POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 58, 4 March 1912, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

ATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and id for L each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa llica, Egypt, Italy, MexiI co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Scrvia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2id for the lirst oz. or fraction tnorcof, 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, id 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 id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2 A cl, 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 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 4ok and id oacl 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 4oz, every additional 2nz or fraction id. 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, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji. Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gd; £5, Is; £7, ,1s (Id; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O, 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, BritisSi Possessions, Canada,’ United States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within Now: 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. TELEPHONES. ; Charges.—At exchanges continuous-' ly open—Business, establishments, £7; private residences, £5 ; ( per ; annum, Exdhangps ; nqt continuously opeh, ah, t equal charge of £5. iTelephone; (Exchanges., at, Auckluryl, Wellington, Clu;istclmrch,', \ , Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui tare -open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signatureOrdiriary Telegrams, Gd, and for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for each additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will he charged halfrates. in; addition, to the above. J .1 CABLE RATES. s. d. ; Australian States 0 /4£d;per word Fiji - ! <- ... ... 0 8 Norfolk Island ... 0 3 ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ Cape Colony 2 7 ~ United Kingdom 3 0 ~ (Signature and address counted as part of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or oyer), Id. Agreement (other than .Cease), 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 Gd; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. Gd. MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tire Tost Oilico, Stratford, as under : For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Mondays, Wednesdays, aud Fridays, at G p.m. CardiJi—Daily, 3.26 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 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. Hurtmoana—Tuesday, Thursday, aud 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, G p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Thursday, aud Saturday, 6 p.m. Low’garth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Mam Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a. uit, and 2.30 p.m. Makahu--Thursday and Saturday, G ■ p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., aud 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 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, fi p.m. Puuiwhakau—Tuesdays and Satutdays, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. flow’an—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, 6 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, G p.m. Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 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., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., ‘ 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangnriioinona—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 6 p.m. S. G STANTON, Pastnmstci.

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