POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 15, 23 May 1913, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL. RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and id ior each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, xMexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru. Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Serna, and '.strii Agencies in Chinese treaty Ports, J(1 for each ok. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the irst ok. or fraction tnereof, and lid for each succeeding oz, or fraction thereof.

Post Cards. —lnland, single, Jd ; reply, Id; all other planes, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not ■egister^d).—All places, id per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz or traction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz »r fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers.—Town ifor accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or 1c •>r hrst 4oz and id each succeeding 'oz. Inland, Id tor first 4oz, and Jd or each succeeding 2oz All' other olaces lOoz 2id, and id for every auditional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town and Inland, Jo lach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada. Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and ransvaa l , Id each paper. If undoi 4oz sent iy first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, uness specially addressed and paid at ate of Id for first 4oz and id for each ucceeding 2oz. Ail other places id ach under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Pucksts.—lncd, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; ver 2oz as for “all other places.” All ■'ther places, Id first 4oz, every aontional 2oz or traction Jo. Registration. —2d additional for all olaces. TELEPHONES, Charges.- \t exenanges continiionsy open—Business establishments. £7 ; rivate residences, £5 per annum. Kxchanges not continuously open, an iual charge of £5. Telephone Exchange* at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm.rston North, and Wanganui are open II day and all night. The other Exbanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m, PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Money Orders. (By Post). —Pay- * bl© in New Zealand, foi each £5 or '•'ractiou of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2. 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; t'ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O, 4s; maxinura, £4O. United Kingdom, British '’nssessinns, Canada, United States, dawaii, and Germany, 3d for each £1 •r fraction thereof. (By Telegraph).— Vitkin New Zealand, 3d for every £5 ■r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee >f 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 Jd for ■ach additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for •ach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. B. Cl. Australian States 0 4Jd per word Fiji 0 8 Norfolk Island ... 0 8 Inited States 2 4to 2 8 ~ 'ape Colony 2 7 „ 'cited Kingdom 8 0 (Signature and address counted as Dart of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or ver), Id. Agreement (other than -ease), where the matter thereof is f the value of £2O or upwards, Is. ease or Agreement for Lease, where he rent docs not exceed £SO, 2s 6d; or every additional £6O, or part oi 350. 2s. 6d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at tne Post Office, tratford. as under ; or- - Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. ardiff—Daily. 3.25 p.rn. Douglas—Daily, 8 p.m. Fitham—Daily, 'B.IO a.m., 0.80 a.m,. 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. lawera—Daily, B.JO a.m., 9.30 a.r«., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. lawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.’ 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p m, imakama—Daily, 8 p.m 1 uiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. 'Turimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday ami Saturday, at 6 p.rn. 'nglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 5!..% p.m., and 6 p.m. vaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore —Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday anc Saturday, at 6 p.m. .owgarth—i uesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. ■ lahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. fain Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. (akahu--Thursday and Saturday, f

p.m. iid hirst-—Daily. 8.10 a.ra., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 *.ra., 1 p.ra., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m eaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ormanby—Daily, 8.10 ®.ra., 0.80 a.m.. 2.30 p.rn., and 0 p.m. almerstou N >rtli—Daily, 8.10 a.m., Q. 30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura —Daily, .6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays nd £ntu» days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. •.lowan—Daily, 3.23 p.m. 'outh Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m ’trathmore—Daily. 8 p.m. I'ahora—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. !'e Went—Daily, 0 p. in, I’nico—Daily, 6 p.rn ; also, Tacsdaj and Saturday, 10 a.m. ■ utiitawa—Tuesday and Saturday. 10 a m. ; Wednesday 6 p.m. Vairarapa—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., ami 6 p.m. Vanganui—Daily, 8,10 a.m., 9.80 a.m 2.30 p.m and 3 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.ra., 6.30 a.ra., and 2.30 p.m. Whangaranmona—Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 0 p.m. 3, Q ST A MTU!*. i 7 ostmajrtar-

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