POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 28, 3 October 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Lattars and Letter Cards. —Inland, including Cook I elands. Id for each 4oas 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, Serrift. and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Porte, Id for each ozs. or fraction I hereof; all other places 2id for the first oz. or fraction taereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply. Id; all other single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (fncluding Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oe • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o? left open. Commercial Papsrs.— Town (for Accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2055. Inland, Id for first 40z, and id for each succeeding 2o«. All other places lOoa 2id, and id fox every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.—Town asd Inland, id j-ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal] Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each papsr. ff undei Boz sent by first available route; orei Boz sent by direct steamer only, less specially addressed and paid at; rate of Id for first 4oz and £d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eact extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Puakeis. —Inland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for "all other places." Al! ither places, Id first 4oa, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration 2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges.— Kt exonariges continuous: ly open—Business estabhshme'-.ts, £7: private residences, •£5 per annum; Exchanges not continuously open, an .vjual charge of ££. Telephone Exchangei at Auckland; Wellington, Christeuurch, Bueodin, Invercargill, Napier, Eastings. Palm* erston Nortb, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chief!v from Bto 5 p.m. PARCEL POST.

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

Money Order*. (By Post). —Pay-!. ablei in New Zealand, foi each £5 or fraction of r £s, 3d. ■ ~ Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoai and Tonga, £2,'6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £li, 2s 6d; £ls, 3e; £l7; 3s Gd:£2C *d; maximum, £4O. United British Possessions. Canada, ~Ui »e* > States, Hawaii, and .Germany*,3d io* cacb £1 or fra'ctibd thereof.' (By Telegraph;.— Within New Zealand, 3d for evb?y'£s or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fe£ of .Is. Australia, at rate af postal money orders, pius tejieitraph charge.. • ■-< TELEGRAPHIC ~RATEB. i , For 12 words or including address ( , ; and i signat lire— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for , ?ach additional word. Telegrams tc be repeated will be charged halfratee in addition to the above. » GABLE RATES. ■.• a. ; Australian St*te» • 0 4\A'p&t'wbid\ Fiji o ■ t*>\ 9KK -V° i! '&"" J: '» ' ; f Norfolk Island ... *9 8 „• United States 3 4to 2 .8. , , „ Cape'Colony' , ; 9 7 .„, United KiLgdonv 3 r 0 .. "' (Signature and address- counted as 1 nart of: message.) ;' STAMP DUTIES.

Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or over), Id. > Agreement (other than .Lease), where,the matter thereof is of the value of £3O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Leaße, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2a 6dj for every additional £SO, or part ot £SO. 2b. Od MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Tost Office, Stratford, as under : For— Auckland—Daily, 6.10 a.m.; alio, Tuesdaye, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 3.25 p.m, Douglas—Daily, 6 o.m. E'tham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.BC a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.£o a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke'a Bay—Daily, 8.10 ».»., i.BO a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m< Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. (Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m.. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. I Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thuridsy, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3 25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 *.in. t 8.80

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Vow Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Sgoire—-Dai!y ; 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., '2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Nformanby—Daily, tf.lo A.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.3 U p.m., and G p.m. Palmerston North—Dattj, 8.10 a.sn., fi.3o a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.n-. Puniwhakau—-Tuesdays <a Saturdays, 10 a.m.; asa Wednesday?, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m . South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 3 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO p.m.,

and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tueiday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m.,

and 6 p.m. Wanjrnnui—Daily. 8.10 a.m., i.BO a.m 2.80 p.m and fl p.m. >?v , ellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1.80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. \Vlianr:amomona —Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. tSoEfemadtar

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