POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 64, 21 July 1913, Page 6

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Ltttors and Letter Card*.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each ■ioz or fraction thereof, and Jd for ■>acb succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, "hilt. Costa Rica. Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia. and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Porta, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2id for the first: oz. or fraction tnereof, and ljd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Card*.—lnland, single* id; reply. Id : all other places, Biugle, Id; reply 2d. : Printad Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, jfl per 2o? * Magaainea (registered), inland, |d for every Sua or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o?; left o;>?a. CosTsmerc.iiai Pajjartt.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), £d lor 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and £d each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz All other places lOoz 2Jd, and Jd for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.—Town a::d Inland, Jd nach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If uodei Boz sent Ay first available route; ovoi Soz sent by direct steamer only, unless specially addressed and paid at rate of I'd for first 4oz and for each succeeding 2oz. AH other places Id under 4oa and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 203 or fraction thereof; nvpr 2oz as for "all other places." All 'ther places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction Jo Registration.—2d additional for all places. '

TELEPHONES. Charges.— 4.t exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 priviate residences,. £5 per an num. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal "charge of £5. Telephone Exchan&es H Auckland' Wellington, ClmstoHurah,' Duftedin: InyercargiJlji NapieF, [Hastings, Palm-, erston North, and Wangaaui are open all day and all night. The other. Exchanges >6%ieflv from 1 9 1 td '-6 0. m,' Hl ! %v.«da nFARC^E^I*OBT.! J i '•■'■*

Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Moncy Orders. Post). —Payable in New Zealand, fo» each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; fili, 2s 6d; tls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2G 4b ; maximum, £4o.' United Kiogoom, 'British Possessions, Canada, Ui've 1 . States. Efawaiij and Germany, 3d so* each £1 >r fraction thereof, (By Telegraph;.— ■Vithin New Zealand, 3d for evwry £5 '>r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate A postal monev orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, la, and Id for 3ach additional word. Telegrams to »e repeated will he charged halfates in addition tvo the above. CABLE RATES.

(Signature and address counted a? part of messaoe.) 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. ea MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at. tne Tost Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m.; aleo, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 cm. W'thaci—Daily, 8.10 a.m., QM a.m., 2,30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Qawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ffawke'a Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.ia., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. FTuiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. r r-i.voji_ 0 ji_ Dailf. 6 n.m.

Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m. f i. 89 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, Thuriday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 » m., nnd 2.30 p.is, Makahu—Tuesday, 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 0.m.. 2.80 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 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 S p.m. M €*im*st.Mr

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