POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12, 5 May 1914, Page 8

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL NAV£B. Lsttsrs am! Latter GcfiSs.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each i4oz. or fraction thereof, and i for each, succeeding 2oz. United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Kica, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese TreatyPorta, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and Hd for -each succeeding ok. or fraction thereof. Post Gar»«.—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 fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must lie !)pft open ComraeroJa! Papers. —Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2oza., or id for first 4oz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland, Id for first 40z., and id for each succeeding 2oa. All other places lOoz. 2Jd, and id for every ad ditioual 2oz. (Open for inspection). - Patters? and Sannple Packets. —Inland, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 4oz, every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration 2d additional for *di places. Newspaper*. —Town and Inland, id each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. If under Boz. sent by first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only ; unless specially addressed and paid at Tate of Id tor first 4oz. sud id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id «ach oztra 2oz.

TELEPHONES, Charges—At exchangees contsanouaopen—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 open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 R.m. to 6 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for de livery in New Zealand, not exceed

Monsy OrtiflPS. (By Post).--Pay able in New Zealand, for each £5 or •Taction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Kiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gd ; £5, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d : £ls, 3s; £l7, 3a 6d, £2O, 4s; maximum £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 »r fraction of £o ; and a telegraph fee }f Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES.

(Signature/and address counted ae part of the message). MAIL NOTECE9. Mails close at the Post O&oa, Stentford, ay under: — For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m/; ftlao, Tuesdays, and Fridays, at 6 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 3.25 p.m, Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. 'idtham—Daily, 8.10 h.m., 0.38 a.m.,' 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily, 8.10 a.m., ®.50 ».sa., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Dally, 8.10 ft.so.. 9.3*0 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Euiakama—Daily. G p.m. Huiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday, ** ■ Saturday, at 6 p.ra.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 ».m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.in., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8.26 p.m. Kiore—Mouday, Wednesday, and Km day. 6 p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday, ano Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. Lowgarth—Tuesday, 'Thursday, and Saturday, 3.26 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 3.25 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily, 8. 10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Maka.hu—Tuesday, Thursday lied Sat urday, 6 p.m . Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.iu., 9,30 p.ra.. ; and 6 p.m. | New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 i p.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. j Ngaire—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 fc.ra , S 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. | Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m 2.30 p.m., and 0 p.m. j Palmerston North-Daily, 8.10 i 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokura—Daily, 6 p.m. ■ Puniwhakau—Tuesdays and Saturday 9 a.m., and Wednesdays, ti p.m. | Rowan—Daily, 3.25 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I Strathmore—Daily, 0 p.m. - Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday, Bat nri day, 6 p.m., also Tuesdays and j Saturdays 9 a.m. I Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., K. 30 p.ra., | and 6 p.m. | Taurakawa—Tuesday and Saturday, | 9 a.m.; and Wednesday, 6 p.ra. I ,Te Wera—Daily, 0 p.m. | .Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday I and Saturday, 9 a.m. Tututawa—Tuesday and Saturday, 9 I a.m.; Wednesday/ 6 p.ra. jWairarapa- -Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 I a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Waitara—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 12.25 p.m., ! and 6 p.m. j Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 I I a.m., 2.30 p.ra., and 6 p.m. | Wellington—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 0.80 I i a.m., and 2.30 p.m. I iWhangamomona.—Tuesday, Wednes. i 1 day, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also Tuesday and Batur- \ day »t 0 ft.m. 9 *Bl STANTON,

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