POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 14, 16 January 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.-Inland (including Cook Islands) Id Jot ■** 4oz or fraction thereof, and 4 toi each United.Worn, British Possessions, Umted States, Chili, Costa Rica Egypt, Italy, Mex> co, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, tag" rago o 5S' Sulm: Sa, Se^a P °and f£b c Epu\ J*r ,235 Ports, Id for each oz. or ijjcuon thereof; all other Jg {Jj first oz. or fraction tnereot a * for each succeeding oz. or «» th pos°t f 'cards.-Inland, single, id ; reply Id; all other places, single, W, re 'ft.nUd Papers (including Book* tered) inland, *d for every 80/,. or or fraction thereof. Une enu ,ounts etc., only) W for first 4oz. and *d eaon ■ | *». Inland, Id for first 40, and * for each succeeding 2oz lOoz. 2}d, and id tor ev«i.\ « and id first 2oz. or fraction the'eor an D '£ as for "all other places. All ,ver 2oz. as ioi »« a< j_ rther places, Id first 40z, « ffl all da, Ceylon, India and , )range Ewer, South &eax !Transvaal, Id each E»fiK*«mtes over TELEPHONES. Charges-At exchanges continuous-open-Businesse S talilishments, n £7; nrivate residences, to p«i Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of *5. Auckland, Telephone Exchanges at Wellington Chnstchurch, J>« n - ,/ Invercargill, Napier,, Has..mgs i orston North, and Wanga ui a o • > II day and all night, lho oth£ rv ,Lngcs chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion livery m New Zealand, not exceec ing—

Money Orders. (By P° Bt )-:J a £" bla ui New Zealand, for each £5 or i'iji; Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d £5 s- £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s bd, ;15, 3s; £l7, 3s 6dL,£# 4s; maxiuum £4O. United Kmgdoni, Bntish •ossessions, Canada, United. States Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 ,r fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)--.Vithin New Zealand, 3d for every £5 , »r fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee .f Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge;

CABLE RATES.

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

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under:— For— _ , Auckland-Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. ISltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.23 a.m.,

2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m Hawke's Bay-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana— Tuesday, Wednesday, and

Saturday, 6 p.m. nglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.,

and 6 p.m.. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. [viore—Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-

day, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi— Tuesday, Wednesday, and

Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and

Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Dailv, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-

urday; 6 p.m . Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 p.m.,

and G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, 6 P- m - Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturdav, 6 p.m. Tariki-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa-Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. Te Wera— Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, (5 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., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wanganui—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. 8, Q. STANTON, Pautm aster.

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