POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 73, 19 November 1912, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and |d for each succeeding 3oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, 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 tuereof, and IJd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply, id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (lacluding Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id 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|d, 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 Transvaa', id each paper. If under Soz sent oy first available route; ovei Boz sent bv direct steamer only, unless specially addressed, and paid at rate of id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. Ail other places 1c each under 4oz and id each extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample PucketSi. —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 id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery iu New Zealand, not exceeding— N.Z. Aua. U.K

Money Orders. (By Post).—l’ayable in New Zealand, for each £6 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, 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 States, Hawaii, and Germany, 8d 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, t at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEPHONES. Charges.— 4-t exchanges continuously opeu—Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are 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 signature— Ordinary Telegrams, Cd, and Jd for each additional word. ,~ UrSQnt:>Telegrama,- Is, ■'•and Id for jach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfi;ate3 in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. B. 3. 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 Bart 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 the Post Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-

days, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.ru., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Day—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m, Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6, p.m. liurimoana—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. Kohuratalii—Tuesday, Thursday, 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., aud 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m, Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Xorrnanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ealmcrstou N jrth—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd Saturdays, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 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, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 0 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. futulawa—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 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 aim 2.30 p.m and G p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.rn., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamornona—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. 8. G. STANTON. Postmaster.

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