POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 85, 1 April 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL KATES. Letters and Letter Cards. —Inlano (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, ami i* fo; each succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Fortm guese Colonies, Siam, Sorvia, ant. Postal Agencies in Chiuoso Treat} Ports, Id for each on. or fraction thereof; all other places 2id for the first oz. or fraction thereof, arjd lid for each succeeding oa. or fraction thereof. post Cards.—lnland, single, Ja; reply, Id; ail other places, single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papars (including Rooks and Magazines, not registered).-—All places, |d per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, )d per 2oz or fraction thereof. One ond must Ik

left open.' iiommsrclaJ Paper#.— Town (for nc--counts, etc., only) id for 2ozs., or ks f or first 4or. and id each succeeding > n %. Inland, Id lor first 40z., and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2|cl, and id for every ad ditinual 2oa. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets, —In'.and; id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2ok. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every adiitional 2oz. or fraction id, Registration. —2d additional for ail

places. , Y . , , , Newspapers.—Town and Inland, to jack, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,’ Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, linage River, South Sea Islands, aiui I'ransvaal, Id each paper. If undei <oz. sent by first available route; over J,oz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid a* rate of Id for first 4oz. and $d for each mcceeding 2oz. Ail other places Id aach under 4oz. and Jd each extra 2oz.

TELEPHONES. Charges—At exchangee ccntinnoosopen—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are opc?; all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. v PARCEL POST. / Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Rianey Orders. (By Post).—- Payin New Zealand, for each £3 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Cxi;, £■’> is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2a; £l2, 2a Od; 615, 3h ; £l7, os 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 Now Zealand. 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of posts! money orders, plus telegraph charge.

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part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post- Office, Stratford, as under:— For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 s.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., &.28 «.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.rn., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m, Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.iu,, 0-30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Huiakania—Daily, 6 p.m. : Huiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Huriraoana—Tuesday. Wednesday, and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays ami Saturdays 0 a.rn. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Fiore—Monday, Wednesday, ami Friday, 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays ■and Saturdays 9 a.m. howgartb—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Mahoe—Daily,' 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m . MidhirsF-Daily, 8.10 a.rn., 9.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. Mew Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Mgai.ro—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Mormanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.rn., 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, tl p.m. Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.ra. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30

a.ra., and 2.30 p.ra. Strathmore—Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 0 p.m., also Tuesdays and

Saturdays 9 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, Q p.m. To Wera—Daily, G p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.ra. Wairarapa--Daily, 8.10 a.ra., 9.30 a.ra., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.26 p.m., and 6 p.ra. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.ra. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona.—'Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 p.ra.; also Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a.m. « % STANTON, waft**; ’*.jJ

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