POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 38, 14 February 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —Inland (including Cook 4oz. or fraction theraor, and i for each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica Egypt, Italy, Mexico, 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 2id for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, id ; reply, Id; all other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines-, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fj action thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must he left open. Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only) Jd for 2ozs., or la lor first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 40z., and i<i for each succeeding 2oz. All other ] places lOoz. 2kl, and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets. —Inland, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; n or 2oz. as for “all other places.” All uher places. Id first 4oz, every adh'tional 2oz. or fraction id. M ncgistration.—2d additional for all daces. . - 1 ■

Newspapers.— Town and 'lnland, id •afeh, United KingdoUi. Anstfaha, Can'.da, Ceylon, India,. Jamaica, Natal, bango River, South Sea Islands, and * fansvaal Id each paper. If pudoi ii?,, Sent by first available route ; Ayer or.. sent by direct steamer -only ; -cn;cbs specially addressed and paid at ate Of dd for first 4o». arid id for. each uccoeding 2oz. All other places 3d rich under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES.

Chargor—At exchanges continuousopen—Business establishments, £7 ; orivate residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an ■qual charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open •ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Honey Orders. (By Post).—Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; 015, 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O, 4s; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof, (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee ot Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. 1

(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, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m, Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. hit ham—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, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. Lowgartli—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p .m. Mahoe—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. NeVr Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 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.

N.Z. Aus U.K. s 1. d. s. d. 8. d. lib 0 8 0 1 3 1 0 21b 0 44 1 2 1 0 li b 0 6 1 8 1 0 ih 0 74 2 2 2 0 jib 0 9 2 8 2 0 51b 0 104 8 2 2 0 ■lb 1 0 S 8 2 0 Sib 1 14 4 2 8 0 lib 1 3 4 8 3 0 1.01b 1 44 4 8 3 0 111b 1 0 6 8 S 0

Australian states b. d. 0 4J per word Kij i 0 6 „ Norfolk Island 0 6 United States 2 4 to 2 3 ” Cape Colony 2 7 ” United Kingdom lSlfyno+l1l*A nnH n r 3 0