POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 51, 1 March 1913, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL HATES. Letters and Latter Cards. —Inland, 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 Portufuese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and 'ostal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£d for the first oz, or fraction fcuereof, 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, 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 first 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 Transvaa l , Id each paper. If undei Boz sent dy 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 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 other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges. — it excnangos continuously open—Business estab’ishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £6. 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. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders, (cy Post).—Payable in New Zealand, fov eacb £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, . Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d; £5, , Is; £7, Is Gd; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s Cd; £2O, 4s; maxi- 1 mum. £4O. United Kingdom, British 1 Possessions, Canada, United States, 1 Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 1 rr 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 1 money orders, plus telegraph charge, j TELEGRAPHIC RATES. * For 12 words or less, including address ( and signature— , Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for J each additional word; Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for c )ach additional word. Telegrams to £ be repeated will be charged half- ( rates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, * b. a. 1 Australian States 0 4}d per word 1 Fiji ... ... 0 8 „ ; Norfolk Island ... 0 3 ~ United States 2 4to 2 8 „ j Cape Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 3 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 npt exceed £SO, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tne Post OfSce, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily. , 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 3.26 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.i 0.80 ».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. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Hmakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m, Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 ».m. t 8.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.ra. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Low garth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Maboe—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. Mid hirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.ra., 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. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston N }rth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura —Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd &atu« days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m, Strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Stturdav, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.C0 p.m., and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Worn—Daily, 8 p.m. 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., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.ra. 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.ra and <5 p.m, Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangarnomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. 8. G. STANTON. Postmaster.

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