POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 39, 16 October 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Latter Card*.—inland, including Cook Islands; Id for eadfa 4oz or Traction 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 Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof j all other plaoea Sid 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, tingle, 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 2oz left open. Gammsrolal Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and fa' each succeeding 2oz. Inland;' Id for first 4oz'r and id for each succeeding. 2ofc. All- other places lOoz 2id, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers;,—Town atd Inland, id &ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Oauada, Ctylon, India, Jamaica-, Natal, Orange River South Soa Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper, ffundei Boz sent by first available route; over Boz sent by direct steamer only, unless 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 eact extra- 2oz. Pattern and Sarhple~ Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz as for "all other places." Ah places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id. Registration,—2d additional for all places. ; *..-■■. TELEPHONEB. C&arges.— It exenanges continnonaly open—Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £6. . Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christcaurch, < Dunedbt,fnvercargill, Napier, Hastings,, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ail day'and all night.'The other -M&cxna?(ges chiefly fro* 9 to Sjy.nr. l ' PARCEL POST.

Parcels posted in the jDquiinioiij jfqr, ;der i llivferj \ in- New not? exceeding— "' •■ • ■'■'• •'.'"," or fraction 1 thereof.-'One end mast b*

Money Orders. (By Post).—Pay-1 aMe in: New Zealand, for each £5 or I of. f£6i i Sdj'l - Ctemmonwealeh; 'Fiji, Samoa,,and,Tonga, £2, 6d; iC6y r *lsj'3j;'M'?, ffilfm *r*; maximum, £4O; "United British ' Possessions, Ui liei. 'States,' Hawaii! and Gerinany,,: 3d «or c*ch.,£l i br ffaction thereof. (By Within NjSw'Zealand, 3d for ovw-y £5 > or, fraction of' £6, ; and a' telegraph lee 1 of Is. Australia, at rate of pasta] I money orders, plus, telegraph charge.- , TELEGRAPHIC RATES,

For lis words 0* less, including address

arid- signatureOrdinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for each additional word.

Urgent Telegrams, Is, and 13 for ?ach additional word, Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrates in addition to the above. . >■ CABLE RATES; i. 3. Australian States 0 4\d per word Fiji ... ~, 0 B „

Norfolk Island ... 0 8 „ United States 3 ito 2 8 „ Cape Colony 3 7 „ United Kingdom 8 0 „ (Signature and address conntel as u«rt of messaoe.) .. STAMP DUTIEB. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or over), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof it of the value of £2O or upwards, Is. Lease or Agreement for Lease, where the rent does not exceed £6O, 2s jßd; for every additional £SO, or oart of £6O. 2s. ed MAIL NOTICES. Mails crose at tbe l*oit Office Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily. 8.26 p.nu Douglas—DyDy, 6 D.m;' E-tham—Dailr. 8.10 a.m., 8-80 a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m\ Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 ft.m , 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daiiv. 8.10 ».»., 8.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.nu Huiroa—Daily, 6 piin. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 n.m. s 1.80 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.teu Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ' Lowgartfa—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Maboe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., P.SO a.m., and 2.50 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 8.80 p.m.. and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., U. 30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Vgcirfv. Daily.. S.lO a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.30 0.m., n,nd > out. N-rmanby—Dail; S.lO a.m.. 8.80 ». n., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Palmerßton N" 'h—DaSlr, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., and 2.8 U p.m. Pohokura—Daily. 6 p.m; Puniwhakcu—Tuesdays nd Batm • days. 10 a.m.; ,v.nd W>xlne»» days. 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m South Island—Daily. B.ll' a.ifl., 8.88 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. , > Ptrathmorf>—-Daily, fi t.rr. Tahpra—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 0 p.mi .. „ ... ». j». sSTAiSTON,

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