POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 6 January 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and -id for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United fchates, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Costal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all otkor places 2£d for the first oz. or fraction tnereot, and lid tor each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards Inland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. . Printed Papers ('uciuding .books and Magazines, not registered).—Ail places, id per 2oz • M agazines (registered)) inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per loz 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 tor first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOob 2id, and Jd for every auditioual 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town and Inland, each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Oran go River, South Sea islands, and Transvae', Id each paper. If unde ■Hiz sent oy Urst available route; ovei Key. sent b.v direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and id tor each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id end extra 2oz Pattern and Sample Packets. Inland, id first 2oz or fractim thereof, over 2oz as for “all other places. AU other places, Id first 4oz, every ad ditional 2oz or fraction io. Registration 2d additional for ah places. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— . nr

Money Orders. (By Post). —Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d; £5, is ; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d ; £l6. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O, 4s; maxiuuiii, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £j or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEPHONES. Charges.-' It exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £6 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Uhnstcnurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chi ell v from 9 to 5 P.m. TELEGRAPH !C RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for •ach additional word. Telegrams tc lie repeated will be charged haltrates m addition to the above. CABLE RATES, s. d. Australian States 0 4Jd per word Fiji ... ... 0 8 *» Norfolk Island ... 0 3 ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ Uape Colony 2 7 Muted Kingdom 5) 0 (Signature and address counted asj Dart of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or ovai), id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is u the value o I £2U or upwards, Is. or Agreement lor Eease, wheie iiio rent dues not exceed £SU, 2s tid; ,or every additional £3O, or part ol ..50. 2s. Dd. MAIL MOTIVES, iilalls Ciuse at LUO Pusi DtllCv aiiiUoi'd, as under; — ■ ul ~ " I Auckland—Hally, »-10 a.m ; also Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fn days, at 0 p.m. Cardin —Haily. 3.2 0 p.m. iroUgiaS- -irauy, 0 p.m. fA tUilJii — Daily, a.iU a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.3 U p.m , and b p.m. tlnwoia — irany, o.iU a.m., 9.3 U a.n>. a.dU p.u«., aim b p.ui. Hawse's imy— umly, o.iU a.m., 9-3 o • a.m., and 2.3 U p.m. Uiuakama—Haily, o p.m Imu oa—Daily, 0 p.m. iiuriuioaua—mesuay, ibursday, and Saturday, b p.m. Inglewood—-Haily, 8.10 a.m., 2.3 v p.m., and b p.m. Kupuuga—-Hadv, 3.25 p.m. Mute —Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, b p.m. Kohuiataiu—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, b p.m. Lowgartn—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.20 p.m. Mahoe— Haily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Haily, 8.10 a.m., 9.e0 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu- -Thursday and Satui - day, 6 pm. Midlurst—Haily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and b 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. Normandy—Daily, B.IU a.m., 9.3 t a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston N irth—Daily, 8.10 a.m 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Tuesday, Thursday, am Saturday, b o.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays nd Satin days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.31 a.m., and 2.30 p m. Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 6 p.m. , 1 Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m. j and h pm Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday,' id a.m. Te Wera—Daily, 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m. ; also, Tnendu;. j and Saturday, 10 a.m. I Tututawa— Tuesday and Saturday. .H j a.m.; Wednesday G p.m Wairarapa--Daily. 8.10 a m., 9.3 t I a.m., ami 2.30 p.m. , Waitara— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m; | Wanganui-Daily, 8.10 a.in., 9.30 a.in 2.30 c.m and 3 p.m, 1 Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m Wiin n !/■> rn irrj on a— Tuesday, Thursday. S'jtnrdav, 3 r m, ft. G SI A V'TON Post it. a - ter.

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