POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 22, 26 September 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

. POSTAL RATES. Letters end Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands. Id for each 4oz 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 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 tuereof, and Hd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Pest Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id ■■eply 2d. Printed Papar# (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—Ail places, jfd per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, |d for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o? left open. Commercial Paper#.-- Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz ana Jd each succeeding 2oz, Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz„ All other places lOoz 2|d, and Jd fox every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers Town and Inland, id

rach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaa', Id each paper. If undei Boz sent hy first available route; ovei ■Soz sent bv direct steamer only, nn less specially addressed and paid at rate of Id foe first 4oz and ’id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id. cacti under 4 oz and eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packet#.—lniaud, Jd. first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for “all other places.” Ail >thor places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction in. Registration 2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charga*.— it exenauges continuous ly open—Business establishments, £7. private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £6. ' Telephone Exchange# at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges ch'efiv from 8 to 5 jj.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— or fraction thereof. One end mast he

■ Money Ordsta. (By Post).-Pay-, hibio ih ‘ New 1 Zealand, fox each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji,; Samoa, and Tonga, £2, fid; £5, Is; £7, Is 0d; £lO, 2s; £li, 2s 6d ; £ls, 8s; £l7, 3s 6d; £2C 4s; maxi' triiiin, £4O. United‘Kifigodm; British Possessions, Canada, Urn'ieA •States, jHijiW'aii, ,and Germany, 3d ior each £T or fraction tiiereof. (By Telegraph;,— ! ‘Withih’New‘ZeililM, ! 3d for every or fraction of' £5, and l a telegraph fee of ,Is. Australia, at rate of ■ postal money orders, pins telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC HATES. For 12 words or less, including addreas 1 1 ' and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Id for each additional word. • Urgent Telegrams, la, and Id for inch additional word. ‘ Telegrams, to. (boj.repented •wiliurabo charged half-, rates in, addition to.the above. • = 11 " CABLE’RATES. 1 ; m! -- /nh ’ > m>i A xh; Austridiadl State* 0 ffd per word , Fiji, ... - 0 fc Norfolk\ Island ... 0 8• t , •,, United States. 9 4to 3 8 „ Cape Colony : 2 7 tf • United Kingdom I,;i 'B 0 ~ (Signature and address counted as Dart of message.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £3 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 docs not exceed £6O, 2s 6d; for every additional £SO, or part of £SO. 2s. 0d MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Foal Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 0 n.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., fv.bS a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Bawers—Daily, 8.10 &.M., O.SO a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., li.Bo a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 0 p.m, Hu iron—Daily. C p.m. Enrimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 s.m., ffl.SO p.m., and 6 p.m. Saponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Si or e—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m, Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth---Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m, Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Mam Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.ra., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu— I Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. MidhirsC-Daily. 8.10 a.m., i.SO p.m.. and 6 p.m. New Ely mo iinn—Daily., 8.10 a.m., J 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 8 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.80 p.m., and 5 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, H.lO s.isc., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays na featmdaye, 10 a.m.; and Wednes- j days, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., end 2.80 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 9 o.m Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. ! Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 p.m., and B p.m. j Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, | 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. j Te Wera—Daily, 9 p.m. j Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday j | and Saturday, 9 a.m. 'i Tututawa— Tuesday and Saturday, 9 j | a.m. ; Wednesday 6 p.rn. | Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.rn., 8.80 I a.m., and 2.80 p.m. I Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.ra., 12.25 p.m., 9 and 6 p.m. | Wan trauni— Daily. 8.10 a.m., 8.50 a.m | 2.30 p.m and '1 p.m. a Wellington—Daily. 8.10 0.. m., B.SO f | a.ra., and 2.30 pm, | Whangamomona—Tuesday and Satnr- I day 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wed- t nesday and Thursday 6 p.m. S. i-i, tTIANTu/v

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