POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 43, 26 January 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards Inland (including Cook islands), Id for each 4oz. or traction thereof, and ]d for oach succeeding 2oz, Xnited Kingdom, British possessions, United States, Chili, Costa 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 2jd for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.— lnland, single, sd; 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, >d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open.

Commercial Papers.— Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first -loz. and id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first -loz.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places IGoz. 2id, and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). Pattern anj Sample Packets.— ln land, id first 2oz. or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first loz., every additional 2oz. or fraction |d. 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 4oz. 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, £o 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,in. to 5 p.m. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted in the Dominion for delivery in New Zealand, not exceediil cr • •

Id 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 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gel; £ls. 8s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O; 4§; maximum £lO. 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 4\ per word Fiji 0 G" " Norfolk Island 0 G " United Stat-s 2s Id to 2 3 " Cape Colony 27 " United Kingdom 3 0 " 2d additional war tax required on each message. (Signature and address counted as part of the message). MAIL NOTICES. >fail,s close at the Post Office, Stratford, as under ; For— I Auckland—-Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at G p.m. Cardiff—Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m. Eltham—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hawera—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.50 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. —Daily, 6 p.m. jiiiiroa—Daily. 6 p.m. Hurimoana—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, at G p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. luglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and G run. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, G p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 0 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Dailv, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 n.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 n.m. Makahn— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, G p.m. Midhirst— Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., and G p.m New Plymouth-Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and G p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and G p.m Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 .p.m.. and G p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui i—Dailv. G p.m. Puniwhafcau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 n »i. ; "Wednesdays, G p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 .p.m. South Island—Dnily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2 30 n.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 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday 8.30 a.m To Wera-Daily, G p.m. ,Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, Tuesday I and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 1 a.m. ; Wednesday. G p.m. Wairarapa—Dailv. 810 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. I Waitara—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m., and G p.m. Wancanui—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 i a.m.. 2.30 n.m.. and G p.m. Wellington—Dnilv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 i a.m., and 2.30 n.m. Wlimeaw^mona—Tuesday ' <W ; > m i ,,+ 6 p.m. ; also Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m. I S. G. STANTON, Postmaster.

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