POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 84, 9 December 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES.

Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland, including Cook Islands, Id for each io-i or fraction thereof, and |d fo T each succeeding 2oa. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, -Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portufuese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and ostal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2Jd for the first oa. or fraction tnereof, and lid for each succeeding o*. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.—lnland, single, i 3; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 3d. Printed Papers Concluding Books and Magazines, * not registered),—All places, Jd per 2oz •- Magazines (registered), inland, fd for every Boa or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz left open. \ Coitmusrolaf Paper*.—-Town (for accounts, etc., only), id for 2ozs, or Id for first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 4oz, and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz 2id, and id for every additional 2oz (Open for inspection).

Pattern and Sample Packets.—lnland, id first 2oz or fraction thereof, over 2oz as for “all other places.” Ail other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz or fraction id.

Registration.—2d additional for all places'. Newspapers —Town and Inland, id »ach. United Kinvfiora, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper, If under 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 *fnd id for each succeeding 2oz. All ether places Id each under -k>z and id each extra 2da. TELEPHONED. Charge*— At exchanges ©onMcuoa*ly open—Business establishments, i,7 ; private residences, £6 per ann'rm. Exchanges not eontinuoueiy open, as equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmereion North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 8 to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding— _ jT fraction thereof. One end must tw

Money OrtSara. (’fir- Post). —Psy*'lo in New Zealand, foi each £5 or '■ ractiOh of £5. 3d. Commonwealth. Gji. Samoa, anti Tonga, £2. 6d ; £b. i s; £7. if? Ad; £lO. 2s. ,211, 2s 6u:i :J6-<3s;:£l7, 36 Gd; mssi*iu»n, £4O. United KingQon British ’ossessionß,, (>,r>ar|», States, lawah, ami Germany; 3d -Oi **ch €1 infraction thereof. (By Teiegiaphj. ~ Vifhbi New Zealand, S 3 for every £o ■r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee *f le. Australia, at rate of : postal , honey orders, plus telegraph charge. : 'i- TELEGRAPHIC RATES. ; ' ' for 12 words or less, including iddfoas ! - I' 1 and signature—■’ Ordinary Telegrams, 6d, and id for >ich additional y/ord-

Urgent Telegrams. Is, and 13 for ach. .additional word.- - Telegramr to ■o repeated will be charged halfites m addition to the above, CABLE RATES,

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(signature and adores# coastal a# k»art of meuage.) STAMP DUTIES* Receipt or Discharge (for £2 or >ver), Id. Agreement (other than Lease), where the matter thereof is if tjhe value of £3O or upwards, Is, Lease or Agreement for Lease, where ohe rent does not exceed £SO, 2c 6d; or every additional £SO, or ©art of -50. Us. m MAIL NOTICED Mails croso at tna l?ogt Office. Itrafcford, as under S'or— Vuckland—Daily. 8.10 ©.sa.lt* ©W s Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Jardiff—Daily, 3.28 p,m. ‘ Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. SHhsra—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.89 3.30 p.m., and fl p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. i.Sd a.sa , 2.30 p.m., and S' p.m. dawko’a Bay—Daily, 3.18 g.EO a.m., and 2.30 p.m. duiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. / luiroa-j-Daily, 6 p.m, iluriraoana—Tueeday, Wednesday and Sat i liday, at d p.ta. .aglswOod—Daily, 8; 10 a.m.* ' *,' ?W., and .€ p.m. laponga—Daiiy, 3.26 p.as* rliwo—f-Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- ■ day, fi p.m.-, rCohuratahi—Tudpday, Wednesday amj * Saturday. 6 p.m. LoWgartli—Tuesday, Thursday, ~h s i i>- Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Jfehoe —Daily, 2.25 p.m. wain Trunk—Daily, 8.18 c.m.. B.gsl d, a.m., and 2.30 p.m. j^akahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Sat,s urday, G p.m. ' Vlidhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 p.m.. V and G p.m, '<iw Plymouth—Dally, 8.13 a.m., i p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. - S'gaire—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 0,80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. 'formanby—Daily, d.in a.m., 8.80 a.a., 3.80 p.m., and 0 p.m, ’almerston North— Daily, s.lft 0.30 a.m., and &bU p.m, Pohoknra—Daily, 8 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays no 8 atm days, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday's, 6 p.m, do war.—Daily, 3.26 p.m -louth Island—-Daily, 0.10 a.m., S.#l a.m., and r T) p.m. Strathmore—Daily, ft p.m. I'ahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Satur-

day, J p.m. Duiki—Daily, 8.It) a.m., and b p.m Taurakawa--Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. ffl Wera—Daily, 5 p.m. I'oko— -Daily, 6 pm.; also, Tuesci«v and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; Wairarapa—Daily, B.ID *,m., 8.5 G a.m., and 2.G0 p.rn. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.80 A.m 2.30 p.m and 9 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 ».ra., B.SO a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 6 p.m. i. fe. Sl'AN'iX>Au

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