POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 57, 2 March 1912, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. . Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and \ d for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Kica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2*d for the first oz. or fraction tnereof, and lid 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, Jd per 2oz; Magazines (Registered), inland, Jd for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz or fraction thereofs One end must be left open. Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id per ioz., or. Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and |d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2Jd, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). I 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 sent 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. each under ioz and id eacl extra:2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fracti m thereof; over 2oz as for "all other places." All other places, Id first 4m, every additional 2oz or fraction id. ' "'•■ Registration.— 2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. .£..,.

Parcels posted in'the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not'exceedUl& ~ N.Z. • Aus. U.K.

Money Orders. (By Post).— Payable in New Zealand, for'each'£s or fraction of £o, 3d. Common wealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O,- 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United-State*, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New Zealand; 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. '■ Australia* at-rate, of .postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. i, TELEPHONES. .. Charges.—At exchanges continuously establishments, £7; .private r&sidences, £5 per .. f annum. Exchanges not continuously an I'gual charge of £5. 'Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, /Wellington, ■ Christchurch, q Dunpdin, :JnverCargill, % 'Napier, 'Hdstinjgs, Palniersfeqn North, and Wanganui are.open, all day and all'night: The other Ex-' changes chieflv from 9.t0 5 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address i and signature— Ordinary Telegrams', 6d; and id for each additional word. •Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for each additional word. Telegrams to be ..repeated will bo charged half- ' rates in addition to tho above. - ■" " '.;■ '' ■*. d.. . - "Australian States 0 4sd per word Fiji' i- ;..;,,< ~.;;.,, , Q ,8. ;-; Wi y Norfolk Island «» V,; Q ; 3 : „'.' tYi United States 2 4to 2 8 ~ Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 3,-0 ■,,, „ (Signature and 'address counted' as part of messaae.) 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. £SO, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO, 2s. 6d. MAIL .NOTICES. Mails close at tno Post Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiit—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawkc's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Huriraoana—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kbhuratahi—Tuesday, Thuisday. and Saturday, 6 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 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., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Norman'uy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerstou North—Daily, 8,10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. ['ohokura—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, ft O.iu. Puniv/hakau —Tuesdays and Satiu days, 10 a.m:; and Woduosdays, 6 p.m. K . v Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, ti p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 0 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa— Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, U p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa —Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 u.m., !J.3l a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9..'' ; n.n. . 2.30 p.m and G p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. U. 30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday, ['la.. s>iaj, and Saturday, 6 p.m. ■S. "G. STANTON, Postmastei ■

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