POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 55, 10 February 1916, Page 7

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters and Letter Cards.—lnland (including Cook Islands), Id for each 1 4oz. or fraction thereof, and __ id for each succeeding 2oz, Nnitcd 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 2.id for the first oz. or fraction thereof, and lid for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards. —Inland 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, id for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, |d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. I Commercial Papers. — Town (for accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs.. or Id for first loz. and id each succeeding ,2 oz. 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 ana Sample Packets.— ln land, id 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 'Soz. sent by direct steamer only: unless specially addressed and paid at irate of id for first 4oz. and |d for each succeeding 20%. All other places Id each under 4oz, and id each extia *O2. , TELEPHONES. y Cnarges.—At Exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. 'Exchanges not continuously open, an 'equal charge of £o. I 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-

aduitionai wui wa-A u “ v " each parcel. _ . , Money Orders. (By Post./— Payablc in Now Zealand, tor each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d Commonwealth, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £O, Is £7. Is 6d; £lO. 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; £ls 3s; £l7, 3s 6d, £2O ; 4 5 ; maximum £4O. United Kingdom. Bntish 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 o Is Australia, at rate of postal money orders. Plus telegraph charge. CABLE RATES. Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji , » Norfolk Island Jj „ United States *_s -Id to y ~ Cape Colony on” tax required on (Signal address eonnted ns part of the message). MAIL NOTICED. Mails close at the Post Office, Stratford. as under Auekland— Daiij. 8.10 am.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b 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.. 9.00 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. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa— Daily. 6 P- m - , , Hurimoana— Tuesday, W ednesday and i Saturday. 6 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. j and 6 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m _ . Kiore— Monday, Wednesday, and * riday, 6 p.m. , Kohuratahi— Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m.; also- Mondays and Saturdays at 8-30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowgarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahno —Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu —Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 6 p.m. Midhir -—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., a T ..I 6 p.m. . „ Ney Plymouth—Daily. 8.10 a.m. 12.10 p.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Xgaere—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Normanhy—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m^ 1 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., I 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Pohokui a—Dailv. 6 p.m. Puniwhakau —Mondays and Saturdays ! 8.30 a.m. ; 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. 1 Strathmore —Daily, 6 p.m. Tahora—Tuesday. Wednesday SaturI day, 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdavs at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.. i and 0 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday. 8.30 a.m. Tr> Wera —Dailv, 6 p.m. Toko—Dndv. 6 p.m.; also. Tuesday and SaD'rdtv. 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Monday and 'Saturday 8.30 a.m.: Wairarapa—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Waitnra—Daily,B.lo a.m. 12.23 p.m., and 0 nii. Wanganui— T> ->ilv. B. in - ru.. 9.30 n.rn.. 2.39 r\ui. and 0 p.m. a.m.. 2.90 n y,, Wlr-meiue-'n-..- —Tuetdav Wednesa,,,. TU....cri 0 p.m, ; also Monday and Saturday t - 8.30 a.m S. G. S^NTON. Postmaster. w

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