POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 85, 31 March 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Leitars and Lsttsr Gards.—lnland .including Cook Islands), Id for each 4ok or fraction thereof, and i for aach succeeding L'o/,. United Kingtiom, Kill is!; Possessions, United Stateß, Chili, Costa Kica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru,- I ago Pago Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Sorvia, and ''oatal Agencies in Chiueso Treaty Ports, Id for each oa. or fraction thereof; ail other places 2i<3 for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction • .hereof. roat Cards.—lnland, single, *<i; reply, Id; all othor places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papsrs (including Books tnd Magazines, not registered).— All ( >iaces, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or faction thereof. Foreign, Id per Soz. or fraction thereof. One end must ho eft open. Consmerotal Papers—Town (for rc•onnts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or id •'or first 4oz. and Jd each succeeding •»oz. Inland, Id for firGt 40z., and id for each succeeding 2oz. All othor places lOoz. 2id, and id for evory adhtionai 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern anil Sasnpie Packets. —Jnand, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; >ver 2oz. as for "all other places." All

>T.her places, Id first 4oz, every adlltiohal 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.—2d additions! for «>ll places. Newspapers.—Town and inland, id •ach, United Kingdom, Au3trs.ll:;. Canida, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, ami Transvaal. Id each paper. If under toz. sent by first available route; over !oz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and id for eacb succeeding 2oz. All other places Id aach under 4oz. and id *ach extra 2os. TELEPHONES. Charges—At exchanges continuous--opon—Business establishments, £7 ; orivate residences, £5 per anuurn. ISKChanges not continuously opon, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, (nvercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palrn•rston North, and Wangauui are open ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from. S a.m. to 5 p.m.

PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for de- • livery in New Zealand, not exceed-

Money Orders. (By ' Post.). —Pay ible in Now Zealand, for each £5 or traction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gri; £6, is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; 215, 3s; £l7, 8s 6d, £2O, -is; inaxi--nura £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 >r fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand. 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orderß, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

(Signature and address counted a* part of the message). fcifiiL NQYSScS.

Mails close at the Poet 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. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 0.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. clawera— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 8.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. flawko's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.ro., 8.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Buiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. rTuiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. fuglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kappnga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Kiore—-Monday, Wednesday, said Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi —Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays

and Saturdays 9 a.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, . and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Vlahbe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. \lain Trunk-Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80

a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Vfakahu—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. 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. \ T orrnanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.,

2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, S.IO a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays

9 a.m., and Wednesday, o" p.m. Row^n—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, Saturday, G p.m., also Tuesdays and

Saturdays 9 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 A.m., 2.50 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday

9 a.m.; and Wednesday, G p.m. Te 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, (5 p.m. Wairarapa- -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. \Vaitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wangariui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.in., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona.—Tuesday, Wednes. day, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a.m. « 1. STANTON,

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