POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 40, 17 October 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

| POSTAL RATES. 1 Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz or fraction thereof. and id tor each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, | Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexi- I co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, r ago Pagp, Paraguay, Portugal, and Porru* | -luese Colonies, Siam, Servia, afiu Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all -other places 2id for tho first oz. or fraction tnereof, aai ljd | for each succeeding oz. or fraction , thereof. Past Cards.—lnland, single iS; reply, Id; all other places, ld;|J reply 2d. | Printed Papers (Jnclcding Bocks and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2w- (registered), inland, Jd for every Svs or fraction thereof. ForeigD, id per 2oz lef* opou. Papers.—Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz aud fcd each succeeding 2oa. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oa. All other j place? lOoz 2Jd, and id for every ad- j ditional 2oz (Open for inspection). Newspapers.—Towd and Inland, Jd j »ach. United Kingdom. Australia, 0*- j nada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Son Islands, and \ Transvaal, Id each paper, it undei Boz sent by first available route; over Boz sent bj direct steamer only, un» less specially addressed rid paid at rate or Id for first 4oz and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz and Jd eacl. extra 2oz. Pattern and Sample Paokets. —Inland, id first 2oz or fraction.thereof; over 2oz as for "all other places." All | places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2qz or fraction id. Registration.—2d additional for all places. TELEPHONES. C&argsu.— 4t exenanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchuroh, Duuedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmar ston 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 b*

Money Orders. (By Post J. —Payable in New Zealand, for eacn £6 or fraction' of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji. Samoa, and Tonga, i£2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2a 6d; £ls, 3s; £l7, ,3s 6d; £2O. *b; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, IJawaii, and Germany, 3d wOSr oacb £1 or fraction thereof, (By'Telegraph J- — Within New Zealand, 3d for <s*i>ry £5 or' fraction of'£s, 'arid-a telegraph jjj»& : | of la. Australia, at > r ate ! 'of' postal money orders.- plusi telegraph .charge. ■ TELEGRAPHIC RATES. For 12 words or less, including address ami signature—Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd for each additional word. t Urgent Telegrams, Is, and 13 tor 3ach additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged halfrateß in addition to the *.bove. CABLE RATES, ,-,orf ">"'' ~.:;' „.(i ». !..( hi, J Australian States Q (> y>d per word Fiji" ™ ... ' .... ..0.. k , J Nttrfolk Marid'»&»'« If" S" ' "„• United States 9 4*o 2<B ■'■'■ „ Cape Colony I'M, ;: 8n.;7 • ■ ~ CJmted Kingdom (1 ~8,0,; ~& (Signature and address count**! as ■8 " -''"'Bart of messaae.) STAMP DUTIES. Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or oyer), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where thr matter thw:o£ is of the value of £2O or upwards, la. Lease or Agreement "or Lease, where the rent does not exceed £SO, 2a §d; for every additional £SO, or pert of £6O. 2s. 8d MAIL NOTICES*. Mails croso at the Yotb .08ioe. Stratford, ad under ; For— Auckland—Danr, 8.10 a.m. \ also, Tuesdays, ' riuirsdaye, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff —Daily. 8.25 p-nu Douglas—Daily, 6 D.m. E'tham—Daily, 8.10 a,m. t 8.88 a.m , 2.30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Hawera—Daily, .8.10 a.ra., 8.E9 a.m , 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Hawke's Bay—Drily, 8.10 6-i:„ 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—i-aily, 8 p.m< Huiroa—Daily, 8 p.m. Wednesday ,and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.i 8.86 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.26 p.ttL Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thnraday, and 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.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—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 D.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngafre—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 6.80 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Palmerston North—Dailr, 8.10 a.m., . 9.30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuegdtyt' ad Satui days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 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, fi p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 D.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 p.m., -.,nd 8 p.m. Taurakawa -Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera—Daily, 8 p.m. Toko—Daily. 6 p.m.; also* Tuesday 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 2.80 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.26 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m. t 8.80 a.m 2.30 p.m a"nd 8 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8,80 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Wjianfjamoniona —Tuesday and Saturday 9 &.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. A. 61. OTANYWJ,

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