POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 87, 3 April 1914, Page 3

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Lsttcrs and Latter Cards.---Inland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof, and s for each, succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United. States. Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, PagcPago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Serna, am? Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each os. or fraction thereof; all other places 2sd for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and He for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—lnland, single, fd ; reply, Id; all other places,- single, Id; reply 2d. Printed Papart (including Rooks. md Magazines, not registered).—All .daces, Id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, jd for every 80s. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must hr. left open. Commercial Papers.—Town (for amounts, etc., only) id for Soza., or Id or first 4oz. and Jd each succeeding 'oz. Inland, id for first 46?.. ; and fcd ’ for each succeeding 2oz. All 'other elaces lOoz. 2Jd, and id for every adiitional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern and "Sample Packets. —laand, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; ;ver 2oz. as for “all other plates.” All >iher places, Id first 4oz, every sd'itionnl 2oz. or fraction Jd, Reglstratiem.—2d additional for all daces. Newspapers.—Town and Inland, jd ■ach, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, )range River, South Sea Islands, and fransvaal, Id each paper. If under ■oz. 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 tor each mcceeding 2oz. All other plaoes Id ■ach under 4oz. and Jd aach extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges—At exchanges continuous-open—-Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum, Exchanges not continuously open, re. -qua! charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Huntings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open ill day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from S a.m. to 6 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominica for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding—

Money Orders. (By Post).—-Pay ibie in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £'2. 6d ; £5, Is; £7, la 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d . 215, 8s; £l7, 8s 6d, £2O, 4s; masi■mini £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United State.-. Hawaii ami Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand. 3d-lor every- £5 )T fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee rf Is. Australia, at rate of postal noney orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE HATES. i s. d. iustraiian etaiaij 0 4-J por word Fiji OS ~ Norfolk Island 0 8 ” United States 2 i to 2 3 ” Jape Colony 2 7 ” United Kingdom 3 0 ” (Signature and address counted m part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under:— • For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.in.; Mso, Tuesdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8.25 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p m. liltham—Daily, 8.10 a.in.. 8.28 a.in., 2.80 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eavvera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m.., 2.30 p.ui., and (1 p.m. lawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.sa., 0.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. -luiakaina—Daily, 0 p.m. fuiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Eurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday, an.; Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. luglowood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.80 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. Oowgarth—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 3.25 p.m. Maho©—Daily, 3.25 p.rn. Vtain 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 G p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. * vgair© —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. lorruanby— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.80 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. ’olrnerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., ami 2.30 p.m. ’obokura—- Daily, 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, 0 p.m. Rowtn—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. Faliora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, 6 p.m., also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, ( i a.m. : and Wednesday, 0 p m. To Wora—Daily, 8 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday ami Saturday, 9 a.m. fututa\vu —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 8.m., 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and (i p.rn. Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 jpui., and 2.30 p.m. Whangamomona.—Tuesday, Wednes. j day, Thursday and Saturday, at , 6 p.m.; also Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a.m, * *5. STANTON,

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