POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 39, 21 January 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Carefs. —lnland (including Cook l-lands), Id for each 4cz. or fraction thereof, and jd for each. succeeding 2os, United Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Co ta Rica, Egypt Italy, .Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports. Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 23d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and ltd for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —lnland, single, 3d; reply, fd; all other places single, Id; reply 2d.; ‘ Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, Jd per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, *d per 2oz. tor fraction thereof. One end must be [left open. 1 Commercial Papers.— Town (for accounts,, etc., only) $-d for 2ozs.. or Id for first loz. and )d each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and J(1 for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd, and Jd for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern Sample Packets. —In land, Ml first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction 3d. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.—|d additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland 3d 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 3d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and 3d 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 Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

nil) 16,50 .30 ‘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, Gd; £5, Is’; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls. 3s; £l7, 3s Gd, £2O; -1$; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for each £l. or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within New Zealand, 3d for every £5 or fraction of £5. and a telegraph fee of Ist Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. s. d. Australian States 0 4< per word Fiji 0 6 ” Norfolk Island 0 6 United States 2s Jd to 2 3 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.in.; also ) Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 pan. Cardilf—Daily, 8 pan. Douglas—Daily, 6 pan. . Elthani —Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 pan. and 6 pan. Hawera—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.50 a.m., 2.30 pan., and 6 p.m. Hawke’s Bay—Daily, 8.10 a an.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Hiiiakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa —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 pan. and 6 nan. Kaponga—Daily. 8 nan. Kiore—-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 pan. Kohuratahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday. 6 pan. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, S nan. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 nan. Makahu—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 6 nan. Midhirst—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m, 12.15 pan.. 2.30 pan., and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 pan., and 6 p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30a.m. I 2.30 p.m.. and 6 pan. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokum—DaiK. 6 pan. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 °.m. ; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 .pan. 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, 6 pan.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 pan., and 6 p.m. Tanrakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. To Wera—Daily, G p.m. Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 8,30 a.m. Tututawa —Monday and Saturday 8.30 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 pan. 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 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily, 8.10 a.m,, 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 nan., and G p.m. Wellington—Dajjv, 8.10 a.m., 9,30 a.m., and 2.30 nan. Wlm , ’gam''mona—Tuesday lTr«dnesa.,v and R-ai.-ao G p.m.; also Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m. S. G. STANTON, Postmaster,

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