POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, 31 October 1913, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Lattars and Letter Carda.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4ob 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, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places for ih« first oz. or fraction tnereof, and Hd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, Jd j re ply, Id; all other places, single, Id, reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Book? and Magazines, not registers).—AJ l places, id per 2oz • Magazines (rogis tered), inland, id for every Boz o' fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2o left open. Commercial Papers. —Town (for a<counts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or 1< for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and Jd for each succeeding 2oa. All other places lOoz 2id, and id fox every ao litional 2oz (Open for inspectiouj. Newspapers. —Town and Inland, i» »ach. United Kingdom, Australia, Ca lada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal )range River, South Sea islands, am fransvaai, Id each paper, ff unde *oz seat by first available route; ovei Icz sent by direct steamer only, nr less specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz and id for eact succeeding 2oz. All other places lx >ach under 4oz and id each extra 2oz Pattern and Sample Pankets.—ln ■and, id first 2oz or fraction thereof. iver 2oz as for “all other places.” Ah 'ther places, Id first 4oz, every »d litional 2oz or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for al, rlacoa. . TELEPHONES. Ckarga*—At exenangeg continuom ly open—Business £7 private residences, £5 per annum Exchanges not continuously open, a equal charge of £6. Telephone Exchange* at Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin Cnyercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palm wston North, and Wanganui are opei ill day and all night. The other Ex •hanges chiefly from 9 to 5 ©.m. PARCEL POST. *' :■

i arcels posted in the Dominion for d< livery in New Zealand, not exceed

> n K — . * ' >r fraction thereof. One end must »

Money Orders. (By post).—Pa able in New Zealand, for each £5 <. rractibn of £5, 3d. Commonwealtl Fiji, Sandoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d v ; fils; £7, Is 6d; £lO,, 2s; £l2,' 2s 6. £l6, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d'; £2(J. *B, max num, £4O. United Kingdom, Rritis Possessions, Canada, Dri*e"l Statfei jTawaiiy and Germany; 3d ! .or* wach l £: •r , fraction thereof: (By Telegraph*-i'-i »Vithin New Zealand, :3d for i«svery £i: <r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fe. •f Is. Australia, at rate of posta noney orders, plus telegraph charge. 1 TELEGRAPHIC RATES.

, nr 12 words or less, including Addres )“ " and- signature—» . ’ Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and Jd fo> ach additional word. Urgent Telegrams, I#, and Id foi ach, additional word.- Telegrams t ! ’ !>e> ,repeated will be charged half > atea in addition to the above. !l ' ’ - , . CAQLE RATES, ■ 4 j' - :i. M -'ATS.':. ' • ituiadi I ustralian States 0... 4 fcd per word; ' .‘■•'..v..'. ,0 8; i : ■; Norfolk Island ... 0 8, „ . , : . nited States 8 4to 2 8 „ 'ape Colony 8 7 „ '. mted Kingdom 8 0 tf (Signature and address counted an part of message.) STAMP DUTIES.

Receipt or Discharge (for £3 o; ver), Id. Agreement (other thai -ease), where the matter thereof-is f the value of £2O or upwards, Is ease or Agreement for Lease, where he rent does not exceed £SO. 2s 6d or every additional £SO, or part of :50. 2s. ft* v “ MAIL NOTICED Mails close at the Tost OflEo Stratford, as under:— e'pr— Auckland — Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Dailv. 8.26 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. rt'tham—Daily 8.10 a.m.* li.Xl a.m 2.30 n m . and ft p.m. Bawera—rDaily, 8.10 a.m., 6.80 a.m 2.30 p.m., and.O p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.R a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 0 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday ano Saturday, at 6 p.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., B.ffiO p.m., and 0 p.m. Kaponga —Daily, 3.25 p.Mi. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth — Tuesday, Thurfday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. VTahoe—Daily, 3.26 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 6.90 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., J.BO p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Dally, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 6.80 a.m..

2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Mormanby—Daily, 8.10 *.m., B.SO a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Palmerston North—Bail,*, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.80 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesday a no Satui - days, 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8.25 p.m South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 6.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Satur-

day, 6 p.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.16 ».W., 9.80 p.m., and 8 p.m. Taurakawa- —Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. ; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera—Daily, 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tueaday 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. Wanganui—Paily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m 2.30 p.m and 9 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 6 p.m. S. fit. STANTON. ?!oa&maat«ff-

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