POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 38, 20 January 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RAT£§. Letters and Letter Card*,— lnland (including Conk Islands), Id for each loz. or fraction thereof, and Ad for i each succeeding 2oz: Ntiited Kingdom, British possessions. United States, Chili,Co.sta Itica. Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam Servia, and Postal Agencies ill Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2£d for the | first oz. or fraction thereof, and l'j(\ i 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, }d for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be 'left open. Commercial Papers.— Town (for accounts, etc., only) £d for 2oZ'i.. or Id for first loz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places l()oz. 2UI, and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). j Pattern Sample Packets.— ln |land, Jd first 2oz. or fraction thereof; .over 2oz. as for "all other places." All 'other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration.— 2d additional for all places. War Tax.—id additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —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 rate of Id for first loz. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES, Charges. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Ajekland, Wellington, Christchurch, Ounedin. Invorcargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from ( J a.m. to G p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding:— N.Z. Aus. U.K.

£d additional war tax required on each parcel. Money 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 Gd; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4jj; 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 of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 4i per word Fiji 0 0 " Norfolk Island 0 G " United Stat's 2s Id to 2 3 'j Cape Colony • 2 7 ' United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on each message. (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 0 p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, G p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 0 P-'n. Hawera—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Fuiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. ttiiiroa—Daily, 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 6 a.m. Kapongn—Dnilv, 8 ,p.m, Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. Kohuratalii—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, 6 p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgajth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m, Makahn—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. G n.m. Midhirst— Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. New Plymouth- Daily. 8.10 aim. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and G p m Normanby—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. I 2.30 .p.m.. and 0 p.m. lPalmei-Kton North—Daily. 8.10 a.m., ' 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. 1 Pohnknr»—Daily. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 ".it. ; Wednesdays. G p.m. Rowan—Daily. 8 ,p.m. Soutb Island—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2 30 p.m. Strathmore—Daily, G p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Saturday, 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and I Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. < Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 . a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. ' Wairarapa—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. ! Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. j Waneanui—Daily. 8.10 p.m.. 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 iD.m. and G p.m. I Wellington— D»ilv. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m. Whaparam^mona—Tuesday Whines- I 'h.v Thu-sd—. n nc i Sa*"-.1-v. nt G p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday , nt 5.30 a.m. .- I S, C. STANTON. ' Postmaster.

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