POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 89, 15 December 1913, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL rates. Letters and Letter Cards.— lnland including Cook Islands), Id for each oz. or fraction thereof, and i for aeh succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, Jritish Possessions, United States. Jhili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexio, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago 'ago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese' Colonies, Siam, Servia, and 'ostal Agencies in Chinese Treaty 'orts, Id for each oz. or fraction hereof; all other places 2£d for the irst oz. or fraction thereof, and L}d or each succeeding oz. or fraction hereof. Post Cards.— lnland, Single, Jd; rely, Id; all other places, single, Id; eply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books nd Magazines, not registered).—All laces, id per 2oz. Magazines (regis>red), inland, id for every -"'■:. or •action thereof. Foreign, £d p>v '-oz.j • fraction thereof. One end must oe ft open. ' Commercial Papers.— Town (for acjunts, etc., only) id for 20/,.->., or Id >r first 4oz. and |d each succeed: ng )z. Inland, Id for first 40z., and )'i >r each succeeding 2oz. All other laces lOoz. 2id, and Jtj for every aditiorial 2oz. (Open for inspection). : Pattern and Sample Packets.—ln.nd, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof j /er 2oa. as for "all other places." All her places, Id first 4oz, every aditional 2oz. or fraction Jjd. Registration. —2d additional for all iaces.

Newspapers.—Town and Inland, Jd ich, United Kingdom, Australia, Canla, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, range River, South Sea Islands, and ransvaal, Id each paper. If under vi. sent by first available route; over *. sent by direct steamer only; Unas specially addressed and paid at ■te of Id for first 4oz. and id for each iccecding 2oz. All other places Id ith tinder 4bsi. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Chargcc- \t exchanges continuous-' ,' open—Business 'establishments, C< : >rivate residences... £>"i per .annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an lual charge oi £.*>. telephone Exchanges at Auckland. 'ellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, ivercargill, Napier, Hastings. IVjitnrston North, and Wanganui are open II clay and all night. The other K.vtanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. 'a.rcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in iVj.v Zealand, not exceeding—

j.\^opoy ; '-Pj-diars, (By P6st).-rrP a . v - Zeailajid, ,for ; each £5. o;r i, vction. of: £o, .3d. Commonwealth, % Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gd; £o, :£7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; 5,3 s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O, 4s; maxiim £lO. "United Kingdom, British lssessions, Canada, United States, awaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— ithin New Zealand, -3d for every £5 , fra(}bion! l *)f-'£s/ and -a telsgr&pli -foe .'ls? ..Australia, at.: rate' of { 'postal ,pney-orders, phis telegraph charge.

(Signature and address counted as irt of the message).

MAIL NOTICES. Mails close nr the Post Office, Stratrd, as under: -V For— ;; ackland-r-Daily, 8.10 a.m.; nl«o, : Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat.nrdays, at 6 p.m. ardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. ouglas—Dailv, 6 p.m. 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. awera—Daily.. 8.10 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. awke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. uiakama—-Daily, 6 p.m. uiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. lurimoana—-Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. lglewood—Dailyj 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. "aponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. iore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. vohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at ,6 p.nr. iwgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and. Saturday, 3.25 p.m. ahoe—Dailv, 3-25 p.m. ain Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. akaliu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m idhirst— Dm) ~ s (0 a.m., 9.30 p.m., and 6' p.m. >w Plymouth Daily. >.!" a.m.. I p.m., 2. :! -'-' p.m . and oi> m. >aire—Dai'y '-.in a.m., ".'< n ;: ■'<<.. 2.30 p.m., and n [>•'"■ normanby—Dail\. B.i'> ! a.m., !i.3(i a.m., 2.3 U p.m., and 6 p.m. ilmerston North—Daily. a.m. 9.38 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. >!>okura—Daily, 6 p.m. uniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 3wan Dailv 3.25 p.m. outli Island- Daily, 8.10 a.m., y. 30 a.m.. arid ±3o' p.m. rathmoi" Dady, G p.m. ahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. •iriki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and tf p.m. aurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday. 9 a.m. ; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. e Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. oko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Cututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. ; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Yairarapa—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m.and 6 p.m. •Vanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona—Tuesday and Saturday and Thursday 6 p.m. day and Thursday 6 p.m. S. G. STANTON, Postmaster, j i

N.Z. Ans V:T'. s. d. s. d. a ' lb 0 3 0 8' ■1 ;(i -lb , Or,**' , , 1 .2 , lb . ' o 6. ::■ is: .L 0 b l a'.ii ■ '2 5' ? 0 y . : 1 ■ '• M llg $1 . ' 2 0 b ' ■* O r 10* l . 3 , 2 «. 2' 0 : ij . d ■ i Oi .m i "3- 8' ' ■ 2 0 b ■'■ ■ <i< if . << -4 ;2 i 3' 0 . ij ' : • < ' ■V-V 3 ! 4 8 ■3 0 'lb, 1 41 •4 -8' ! '£ 0 ' Ub ' M.-;f>l 1 6 f. U:&$\ B'~ -3vP

.CABLE RATES. ; r / 1 s. d. . ■ •istrafian' spates , 0 4$ per word iji 1, 0 6 }} orfolk Island 0 6 )y nited States 2. 4 to 2 3 h ipe Colony '■ 2 7 )f J ■lited Kingdom 3 0 y>