POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 41, 24 January 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

1 POSTAL RATES. 1 Letters and Letter Cards Inland vinehuling Cook Islands), Id for each loz. or tmotion thereof, and .\d tor each succeeding 2nz, Xnited Kingdom, j British possessions, United States. I Chili. Costa Rica, Egvnt Italy, Mexico, Xio; uagna, Nigeria, Peru, Pago ; Pago, Paraguay, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies, Siam. Scrvia, and I Postal Agencies iu Chinese Treaty , Ports. Id lor • each oz. or fraction I thereof; all other places 2.U1 tor the 1 first oz. or fraction thereof, and ltd ; for each succeeding oz. or fraction I thereof. Post Carets. —lnland single, id ; reply,’ Id;'ail cither places, single, id; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All 1 places, id per 2oz. Magazines (regisjtered), inland, ,Ul for every Boz. or I fraction thereof. Foreign, pi per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must he left open. * j Commercial Papers. —Town (for acI counts, etc., only) id for 2ozs. or Id [for first loz. and id each succeeding j 2oz. Inland. Id for first 4oz._ and id I for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Klnz. 2Jd. and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection), j Pattern Sample Packets. —ln ■land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; .over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All j other places, Jd first 'loz.. every additional 2oz. or fraction id. Registration. —2d additional for all places. War Tax.—Jd additional, is required on all the above. Newspapers. —Town and Inland id each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada. Cfiylou, India. Jamaica. Natal, Orange River. South Sea Islands, and Transvaal, Id each paper. It under So/,, sent hy first available route; over Boz. sent I»v direct steamer only ; unless ’specially addressed and paid at rate of Id for first 4oz. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id epch under loz. and id each extra 2oz. TELEPHONES. Charges. —At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, .£7 ; private residences, To per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of -Co. 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 .in. to o p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceed-

each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.) —Payable in New Zealand, for each 45 or fraction of to. .‘Pi. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, 42, tkl; .45, Is'; '47, 1 s-6d: 410. 2s; 412. 2s (id; 415) "8s; 417, 3s 6d. 420; 4jj; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada. United States, Hawaii and Germany 3d for each 41 or fraction thereof. (By Telegraph)— Within Xew Zealand. 3d lor every 45 or■ fraction of 45. and a telegraph ice of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES, s. d.

Australian States 0 -U per word Fiji . 0 G ’’ Norfolk Island 0 6 United Scat 's 2s Id to 2 3 Cape Colony ~ ‘ f) 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. S p.m. Douglas—Daily, 0 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 0 p.m. Hawera —Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m., ami 0 p.m, Hawke’s Bay- Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Duiakama— Dailv. G p.m. Huiroa—-Dailv. G p.m. Hurimoana —Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 5.30 a.m. Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2,30 p.m, and 0 n.m. Kaponga—Daily. 8 .p.m. Kiore—Monday. Wednesday, and I 1 riday, (5 p.m. Koliuratahi—'lhiesday. Wednesday and Saturday. G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth*—Daily-, 8 p.m. Mahne- Dailv, S p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Makalm—Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Midhirst—Daily. B. JO a.m., 2.30 p.m., and (1 p.m. New Plymouth—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 0 p.m. Xgaere—Daily. 8.10. a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. iXormanhy Daily, 8,10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 1 2.30 ip.in., and 0 p.m. (Palmerston North-Daily, 8.10. a.m., ) 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. ; Pohokur."- Dailv, 0 p.m. j Pnniwhakan—Mondays and Saturdays ! R..‘{o ■> in . "'(-dnesdays. 0 p.m. Rowan---Daily, 8 p.m. 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. G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m, Tariki—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m, Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tp Wera—Daily. 0 p.m. Toko—Daily, 6 p.m.: also, Tuesday and Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tufcutawa-—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. Wanganui—-Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m,. 2.30 n.m., and 0 p.m. Wellington—DMl- 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 n.m, I Whanganm”'ona—Tuesdav Wednes--1 rUv Thiv'sd" —, —d ~+ i 0 p.m. ; also 'Monday and Saturday . ’ at 8.30 a.m. S. (1. SI 1 ANTON, Postmaster. «

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