POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 January 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each lor,, or fraction thereof, and i 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 2Jd for the lirst o/i. or fraction thereof, and ljd For each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards.-- Inland, single, id; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply. 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).--All places, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers. (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or Id For first 4oz. and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 40z., and Jd for each succeeding 2oz, All other places lOoz. 2id, and id for every adlitional 2oz. (Open for inspection).

Pattern and Sample Packets. —Inand, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; )ver 2oz. as for "all other places." All >ther places, Id first 4oz, every adlitional 2oz. or fraction. Jd. Registration.— 2d additional for all places.

Newspapers.— Town and Inland, $d United Kingdom, Australia, Canida, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Soz. sent by first available route; over Soz. .sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at •ate ot Id for first 4oz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id •ach under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges— At exchanges continuoußopen—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5.Telephone Exchanges at Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedii.. tnvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmirston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Ex changes chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Money .Orders. (By Post).--Pay-able in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth /iji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2,- 6d; £5, s; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; 'Jlo, 3s; £l7, 3s Gd, £2O, 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 ir fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 >!• fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee )f Is. Australia, at rate of postal nonoy orders, plus telegraph charge.

CABLE RATES.

(Signature and address oounted as Kirc of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails dose at the Post Office, Stratford,, as Under:— For— Vucklaml—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. I'lltham—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. lawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Juiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. LTuiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m. jiglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., ~ and 6 p.m. Tvaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Iviore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. 'dahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m . Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. •■ \ T ew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. vgairo—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. \ Vormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. I'almerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9,30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. t'ohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. I'uniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, rj p.m. .{owan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. south Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. ' ■Jtrathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. I'ahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m. I'ariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. I'aurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. ; and Wednesday, 6 p.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. toko-—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. fututawa—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.nr., and 2.30 p.m. Whanganiornona—Tuesday and Saturday and Thursday 6 p.m. day and Thursday 6 p.m. B. G. STANTON,

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