POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 30, 4 February 1913, Page 2

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 States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Serna, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the 'first oz. or fraction tuereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction 'thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. V Printed Papers (facluding 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 for 2ozs, or Id tor hrst 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2id, 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 undei Boz sent oy first available route; over Bpz 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 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets. —Inland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All '>ther 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 in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders, (uy 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; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O; 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, 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. TELEPHONES. Charges.— it excnanges continuously open—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, Napieri Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly, from 9 to 5 D.m. TELEGRAPHIC 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 sach additional word. Telegrams to' be repeated will be - charged halfrates in addition to the above. . .CABLE RATES. a. 3. Australian States 0 4id per word Fiji ... ... 0 8 „ Norfolk Island ... 0 8 „ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 8 0 ~ (Signature and address counted as cart 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 £SO, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tuo Tost Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltffam —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m,, 2.3*0 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawora—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—j Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30

a.m., and 2.30 p.m, Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, d p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 3.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-

day, 6 p.m, Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and

Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu--Thursday and Saturday, 8

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., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 s.m. f 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.00 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston N>rth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., Q. 30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Poholtura—Daily, C p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd fcatu*days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesb, days, 6 p.m. Rowan —Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 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.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. j Toko-Daily, 6 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., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m and 3 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. G. STANTON. Postmaster.

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