POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 65, 25 March 1913, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Lottor* and Latter Cards.—lnland, ! including Look Islands, id for each j ioz or traction thereof, and id, for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, ; British Possessions, United Wtates, : Chili, Costa Rma, Egypt, Italy, Mexi- | eo, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Sorvia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or traction thereof; ail other places 2Jd for the lirst oz. or fraction tnefeof, and IJd ' for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards. —lnland, single, id ; reply, Id; alt other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Ail 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. CcnimaroSal Papers. —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, 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 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 ay first available route; ovei -!oz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for flrst 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern arte! Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof ; ever 2oz as for “all other places.” All '■Thor places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction JQ. Registration.— 2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges.— At exenanges 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, 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-

ftionoy Orders, (iiy Post).-—Pay-able iu New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5; la; £7, Is 6d; £lO, ‘is; £l2, 2 s 6d; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O, 4s; maxi--num, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 r fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— vVithin New Zealand, 3(1 for every £5 ir fraction 1 of £5,. and a telegraph fee )f ,Is., .Australia, at rate of postal coney orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and SignatureOrdinary Telegrams, (id, and Jd for ■ach additional word. Urgent Telegrams, la, and Id for )ach additional word. Telegrams to to repeated will bo charged halfates in, addition, to the above. CABLE RATES. 5j ■ ; : «. d. u J Australian States 0 4fcd 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 £3 or | >ver), Id. Agreement (other than’ Lease), where the matter thereof is | j{ the value of £2O or upwards, Is. i Lease or Agreement for Lease, where 1 the rent does not exceed £SO, 2s 6d;| for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 6d JVsAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tne Post Office, [ Itratl’ord, as under: — For— I Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, i Tuesdays, "Thursdays, and Sat-1 urdays, at 6 p.ra. Cardiff—Daily. 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Ultham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 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. fiawko’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 j a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. ! Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. \ Lfurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday am. Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8,10 a.m., 8.3 t p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day, 6 p.m. Ivohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Malice— Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m.,. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahn—Thursday and Saturday, C p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., I p.m’., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vgaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 5.8 t a.m., 2.30 p.m., and C p.ra. Palmerston forth —Daily, 8.10 ».m. 9.30 a.m,, and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura —Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays nd &atu« I days, 10 a.m.; and WeJnes i days, G p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.ra. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 6.81 a.m., and 2.30 p.ra.

Strathmore —Daily, u p.m. I'ahora—-Tuesday, Thursday, oatar dnv, 6 p.m. ami 6 p.m. Taurakawa —Tuesday i and Saturday. 10 a.rn.; and Wednesday, 0 p.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, b p.m.; also, 1 uesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. ! Tututawa—Tuesaay and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p ra. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 0.80 a.m., and 2.80 D.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.20 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.rn., U. 30 a.m I 2.30 p.m am? '1 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, ami Saturday, at 0 p.m, Sh O. STAWU.S. master.

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