POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 60, 13 March 1913, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each ■toz or fraction thereof, and Jd 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, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; ail other places 2Jd for the first oz. or fraction tnereof, and IJd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.—lnland, single, Jd; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (rnclnding Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz •- M agazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz or fraction thereof. One end must bh left open. Commercial Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), Jd for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places IGoz 2Jd, and Jd for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.—-Town and Inland, Jd each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If undei Boz sent «f>y first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, un. less specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and Jd each extra 2oz. Pattern and Sampio Packets.—lnland, Jd first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction Jd. Registration.—2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges.— 4.t excnanges -continuously open—Business establishments, £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, aud 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-1

Money Orders. (By Post).—Payable 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, l 4s; maximum,’ £4O; United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, ~United States, Jdawaif, and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Within New 1 '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. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and £d for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for 3ach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES, a. a. Australian States 0 4id per word Fiji ‘ VO' 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 tne Fost Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 3.20 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8,10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. , Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m, Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m. f 1.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8.25 p.m. , Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.26 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m.j 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., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normauby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and fl p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd Satm days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Thursday, Satordqv, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wora—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Tutatawa—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 1 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. ». Q. STANTON. Postmaster

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