POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 37, 14 October 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —Inland including Cook, Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof, and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom British Possessions, United States. Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexi cO, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pagt Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portu guese Colonies, Siam. Servia. and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other place# 2sd for the first oz. or fraction tnereof, and lie for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.—lnland, single, id; reply, Idj all other places, single, Id reply 2d. Printed Papers Occluding Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz • Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o? left open. Commercial Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2oes, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding ?oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and io' for each succeeding 2oa, All other places IGoz 2jd, and id for every aaiitional 2oz (Open for inspection). ' Newspapers.—Town and Inland. Id *ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If and©) Boz sent 6y first available route; ovei Boz sent by direct sti.-amer only, unices specially addressed and paid at r ate of Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id 'ach under 4oz and id eacl extra 20z., Pattern anti Sample Pickets—lnuirid, id first 2oz or fraction thereof , over 2oz as for “all other places.” All ’ther places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. Charges.— At oxenanges continuously open—-Business establishments, £7; orivate residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ••qua! charge of £6. Telephone Exchangee at Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Heelings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 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, fov each £5 or fraction -of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Tohga, £2, 6d; £5; ■Uj £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s ; £li, 2s 6d; .£ls, 3s; £l7-. 3s 6d£2t ; maxiopt in, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions. Canada, Hi i’ei, States, Hhwaii, and Germany, 3d .Or each £1 . or-fraction thereof. (By Teidgraph;.—i , Within New Zealand. 3d for; a very £5 or fraction or £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at ratq of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. TELEGRAPHIC RATES.

For 12 words or less, including address

and signatureOrdinary Telegrams, 6d, and |d for <?ach additional word.

Urgent Telegrams, I#, and Id for mch additional word. Telegrams tc bo repeated will be charged halfrates m addition to the above. ,111 | tJ>r. CA BLe RATES, e inf .boJrjooA— rlgao-nD i Australian t States , 5v On 4 frdper word tlnited States'9 or ite' 2 1 8 ’* ttt Colony ii n oo‘ ; 8 7 ■ " United-,-.Kipgtjom r nsidifi 9a (Signature and, address counted as 11 nart 'of message.) 1 STAMP DUTIES.

Receipt or Discharge (for £3 or over), Id. 1 Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is of the value of £2O or upward*, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £SO, 2a 8d; for every additional £so', or part ot £SO. 2s. fid MAIL MOTIGEs*. Mails close at tUe Po*6 Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daiß 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesday®, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—ilaiiy. 3.20 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 0 n.m. E’tham—Daily; 8.10 a.m.! 0.10 a.m , 2.30 and 0 p.m. tlawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.SO fc.m , 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m,, and 2.80 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa—-Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, B.iU a.m., E.BO p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8.25 jj.Jn. Kmre—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 6 p.m. Eohuratahi—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.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-

urday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 0.m., 9.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 n.m.. 2.30 p m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 8.80 a.m.,

2.30 p.m., and G p.m. \ormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80

a.m., 2.80 p.m., and ffl p.m. Palmerston North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. ~ Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m Puniwhakau—Tuesdays no Satmdays, 10 a.m.; and Wednetdays, 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, 8 p.m. Tuhora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. iariki—-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 p.m.,

and d p.m. Taurakawa- -Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. T« Wera—Daily, 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 0.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; Wednesday G p.m. Wairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., and 2.80 n.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 a.m 2.30 p.m and IS p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9,80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m.'and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 0 p.m. H. STANTON,

N.Z. Aus. U.K. a. d. a. d. B. d 11b 0 3 0 8 1 0 21b 0 4* 1 2 1 I31b 0 6 1 8 1 0 41b 0 7* 2 2 2 0 51b 0 9 2 8 2 0 (51b 0 10* 3 2 2 0 71b 1 0 3 8 2 81b 1 U 4 2 3 ,q 91b 1 3 4 8 : 3’ ! 0 101b 1 4* 8 8 0 Illb 1 6 5 8'?i 8 0