POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 45, 28 January 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

i | POSTAL RATES. I t-etters and Letter Cards.- -inland (including Cook Islands), ]<l for each 10/.. or fraction thereof, and td for each succeeding 2oz, Nniled Kingdom, British possessions. United States. Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt. Italy, Afcxico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pern. Pago Pago. Paraguay, Portugal, and PortuIguese Colonies, Siam.’ Servia, and I Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty j Ports, id. for eacli oz. or fraction thereof; all other places 2|d for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and l)d for each succeeding o/,. 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. ,)d per 2oz. Magazines (registered). inland, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, id per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must he left open. Commercial Papers.— Town (for accounts. etc., only) Id for 2ozs.. or Id for first 4oz. and Id each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and id for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2id, and id for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection). | Pattern ary Sample Packets. —In jland, 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 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 • pnvate residences, £5 per annum, Exchanges not continuously open an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmeiston North, and Wanganui are open all day and all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 a.m. to 5 p.ni. 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 £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, Gd; £5, Is; £7, Is Gd; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s Gd; £ls.' 3s ;' £l7, 3s Gd, £2O; ; maximum £4O. United Kingdom, British 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-i per word Fiji 0 6 ” Norfolk Island 0 G ” United States 2s Id 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 Cilice, Stratford, as under; — For— Auckland—Daily, 8.10 a.m.; also I 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. ™niakama—Daily, 6 p.m. Huh oa—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 p.m. Kaponga—Daily. 8 .p.m, Kiore—Monday. Wednesday, and Friday. G p.m. Kohuratahi—Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday. G p.m.; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—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. 6 p.m, Midhirrt—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., atd 6 p.m. New Plymouth-—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanby—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. Pohokm i—Dailv. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau—Mondays and Saturdays 8.30 e.ri. ; Wednesdays. 6 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, G p.m, Tahora—Tuesday, Wednesday. Saturday, 6 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. Taurnkawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Te Wera—Daily, G p.m. Toko—Daily, G p.m.; also, Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and Saturday 8.30 j 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 6 p.m. Wanganui—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m,, 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. W h a n ga nmm on a —Tuesday, Wed nesday Thursday, and SaDo-dev. at G p.m.; also Monday and Saturday at 8.30 a.m. S. G. STANTON, Postmaster.

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