowgarth—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- -Thursday and Saturday, 6

p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.,

and G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, B.rU a.m., 9.30

a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, G p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Satu.days, 10’ a.m.; and Wednesdays, G p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, G p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, G p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, luesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday G p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and G p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 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. Whangamomoria —Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, G p.m. S. G. STANTON, Postmaster,

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