POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 33, 9 October 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Letter Gards—inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oh or fraction thereof, ftnd Jd for each succeeding 2oz. Unite d Kingdom, Dritieh Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy.. Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia. and * stal AgenciHS in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each dz. or fraction thereof; all other places 3Jd for the riis.t oz. or frtietion tnereof, and ljd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. •

Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply, id; all other places, ciagfe, Id; 2d

Printed Papers (fad .ding Books and Magaaiaes, not registered).—All places, |ii per iioz • Max*auieß (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, Id per 207 left open.

Commercial Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozb, or Id for first 4oz and jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oa. All other places lOoz 2Jd, and id tot every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Nswspapers.—Town acd Inland, id sach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaa', la each paper. If undei sent <f>y first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct steamer only, un» less specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and id eacl extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for "all other places." All nlaces, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges.— It exenanges continuously open—Business establishmentß, £7; residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an pqual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, [nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges cbieflv from 9 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. . j Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in Ne# Zealand, not exceed|ne— •'' *•".-' "•''!,! . ; - '•••'■.. >- :

Money Orders. (By Post).—Payable in New Zealand, i'ov each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, !' lji. Samoa, and Tonga, £2,' 6d; £6, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l*, 2s 6d ; B1'5; 3a; £l7, 3s 6d; £ls<; *u; maximum, £4O. United Kingox/u«, British Possessions, Canada, Ui 3tates, flawai.f.i and sormany., «Q«-.eftch <,•#!, or fraction thereof. (Bj Teiegraptjj,— ; ; Within New Zealand, 3d fetf <jvwri £5 or fraction "Of an'd fc feltg&ittßt^ l of la. Australia,.iatnrate. money, orders, plua telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 153 words' of less, including Add l^

.:'':■ and' <} • "'-■ i>! Ordinary .Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word. ; . .',-„, . Urgent Telegrams, Is, and Id for ?aeh additional word. Telegr&mS to be repeated Will be charged halfrates in addition, to the above. . CABLE BATE&. d. a. Australian Sfcuteß ' ; 0 per wcr-:? Fiji ... ... 0 & „ Norfolk Manr» ... 0 8 „ United States 3 *to 2 8 „ Capo Colony 2 7 „ (Tidied Kingdom 8 0 (Signature and address counted as if art of raessaoe.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £8 or over), Id. Agreement (other tKea Lease), where the matter thereof is •)f the value of £2O or upwards, la. Lesse or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2s 6d; for every additional £uQ, or part of £6O. 2a. 6d MAIL NOTICED Mails close at the Tout Ofiioe, Stratford, as under:For-. Auckland—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 5 alio. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Uaily. b.'/,o p.m. Douglas—Daily, c* o.m. E'tham— 8.10 a.m., 8.86 a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. . . flawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m . 2.50 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Hmakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Ffuiroa—Daily, 6 p.m.

Hurimbana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. luglewood—Daily, 8.10 »..«., 8.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. f Caponga—Daily, 8.25 p.in* \iore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, Rod Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.mr Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Vtidhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., S.BO p.m., and 6 p.m. Vew Plymouth—Daily, BJO a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Mgmre—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Nformanby—Daily, 8.10 A.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Palinerston North—DaLVr, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m Puniwhakau—Tuesdays na Satin - days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m 'lowan—Daily, 8.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. •^fcrathroore—Daily, fl o.m. Tahora —Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. 6 D.m. t'ariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 5-80 p.m., and 0 pp Taurakawa— Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m.

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