POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 83, 12 August 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Litters and Letter Cards.— lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each toz 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 gueae Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the first oz. or fraction tnereof, 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 2oa left open. •- • -w ■ - Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, . ori Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz,‘ and id for each succeeding! 2oa. All other ; places lOoz 2id, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers. —Town sad Inland,. id, »ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Oa- i aada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica,(Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and | Transvaal, Id each paper. If uudei I Boz sent by first available route; ovei jj Boz sent by direct steamer only, un- | less specially addressed and paid at I rate of Id for first 4oz and id for each | succeeding 2oz. All other places Id I each under 4oz and id each .extra 2oz. | Pattern and Sample Packets.—-In- i ■and, id first 2oz or.fraction thereof; | iver 2oz as for “all other places.” All 9 Ther places, Id first 4oz, every ad- a Jitional 2oz or fraction id. t J I Registration. —2d additional for all J places. j

TELEPHONES. Charges. — It excnanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences,' £5 . per * annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an wqual charge of £5. Telephone Exchange* at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, v Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui, are open all day and all night. J The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 6 p.m. , PARCEL POST. _ Parcels posted in the Dominion, for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— . , /■, ~ ... or fraction thereof. One end must he

Money Orders. (By Post).—Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, F 1 iji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d ; £5. Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £li, 2s 6d; £ls, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2O. 4s; maximum, £4O. United Kingciom, British Possessions, Canada, Ui \ States, Hawaii, and Germany, 3d io«- each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Te,egraphj.— Within New Zealand, 3d tor every £5 or fraction of £5, and ,a>tfel*gfaph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC ft AT08.,. For 12 words or leas, including address

and signature— .. . iV , Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, end Id for nich additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged l halfrates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. ■' L "' >i r 8. ». ..i-iif.i Australian Stator , 0 Fiji ; i' ', 0 Norfolk Island ... 0 United States 3 4to 2 4 Jd per word 6

Cane Colony 2 7 „ United Kingdom 8 0 , f (Signature and address counted as Dart of messaoe.) CTAMP DUTIES. . Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is •>f the value of £2O or upwards, la. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2a. 6d MAIL NOTICES. ■*' Mails close at tne Foot Office, Stratford, ae under:— For— . , „i ■; Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m.; also. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. .Cardiff—Daily. 3.26 p.m. i Douglas—Daily, 6 n.m. E'tham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m,.

2.30 p.m., and (3 p.m. ETawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., . and 6 p.m. >, 1 Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 ;;.. a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, i.BO p.m., and 0 p.m. Eaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and FriI day, 6 p.m. .... .. i. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.26 p.m. Mahoe —Daily, 3.25 p.m. Alain Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makaliu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ,i; .i , . Now Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m. 2.30 p m., and C p.m, , Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.8 C a.m., 2.30 p.m., and ft p.m. dalmerston North—-Daily, 8.10 a.m., .j 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Tuesdays nd Batm days, 'lO a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8.25 p.m

South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.81 j a.m., and 2.30 p.m. . Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. *1 lahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 8 p.m. ? Tariki—Daiiy, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m., and 0 p.m, n., . Xaurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera —Daily, 6 p.m, I'oko—Daily, b p.m,; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Fututawa —Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Wednesday S p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara— Daily, £.lO a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO a.m 2.30 p.m and U p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday, 9.15 a.rn. and 6 p.m, Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. ■». fcr. 6fl ..

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